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of the rarer alpine and subalpine plants. Among the species added 
by him to the flora are Ranunculus Berggren, Carmichelia compacta 
and C. Petriei, Coprosma virescens and C. Petrier, Olearia fragrantis- 
sima, Celmisia prorepens and C. Petriei, Myosotis Goyeni, Tetra- 
chondra Hamiltoni, Veronica Petriei, Ourisia prorepens, &c. In com- 
pany with Mr. G. M. Thomson, he also visited Stewart Island, making 
several discoveries of interest, as Actinotus bellidioides, Liparophyllum 
Gunnii, Carex longiculmis, and Ehrharta Thomson. In 1895 Mr, 
Petrie published his ‘“‘ List of Flowering-plants indigenous to Otago,” 
in which he catalogues the whole of the species, numbering over 760, 
observed by himself in Otago, giving at the same time particulars 
respecting the geographical and altitudinal range of the species. Alto- 
gether forty-four papers on botanical subjects are credited to Mr. 
Petrie in Mr. Hamilton’s bibliography of New Zealand botanical 
literature. 
Mr. G. M. Thomson, of Dunedin, has also done excellent service 
towards the elucidation of the botany of Otago. As already mentioned, 
he accompanied Mr. Petrie in an exploration of Stewart Island, and 
has collected largely in the vicinity of Dunedin. Several papers on 
Otago plants have been contributed by him to the Transactions of 
the New Zealand Institute; but probably the most interesting of his 
publications are two memoirs “ On the Means of Fertilisation among 
some New Zealand Orchids” (Trans. N.Z. Inst., x1., 418) and “ On 
the Fertilisation of New Zealand Plants” (Ibidem, xii., 241). His 
work on the “‘ Ferns and Fern-allies of New Zealand,” issued in 1882, 
is an accurate and useful compendium, containing descriptions of 
all the known species. He is also the author of an “ Introductory 
Class-book of Botany,” which has been largely used in New Zealand 
schools. 
Mr. J. F. Armstrong, for many years resident in Christchurch, 
has collected largely in the Province of Canterbury, and has published 
several papers of value. Among them are his ‘“ Sketch of the Flora 
of the Province of Canterbury” (Trans. N.Z. Inst., xu., 325) and 
“Synopsis of the New Zealand Species of Veronica” (Ibidem, xii. 
344), the latter publication containing descriptions of several new 
species. He also founded the genus Corallospartium for the reception 
of the remarkable plant first described by Sir J. D. Hooker under the 
name of Carmichalia crassicaulis. 
The Right Rev. W. L. Williams, Bishop of Waiapu, has for thirty 
years given special attention to the botany of the East Cape and 
Hawke’s Bay Districts, carefully noting the chief features of the 
vegetation, and collecting copiously. Among his discoveries may be 
mentioned the remarkable Carmichalia Williamsii, one of the most 
local plants in the colony. Mr. Kirk’s paper on the Botany of the 
Kast Cape District (Trans. N.Z. Inst., xxix., 509) is largely founded 
on Bishop Williams’s specimens and notes. The collection of Maort 
