INDEX, 



Abrotanella , 408 

 Absorption of moisture, 118 

 Aca>na, 45, 54, 106, 201, 202, 314, 366 

 adscendens, 37, 202, 203 

 ,, olnbra,5i 



microphylla, 201 

 ,, novae-Zelandiae, 201 



sangtiisorbae, 37, 201, 202 

 AciantJius Sinclairii, 124 

 Aciphylla, 216, 239, 257, 276, 312. 316, 318, 

 321 

 Colenaoi, 189, 318, 320 

 Monroi, 322 

 sqiuirrosa, 318, 320 

 ,, Traversii. 318 

 Actiiiotus, 314 



Adams, Mr. A. H., quoted, 6, 11, 414 

 Affinities of New Zealand flora, 30, 31 

 Affinities of South American flora to that 

 of New Zealand, illustrated 

 by Fuchsia, 292 

 ^3n<7its, 58, 60, 304 



,, aiistralis. 62 

 Aizoaceae, 50, 159 

 Aka, 280, 288 

 Akatawhiwhi, 280 

 Akatea, 282 

 ATte-ake, 225, 268, 269 

 Akiraho, 416 

 Alectnjon, 55, 225 



,, excelsutn, 225 

 Alpine vegetation, 22-24 

 Alps, Southern, 157 



AU)ine leaf-forms, described by Ruskin, 23 

 Alseuosmia, 52, 62, 399 

 ,, macrophylla, 399 

 quercifolia, 399 

 Alterations in climate, 239 

 Alterations in leaf-form, due to moist 



habitat, 241 

 Alternanthera, 55 

 Anemone F'amily, 160 

 Aniseed, 322 

 Angiosperms, 43, 47 

 Angelica, 322 



„ genindata, 322 

 ,, gingidiurn, 322 

 Angiospermae, 49 



Annuals, absence of, in New Zealand, 42 

 Antarctic element in New Zealand floi-a. 



25 

 Antiquity of New Zealand flora, 27-30 

 Aphim, 315 



prostratiim, 315 



Apocynaceae, 340 

 Aralia, 300, 304 



,, crassifolia, 307 

 Lyallii, 300 

 Araliaceae, 50, 300 

 Archeria, 323, 

 ^risfofeim, 242,244 

 ,, fruticosa, 246 



racemosa, 9, 42, 244, 246 

 Armstrong, Mr. J. B.,referredcto, 145, 300 

 Arthropodium, 100 



,, candidiim, 102 

 ,, cirrhatum, 100 

 Arundo conspiciia, 5, 322 

 Ascarina, 56 

 Ash, New Zealand, 225 

 Asplenium, 7 



Assimilation, explanation of, 39 

 Asfelia, 62, 98, 99, 100 



Ciinninghamii, 21, 100 

 linearis, 100 

 nervosa, 100 

 Solandri,i\ 

 ,, spicata, 21 

 Auckland Island forest, description of, 



281 

 Australian Bottle-brushes, 146 



element in N.Z. flora, 25, 32-34 

 Avicennia, 139, 253, 351-361 

 officinalis, 352 

 ,, germination of, 360 

 Azorella, 314, 315 

 ,, selago, 314 



Balanophoraceae, 149, 150 



fungoid appearance of, 149. 150 

 ,, germination of, 149 

 Beeches, 8, 10 

 Beech Forest, 130 

 Beet Family, 154 

 Beilschmiedia, 175 



Tarairi, 175 



Tawa,Vl5 

 Bidi-bidi, 202 

 Bindweeds, 342, 344 

 Birches, 29, 134 

 Bird-catching plant, 159 

 Bitter juice as safeguard against browsing 



animals, 244 

 Black Pine, 69 

 Blue colour, significance of, in flowers, 



348, 349 

 Bolbophyllum. 118, 120, 124 



7»?/!7»i«'M»i,21 124 



