Jan. 1911,] BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH 115 
Muchlenbeckia axillaris, Walp. (mat-former; stems 
slender, wiry; leaves small, thick). 
S$ Prostrate stem above ground. 
Coprosma brunnea (T. Kirk), Cockayne (stems stout, 
rigid; leaves narrow-linear, very small; root very long). 
(2) Stems not rooting. 
Pimelea levigata, Gertn., var. repens, Cheesem. (stem 
spreading, flexible, forming a loose mat; leaves small, 
thick, glaucous). 
C.—Lianes. 
(a) Serambler (climbing by hooked prickles or midribs). 
Rubus schmidelioides, A. Cunn., var. coloratus, T. Kirk 
(leaves coriaceous, 3-5 foliate; leaflets flat, tomentose 
beneath). 
(b) Pendril-climber. 
Clematis australis, T. Kirk (stem slender; leaves much 
divided, subcoriaceous). 
D.— Herbs and sub-shrubs. 
(a) Summergreen. 
Subterranean stem creeping; aerial erect. 
Coriaria ruscifolia L. (aerial stem woody; leaves 
moderate-sized, thin). 
C. thymifolia, Humb. and Bonpl. (aerial stem succulent ; 
leaves small, thin). 
C. angustissima, Hook. f. (aerial stem succulent : leaves 
very narrow, small, thin). 
(b) Evergreen. 
* Spot-bound. 
(1) The rosette-form. 
Geranium sessiliflorum, Cav. (rosettes form small, 
round patches flattened to the ground about 7 cm. in 
diameter; leaves orbicular, about 1:2 cm. in diameter, 
moderately thick, covered with silky hairs). 
1 In many situations C. ruscifolia is a true shrub or even a small tree. 
It is probable more than one species is included under the name. 
