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in "Flora Antarctica;" it appears to be confined to a single 

 spot in Perseverance Harbour, and differs widely from the 

 plant to which the name is applied in other parts of New Zea- 

 land. It is a compact plant of fastigiate conical habit exactly 

 resembling that of Civpressus sempervirens, and quite unlike 

 that of any other species. The plant to which the name is 

 commonly applied was observed on the opposite side of the 

 harbour, and is frequent throughout the colony ; botanists are 

 generally agreed in considering it to be a variety of D. urvil- 

 leanum. 



The beautiful gentians of the Auckland Islands are repre- 

 sented by two small forms, which are referred to G. cojicinna 

 by Hooker, one of which is remarkable for its robust stems, 

 and approaches G. antipoda, of Antipodes Island. 



The ferns and Lycopodiacese of Campbell Island are few in 

 number, not more than fifteen species having been noticed, 

 most of which are common throughout the colony, the excep- 

 tions being Lomaria dura, which is a purely southern species, 

 and the subalpine Hijpolepis millefolium, which here descends to 

 the sea-level. An wndiQiQxmmQdi Hymenopliyllum may possibly 

 prove new : its fronds rarely exceed lin. in length, and are 

 usually less ; the habit closely resembles that of H. villosum 

 or H. polyanthos when growing amongst moss in exposed 

 places : the rhizomes, however, are densely clothed with short, 

 stiff, imbricating, chaffy scales, differing from those of any other 

 New Zealand species. Unfortunately no capsules were ob- 

 served. 



Mosses are plentiful on the island, but Hepatica3 are less 

 prominent than on the Auckland Islands. A few undescribed 

 Fungi were collected, some of which are of considerable interest. 



Only two or three naturalised plants were noticed, although, 

 doubtless, more would be obtained on careful search. Some 

 years back the Maoris of Stewart Island obtained Calluna 

 vulgaris on Campbell Island : at least a dozen plants were 

 taken to Stewart Island during seven or eight years. I first 

 saw the plant growing in the garden of the late Mrs. Wesley, 

 a Stewart Island Native, the only Maori known to me who 

 cultivated native plants, of which she had a good collection. 

 She assured me her husband had brought it from Campbell 

 Island when on a sealing expedition. Other plants obtained 

 from the same locality at different periods are still growing 

 in the garden of Mr. C. Traill, of Ulva, and Mr. A. W. Traill, 

 of the Renga. I failed to find the plant, but of the fact of its 

 having occurred on Campbell Island I am unable to entertain 

 the slightest doubt, although by what agency it was established 

 it is impossible to guess. 



The total number of species of Phanerogams in the Auck- 

 land and Campbell Islands is 112 ; of ferns, &c., 25. 

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