230 KEPOKT— 1891. 



from the British form : tlie ordinary New Zealand form, C.ap- 

 2)ressa, was plentiful. About a dozen ferns were collected, 

 but none of them call for sx^ecial notice here. 



The fifty-five species of Phanerogams and ferns in the 

 following list represent nineteen orders — say, 2*8 species 

 for each order — which will allow for the naturalised. This is 

 an exceptionally low average, even for a New Zealand district ; 

 especially when it is remembered that the Composita?, Cypera- 

 •ceae, Gramineas, and Filices comprise over one-half of the total 

 species. 



Grouped according to their distribution in New Zealand 

 only, w^e have the following arrangement : — 



Endemic on Antipodes Island 

 Antipodes and other Antarctic Islands 

 Antipodes, Antarctic, and Foveaux Strait 

 Antipodes, Antarctic, and South Island 

 Antipodes, North and South Islands 

 Naturalised ... 



3 



2 

 37 



2 



55 



It must, of course, be understood that this catalogue cannot 

 be considered exhaustive, although it is not probable that any 

 large additions will be made. 



Antipodes Island. 



Stellaria decipiens, Hook.f. 



„ var. media, L. Naturalised. 

 Colobanthus billardieri, Fenzl. 



„ muscoides, HooJc. f. 



Montia fontana, L. 

 AcEena sanguisorbae, Va/il. 

 Tillaea moschata, DC. 

 Callitriche verna, L. 

 Epilobium confertifolium, Hook. f. 



„ alsinoides, A. Gunn. 



„ linneeoides, Hooh.f. 



Apium australe, TJiouars. 

 Ligusticum antipodum, Hook.f. 

 Stiibocarpa polaris, Dccaisne. 

 Coprosma ciliata, Hook. f. 



„ cuneata. Hook. f. 



„ repens. Hook. f. 



Pleurophyllum criniferum, Hook. f. 

 Lagenophora forsteri, DO. 

 Cotula plumosa. Hook. f. 

 Gnaphalium bellidioides, Forst. 

 Senecio antipoda, n.s. 



