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Of Caryophyllea Arenaria (1), Stellaria (1). 

 Of Elatinea Elatine (1). 



Of Pittosporece Pittosporum (9). 



Of Droseracece Drosera (2). 



Of Violariece Erpetion (1). 



Of FlacGurtianece Melicytus (2). 



Of CrucifercB gen. Nasturtium (1), Cardamine (1), 

 Alyssum (1), Lepidium (1). 



Of Magnoliacecc Drymis (1). 



Of Ranunculacece Ranunculus (5), Clematis (3). 



Of Corynocarpea a genus related to the Myrsineis, 

 Corynocarpus Isevigata. 



Of Griselinea Griselinea (1). 



Of Saxifrages we have the Quintina serrata; 3 species of 

 Weinmannia ; gen. Aikama, and Leiospermum, of which the 

 species racemosum is a good-sized tree, which forms exten- 

 sive forests all over New Zealand. 



Of Orassulacece the gen. Tillaea. 



Amongst the Ficoidece there exists, besides one species of 

 the genus Mesembryanthemum, the Tetragonia expansa, or 

 New Zealand spinach, which, however, in the northern 

 island is very rare. 



Of Passifloracece exists the Passiflora tetrandra. 



Of Cucurbitacea the Sicyos Australis. 



Of Haloragece the gen. Cercodia (3), Goniocorpus (3), 

 Myriophyllum (1). 



Of OnagrariecB the Fuchsia (2), and the Epilobium 

 (18). 



The family of the Myrtacea, although less numerous 

 in genera, yet possesses some of a very extensive distri- 

 bution, and others form some of the most beautiful and also 

 most useful trees existing. The genera are Leptospermum 

 (2), Metrosideros (9), Eugenia (1), Myrtus bullata, the 

 latter also common to Chilian forests. 



Of Rosace a, the Acoena sanguisorba is common to New 

 Zealand and Van Diemen's Land, besides three species of 

 Rubus. 



The extensive family of the Leguminosa has three genera 



