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Palme.—Oenocarpus, sp. Areca, 2sp. Triartea, 2 sp. Livistona,1 sp. Sabal. 
4 sp. Chamerops,1 sp. Trinax,1 sp. Bactris, 1 sp. Asterocaryum,1sp. Eleis, 1 sp, 
Aroidee.— Aronium, 1 sp. 
DicoryLEpones. 
APETAL. 
Cupulifere.—Quereus, 3 sp. Corylus, 1 sp. 
_ Juglandee.—Juglans, 1 sp. 
Euphorbiacee.—Euphorbiophylium, 1 sp. 
Balsamiflue.—Liquidambar, 1 sp. 
Proteacee.—Petrophiloides, 1 sp. Proteoides, 1 sp. 
Laurinee.—Laurus, 1 sp. 
Nyctaginee.—Nyssa, 1 sp. 
GAMOPETALE. 
_ Cinchonacee.—Cinchonidium, 1 sp. 
Loganiacee.—Strychnos, 1 sp. 
Apocynacee.— Apocynophylium, 1 sp. 
Solanacee.—Solanites, 1 sp. 
Sapotacee. —Sapotacites, 2 sp. 
Ebenacee.— Diospyros, 2 sp. 
Symplocee.—Symplocos, 1 sp. 
DIALYPETALE. 
Menispermacee.— Menispermacites, 1 sp. 
Magnoliacee.— Magnolia, 1 sp. Ilicium, 1 sp. 
Crucifere.— Thlaspidium, 1 sp. 
Nymphaeacee.—Nelumbium, 2 sp. Victoria, 2 sp. 
Cucurbitacee.—Cucumites, 1 sp. 
Biittneriacee.— Theobroma, 2 sp. 
Malvacee.—Hightea, 8 sp. 
Tiliacee.—Apeibopsis (Cucumites, Bowerb.), 1 sp. Corchorites, 2 sp. 
Acerinee.— Acer sp. 
Sapindacee.—Sapindus, 1 sp. Cupania (Cupanoides, Bowerb.), 8 sp. 
Myrtacee.— Eugenia, 1 sp. Eucalyptus, 1 sp. Metrosideros, 1 sp. 
Lythrariee.—Lawsonia, 1 sp. 
Pomacee.— Cotoneaster, 1 sp. 
Amygdalee.— Prunus, 2 sp. Amygdalus, 2 sp. 
Papitionacee.—Podogonium, 1 sp. Bauhinia, 1 sp. Faboidea, 26 sp. Legu- 
minosites, 18 sp. Xulinosprionites, 2 sp. Mimosites, 1 sp. 
PLANT INCERTZ SEDIS. 
Wetherellia, 1 sp. Tricarpellites, 7 sp. Carpolithes, 37 sp. 
REVIEWS. 
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GroLoGy OF THE PROVINCES OF CANTERBURY AND WESTLAND, 
New Zeratanp. By Junius von Haast, Pu.D., F.R.S. (Christ- 
church, 1879.) 
HIS report is the result of a series of explorations carried on by 
Dr. Haast from 1860 to 1876, and embodies in a condensed 
form a description of the chief geological and physical features of 
the provinces of Canterbury and Westland in Southern New Zealand. 
Owing to the other official duties of the author as Director of the 
Canterbury Museum interfering with the continuous preparation of 
the work, the publication has been unavoidably delayed. 
It is divided into three parts—the first part, on the progress of 
the geological survey, contains a descriptive account of the various 
journeys in different parts of the provinces, pleasantly written and 
in a popular form, so that the general reader may obtain a great deal 
