488 ' Transactions.— Miscellaneous. 
I have to thank Mr. A. C. Purdie for the trouble he has taken in the 
naming and arranging of my plants. 
The following is a list of the plants collected, with the natural orders to 
which they belong. None of them are new to science; I have therefore not 
thought it necessary to give any detailed botanical descriptions. 
RANUNCULACEJX. 
1. Ranunculus (acaulis ?), not in flower. Found in damp places. Oceurs 
in New Zealand, and Auckland Islands. 
ARYOPHYLLEX. 
2. Colobanthus muscoides, not in flower. Found on rocks near the sea. 
Oceurs in New Zealand, Auckland Islands, and Campbell Island. 
RosAcEJE. 
9. Acana (buchanani ?), not in flower. Found on the hillsides. 
4. Acena ascendens, Bidibidi [Piripiri], in fruit. Found on the hillsides. 
Both of these common in New Zealand. 
CRASSULACER. : 
5. Tillea sinclairii, in flower. Found in damp places. Occurs in New 
Zealand, Auckland Islands, and Campbell Island. 
UMBELLIFERE. | 
6. Azorella selago, not in flower. This is a rare and peculiar plant. It 
does not occur in New Zealand, and has never been observed in either the 
Aucklands or Campbell Island. It grows on the hillsides, forming pro- 
minent globular masses often 4 feet across. These are green on the 
surface, where the living part of the plant lies as a crust to the great mass 
of debris which forms the interior. This is the decaying remains of former 
years’ growth, through which the roots descend. The whole makes a solid 
mass on which one can stand. The surface crust is particularly dense. The 
young shoots are so closely packed together and make so uniform a surface, 
that lichens and other small plants are sometimes found growing on it. 
This same plant is best known from its occurrence in Kerguelen Land 
and the neighbouring islands. There it grows more abundantly. It is also 
said to occur among the mountains of Fuegia. ; 
T. Azorella lycopodioides (?), not in flower. Grows in small masses. It 
has often been confused with Colobanthus subulatus, and as my specimen has 
neither flowers nor fruit it is named with some diffidence: 
ÁRALIACEJE, 
8. Stilbocarpa polaris, “ Macquarie Island Cabbage" of the sealers, in 
flower and fruit. 'This plant is found all over the island growing in large 
patches. In sheltered corners on the lower ground'it is a handsome plant, 
and its bright green leaves are always conspicuous. 
