214 T'ransactions.— Botany. 
In Musci and Hepatice the list now offered may still be incomplete, as it is 
compiled only from the collection of the writer, in whose hands they have all 
undergone a recent microscopical examination, and, although some errors may 
occur in his determination of the species of this interesting though difficult 
order, the list must still include all the most prominent forms which are likely 
to be found in the district under notice. 
In Lichenes I am indebted to Dr. Stirton, of Glasgow, for the greater part 
of the determinations, and among several sent to him he has been fortunate in 
discovering many new species, as also a few species new to New Zealand, but 
known previously to science. He has also kindly sent descriptions of the new 
species which will be found appended to this paper, and which will no doubt 
prove useful to local botanists. 
The Fungi I had intended to have left entirely out, but having drawings of 
some easily recognized species, they have, with a few others, been added. 
The additions to the flora of Wellington, which have been placed in the 
Colonial Herbarium by others than the writer during the last five years, are a 
collection of flowering plants from the neighbourhood of the City of Wellington 
by Mr. Holmes The more rare additions are a collection made by 
Dr. Hector from the Upper Rangitikei District and the East Coast, where he 
determined the most northern locality for Celmisia coriacea, and the most 
southern for Pomaderris phylicifolia ; a collection of alpine plants, made by 
Mr. Mitchell, of the Provincial Survey Department, whose zeal in the cause of 
science is worthy of imitation by others having similar opportunities ; and a 
collection of a few rare plants of northern type from the West Coast, made by 
Mr. Hamilton, including Rhabdothamnus solandri, Pomaderris phylicifolia, 
and Sparganium simplex, 
The number of species in my list as compared with the whole flora of 
New Zealand is as follows :— 
Wellington, New Zealand. 
Phanerogamia EN on 486 re 980 
Filices ve ted "in 105 б 134 
Musci ni e d 160 s 343 
Hepatice vie aha ‘in 86 ass 232 
Lichenes . be 151 212 
Fungi e 52 219 
