CHEESEMAN.—On the Flora of the Nelson District. 319 
PoiycGonEz. 
Polygonum minus, Huds., var. decipiens. Lowland swamps. Nelson; Mou- 
tere ; Lower Motueka, etc. 
‘a aviculare, L. Abundant. 
Wikleaactiis iubiion 
enn eee | Abundant below 2,000 feet. 
” complexa, Lab.) ~ 
” axillaris, Hook. f. Of general occurrence in dry open shingly 
places. 
Rumex flexuosus, Forst. Near Nelson; Lower Motueka; Wairau Valley ; 
Mount Arthur plateau, alt. 4,500 feet. 
La 
AURINEE. 
Nesodaphne tawa, Hook. f. Vicinity of Nelson, but not common. 
Monmmace#. 
Atherosperma nove-zealandia, Hook. f. Near Nelson; Wakapuaka. I am 
informed by Mr. Gaukrodger that some unusually fine ex- 
amples formerly existed in the lower part of the Brook Street 
alley, within the precincts of the present town of Nelson. 
Hedycarya dentata, Forst. Near Nelson and coast to the northwards; 
Graham River and Lower Motueka. 
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HYMELEE. 
Pimelea longifolia, Banks and Sol. ‘Nelson Mountains, ascending to 2,000 
feet, Travers’? (Handbook). 
»  gnidia, Forst. Upper Maitai Valley. 
» virgata, Vahl. Near Nelson. 
»»  prostrata, Vahl. Not uncommon throughout the district. 
»»  lyallii, Hook. f. Dun Mountain range; Mount Arthur plateau; St. | 
Arnaud Mountains, etc. 
Drapetes dieffenbachii, Hook. A common alpine plant. 
» _ lyallii, Hook.f. Hope Mountains, Buller Valley; etpimininn aloe 
the Wairau Gorge. 
SaNTALACEE. 
Ecocarpus bidwillii, Hook.f. Dun Mountain and adjacent hills; Wairau 
Valley ; Buller Valley. 
P. EupHorsiacez. 
oranthera microphylla, Brong. Upper Maitai Valley. 
alpina, Cheeseman, n.sp. Mount Arthur, ~ 5,000-6,000 feet. 
CupuLIrERz. 
