326 Transactions.— Botany. 
Poa breviglumis, Hook. f. Near Nelson; Wairau Valley; Mount Arthur 
plateau, alt. 4,000 feet. 
», foliosa, Hook. f., var. 6. Mount Arthur plateau and the adjacent 
mountains; Raglan Mountains; mountains above the Wairau 
Gorge. 
» anceps, Forst. Abundant in some of its forms throughout the district, 
», @ustralis, Br., var. levis. Abundant, especially in flat river valleys. 
»» colensoi, Hook. f. Abundant, especially in alpine and subalpine 
, localities. 
» kirkii, Buchanan. Upper Wairau Valley; Mount Arthur plateau, 4,000 
—5,000 feet, abundant. 
» mackayi, Buchanan. Mount Arthur plateau, 4,000-5,500 feet, not so 
common as the preceding. 
Festuca littoralis, Lab. Sandhills, Blind Bay. 
»  duriuscula, L. Abundant in the mountains. 
Triticum multiflorum, Banks and Sol. Vicinity of Nelson. 
»  scabrum, Br. Not uncommon. 
Gymnostichum gracile, Hook. £. Lower Motueka; Graham River. 
Finices, 
Gleichenia dicarpa, Br., var. alpina. Wairau Mountains; Hope Mountains, 
Buller Valley, ascending to 4,000 feet. 
Cyathea dealbata, Swz. Lowland forests. Near Nelson; Motueka, etc.; Gra- 
ham River; Buller Valley. 
» medullaris, Swz. Lowland forests. Nelson and vicinity; Lower 
Takaka 
Hemitelia smithii, Hook. Near Nelson; Maitai Valley, etc.; Motueka Valley; 
Graham River; Buller Valley. 
Alsophila colensoi, Hook. f. Sources of the Takaka River; Mount Arthur 
plateau, ascending to 3,500 feet; Buller Valley. 
Dicksonia squarrosa, Swartz. Common at low elevations. 
9 antarctica, Br. Common at low elevations. 
» _ lanata, Col. “Massacre Bay, Travers” (Handbook). 
Hymenophyllum rarum, Br. Vicinity of Nelson ; Graham River ; Buller Valley- 
” polyanthos, Swz. Abundant below 2,000 feet. 
villosum, Col. Mount Arthur plateau, ascending to 4,000 
