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arboreum, Forst. Coprosma robusta, Raoul. Brachyglottis aii For Myrsine 
urvillei, DC. Veronica arborea, sp. nov. Myoporum lætum, Forst. o excelsa, 
Br. Piper excelsum, Forst. Rhipogonum scandens, Forst. Cordyline australis, Hook. f. 
Freycinetia banksii, A. Cunn. 
The plants of the open country, popularly named scrub, are chiefly 
composed of species of shrubs, many of which usually grow up after the 
destruction of bush. With the exception of one shrub, Carmichelia australis, 
restricted to the northern half of the Peninsula, they are generally distributed 
over the whole area. 
The following list includes the most prominent :— 
Clematis colensoi, Hook. fil. Discaria toumatou, Raoul. Coriaria ruscifolia, Linn. 
Carmichelia australis, Br. Rubus australis, Forst. var. a & g. Leptospermum sco- 
parium, Forst. L. ericoides, A. Rich. Metrosideros scandens, Banks & Sol. Aciphylla 
squarrosa, Forst. Coprosma divarica . Cunn. earia virgata, Hook. f. ; 
OG Hook. f. Vittadinia australis, d Rich. Cassinia leptophylla, Br. Gaultheria 
poda, Forst., var. a. Muhlenbeckia adpressa, Lab. M. complexa, Meisn. Parsonsia 
PHEN Raoul, Pimelea prostrata, Vahl. Phormium colensoi, Hook f. Libertia 
ixioides, Sprengel. 
The following species usually form an undergrowth among scrub, or on 
rocks and banks :— 
Ranunculus lappaceus, Sm. var. multiscapus. Nasturtium palustre, DC. Sisym- 
brium novæ-zealandiæ, Hook. f. Viola cunninghamii, Hook.f. Colobanthus subulatus 
Hook fil. Hypericum gramineum, Forst, Geranium molle, Linn. Oxalis corniculata, 
Linn. Potentilla anserina, Linn. Acæna sanguisorbe, Vahl. Haloragis alata, Jacq. 
Epilobium nummularifolium, A. Cunn. E. macropus, Hook. E. rotundifolium, Forst. 
E. pubens, A. Rich. Lagenophora forsteri, DO. Cotula australis, Hook. fil. Craspedia 
ae oes — um filicaule, Hook. f Taraxacum dens-leonis, Desf. Wah- 
gia gr , A. Rich. Leucopogon frazeri, A. Cunn. Dichondra repens, Forst. 
pissin hale Hook. fil. Microtis porrifolia, Spreng. Thelymitra longifolia, 
Forst. 
The greater portion of the peninsula is grass, with scattered scrub, the 
following indigenous species being still represented in the pasture :— 
Echinopogon ovatus, Palisot. Dichelachne crinita, Hook. f. Agrostis parviflora, Br. 
A. emula, Br. A. billardieri, Br. Apera arundinacea, Hook. f. Danthonia semi- 
annularis, Br. Keelaria cristata, Pers. Poa foliosa, Hook. f. P. anceps, Forst. 
P. australis, Br. var. levis, Triticum scabrum, Br. 
None of the large coarse tussock grasses are present, but on portions of 
the valley and enclosing hills where the surface is retentive of moisture 
a large growth of tussock-rushes prevails, formed chiefly of Leptocarpus simplex 
and Juncus australis, 
The swamp, sand-dune, and sea-side botanical regions having here an 
esturine relation, may be grouped as one; spreading, as many of the species do, 
over the whole district, it would be difficult to Separate them on the experience 
of this locality alone. 
The Phormium tenas, which forms the principle feature in this group, is 
