440 T'ransactions. 
Pteris piden: R. Br. 
Peraki Reserve, Little Tikao Вау: W. M. ! 
Asplenium ras iie Forst. var. tripinnatum Hook. f. 
Takamatua, Waikerikikeri, Brasenose : R. M. L. 
ои эке J. Өш 
, common in "Grehan Valley : W. M.! 
N саве ode Raoul. 
Akaroa, Wainui, Price’s Valley : R. M. L. 
= Coil: Hook. 
Near the stream. Paua Bay: R. М. L. I was pleased to get this, 
as it is another planc to be added to the list of those reaching their 
southern limit on Banks Peninsula. 
For other species of Filices said to have из pee by Mr. D. G. 
Riches on Banks Peninsula, see Martin, Trans. N.Z. Ins t., vol. 52, p. 315 
Riches is known to have received many species from the North Island, 
the evidence of his herbarium is to be accepted with reservation. 
Family GRAMINEAE. 
Agrostis parvifiora R. Br. 
Bush and base of rocks, Mount Herbert: A. W. 
Deyeuxia Petriei Hack. 
High grassland, Mount Herbert: A. W. 
Deyeuxia avenoides Buch. А 
Mount Herbert: A. W. The type and var. brachyantha are both 
abundant. 
Danthonia nuda Hook. 
Mount Herbert, 1,500 ft. and upwards: A. W. 
Danthonia semiannularis R. Br. var. ns Hook. f. 
Rocks above Purau, east side, 2,000 ft.: A. W. 
Danthonia semiannularis R. Br. var. nigricans Petrie. 
uth and west slopes of Mount Herbert, near summit: A. W. 
Koeleria Kurtzii Hack. 
Mount Herbert from 2,000 ft. to summit, Port Hills: A. W. 
Poa apt d Hook f 
dle Hill, Redclifis Spur: A. W. 
Poa ak Buc 
Mount Herbert : A. W. 
Poa anceps Forst. f. : 
Mount Herbert, near the summit: A. W. Е. 
Professor Wall has grown this at Fendalton, and at this low level 
it maintains its characteristies, and shows no tendency to revert to 
P. caespitosa. 
Festuca rubra Linn. 
This very difficult ome should have been included in the previous 
list. It is not uncommon i n pastures, and perhaps is only a form of 
F. novae-zelandiae (Hack.) Cockayne. А distinct form occurs on the 
ann and west faces of Mount Herbert near the summit (Kaituna 
