8 Botanical Exploration and Research. 
(SCOTT 1883); 90 additions to vascular plants of Thames district (J. ADAMS 
1884); Stewart Island‘) (T. KiRK 1885); Mt. Te Aroha (J. AnDams 1885); 
ı31ı additional species to the filora of Nelson. (KıRK 1887). An account of the 
naturalized plants near Wellington was published by Kirk in 1877. An im- 
portant illustrated paper by BUCHANAN on the alpine flora appeared in 1883. 
G. M. THomson dealt with the pollination of New Zealand plants and in the 
same year (1882), he published a notable paper on the origin of the flora. 
During this decade some much-needed studies on certain genera were made, 
especially Veronica (J. B. ARMSTRONG 1881), Carex (CHEESEMAN 1884) and 
Coprosma (CHEESEMAN 1887). BUCHANAN’S fine folio work on the indigenous 
grasses appeared in 1880, illustrated with life-size figures. C. KNIGHT (1884) 
published 38 new species of lichens. The New Zealand University, founded 
in 1870 began extremely slowly to influence research, and the early papers 
on Algae of R. M. LAING (1886) may be traced to its influence. G. M. THoM- 
soN’s useful book on ferns came out in 1882, and the same year POTTS’s charming 
“Out in the Open” containing interesting botanical observations was published. w 
The third decade must be extended to 1898 and up to April 10th 1899. 
The botanical exploration of New Zealand still continued. CHEESEMAN visited 
the unbotanized Three Kings Islands and the almost unknown Kermadec Groupy 
publishing lists of their species and other details (1888—gı). KIRK voyaged- 
to the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands in the summer of 1890, putting forth 
in 1891 an account of the botany of the group (Macquarie Island excepted), 
that of the Snares and Antipodes Islands being previously unknown. Mr. JUSTICE 
CHAPMAN, of the same expedition, also contributed some important particulars 
on their vegetation (1891). J. Apams ascended Mt. Te Moehau and Hiku- 
' rangi describing their vegetation (1889—1897). HAMILTON wrote an account 
of his visit to Macquarie Island (1895). PETRIE made a number of interesting 
_journeys, collecting copiously”). COLENSO was still active. MACMAHON ascended 
Mt. Stokes. H. J. MATTHEwsS collected near L. Wakatipu for his famous 
garden. F. A. D. Cox made fairly full collections of the Chatham Islands 
plants. L. COCKAYNE commenced his botanical explorations in 1887 and has 
_  continued them yearly up to the present time‘). In 1896 PETRIE's highly 
Be “List of the Flowering nn en to. appeared*‘). The 
4 1) Details are Ehe reg eng the vegenin, Be with an account of he first ascent 
h of Mt. Anglem. A few additions a are made t sack a ee list of ferns. 
Mr. Kanne materially assisted‘ the author Erler i 
2) Ruahine Mts., Volcanie Piste, ie SmRR Waimakariri Basin and. N Werk, z 
5 Mt. en ny parts of Auckland. “ 
a For the send these a Bambolde Mts., Puketkeaki Mus, the Bei ihenchred ok. 
the Waimakariri and its main tributaries, the Seaward Kalksarg , Mts., N. Westland, the ee ® 
N of L. Wakatipu, and various localities from N. Canterbury to Freie Strait. : 
4) This represents, in small compass, the wealth of information regarding. the 
their distribution that this. ardent botanist had acquired < 
ea Especially weil had he examined the mountains and u of Te Otago whi 
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