96 General Observations on the Vegetation of the Lowlands and Lower Hills. 
Heimitelia, Cyathea, Leptolepia, Lindsaya, Adiantum, Cheilanthes, Pellaea, 
Paesia, Doodia, Nephrolepis, Cyclophorus, Notochlaena, Lygodium, Todaea, 
Marattia (Filices); Asolla (Salviniac.); Prylloglossum (Lycopod.); Agathıs (Pinac.); 
Freycinetia(Pandanac.); Sparganıum (Sparganiac.); Paspalum, Isachne, Alopecurus, 
Simplicia®, Amphibromus, Arundo, (Gramin.); Mariscus, Fimbristylis, Lepido- 
sperma (a: Rhopalostylis (Palmae) ; Dianella (Liliac.); Z/ypoxis (Amaryll.); 
Bagnisia (Burmanniac.); Dendrobium, Bulbophyllum, Earina, Sarcochılus, Sptran- 
thes, Orthoceras, Caleana, Acianthus  Galoelahr, Townsonia, Corysanthes (Orchid.); 
en (Piperac.); Ascarina (Chloranthac.); Elatostema, Parietaria, Australina 
rticac.); Loranthus, Phrygilanthus (Loranthac.); Fusanus (Santalac.); Polygonum 
Bye Alternanthera (Amarantac.); Myosurus (Ranun.); Hedycarya, 
Laurelia (Monimiac.); Beulschmiedia, Litsaeca, Cassytha (Laurac.); Ixerba* 
(Saxifrag.); Ackama* (Cunoniac.); Chordospartium*, Nothospartium* (Legum.); 
Pelargonium (Geran.); Phebalium, Melicope (Rutac.); Dysoxylum (Meliac.); Pen- 
nantia (Icacinac.); Hoheria* (Malvac.); Elatine (Elatinac.); Melicytus (Violac.); 
Tetrapathaca* (Passiflor.); Zwgenia (Myrtac.); Schefflera (Araliac.); Daucus 
(Umbell.); Olea (Oleac.); Geniostoma (Loganiac.); Sedaea (Gentian.); Cuscuta’) 
(Convolvulac.); Tetrachondra (Borraginac.); Vitex, Teucridium*, (Verbenac.); 
Scutellaria (Labiatae); Fovellana (Scroph.); Rhabdothamnus* (Gesneriac.); Galium 
(Rubiac.); Colensoa* (Campan.); Siegesbeckia, Bidens, Centipeda, Brachyglottis*, 
Picris (Compos.); 
The principal families of the special lowland flora with the number of 
an in each are: — Filices, 84; Cyperaceae, 46; Orchidaceae, 43; Compositae, 
; Rubiaceae, 19; Leguminosae, ı7, Gramineae and Scrophulariaceae, 16; 
Are: 13; Ranunculaceae, 11, Umbelliferae, 10; ÖOnagraceae, 9; Taraceae, 
Liliaceae, Pittosporaceae and Araliaceae, 8. The N genera and the 
number of species in each are: — Coprosma, 13; Carex and Carmichaelia, 11, 
Veronica and As 10; Hymenophyllum and Scirpus, 9; Cladium, Thely- 
mitra, Pittosporum a nd Fpelobium, 8; er Knie, Asplenium, Corysanthes, 
Mewosinds and Aydrocotyle, 7. 
The 348 species of pteridophytes and spermophytes common to the lowland. 
and high mountain floras may be roughly divided into the three classes of 
those more or less abundant in both areas (158 species), those more frequently 
lowland species (99) and those more frequently high mountain species (gi) 
These figures however might give the impression that the lowland-high mountain 
species belong equally to the two floras, a view that would be erroneous. To 
begin with, 174 species (50 p. c.) are absent in the Northern botanical province, 
if the Thames sub-district be excluded. Moreover only 73 species (20 p. e) 
can be considered as true members of-the high mountain flora, while but 54 
B na 115 p. <) Gaga lerne 1200 m and, on the other hand, 85 species 
en 
et az R 
BT: 
N 
ee 
Ei 
1) u De not indigenous; the species C, nor Book. f. is probably identical wii. 
© racemosa Mart. which could easily have been introduced into New Zealand with lucerne seed. 
_ Neither CHEESEMAN nor I have ‚seen speeimens ae was ge ted. 
