350 Transactions. — Botany. 



arboreum, Forst. Coprosma robusta, Raovl. Bracbyglottis repancla, Forst. Myrsine 

 urvillei, DC. Veronica arborea, sp. nov. Myoporum leetum, Forst. Knigbtia excelsa, 

 Br. Piper excelsum, Forst. Ebipogomim 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, Carmichcelia 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, Hooh. fil. Discaria touraatou, Raoul. Coriaria ruscifolia, Linn. 

 Carmichselia australis, Br. Kubus austrahs, Forst. var. a & g. Leptospermum sco- 

 parium, Forst. L. ericoides, A. Rich. Metrosideros scandens, Banks <& Sol. Aciphylla 

 Bquarrosa, Forst. Coprosma divaricata, A. Cunn. Olearia virgata, Hooh. f. O. 

 solandri, ^00^. /. Vittadinia australis, J.. i?kA. Cassinia leptophylla, ^r. Gaultheria 

 antipoda, Forst, var. a. Muhlenbeckia adpressa, Lab. M. complexa, Meisn. Parsonsia 

 albiflora, 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 no vse-zealandise, Hooh. f. Viola cunninghamii, HooTc.f. Colobanthus subulatus, 

 Hooh fil. Hypericum gramineum, Forst. Geranium moUe, Linn. Oxalis corniculata, 

 Linn. Potentilla anserina, Linn. Acaena sanguisorbse, Vahl. Haloragis alata, Jacq. 

 Epilobium num mularif olium, A. Cunn. E. macropus, Hooh. E. rotundifolium, Forst. 

 E, pubens, A. Rich. Lagenophora forsteri, DC. Cotula australis, Hooh. fil. Craspedia 

 fimbriata, DC. Gnaphalium fihcaule, Hooh. f. Taraxacum dens-leonis, Desf. Wah- 

 lenbergia gracilis, A. Rich. Leucopogon frazeri, A. Cunn. Dichondra repens, Forst. 

 Scleranthus bifioru», Hooh. fil. Microtis porrifoHa, 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, Hooh. f. Agrostis parviflora., Br. 

 A. semula, Br. A. billardieri, Br. Apera arundinacea, Hooh. f. Danthonia semi- 

 annularis, Br. Koelaria cristata, Pers. ' Poa foliosa, Hooh. f. P. anceps, Forst. 

 P. australis, Br. var, loevis. 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 difl3.cult to separate them on the experience 

 of this locality alone. 



The Phormium tenax, which forms the principle feature in this group, is 



