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the size of a man's fist, usually smaller, densely studded with scaly bud-like 

 processes, swollen at the apex, and in a few cases developed to the length of 

 2 inches. On being laid open, one or two specimens exhibited numerous 

 almost sessile anthers (]), which crumbled under the knife. Most of the 

 specimens collected were in the last stage of decay. Parasitic on the roots of 

 Schefflera digitata, 1 000 to 1 600 feet ; rare. 



Dacrydium laxifolium, Hook, f, var. An erect branching tree, 30 feet 

 high, of which the inflorescence appears to be quite unknown. Notwithstanding 

 the wide difference in habit, it is referred here chiefly on account of the wide 

 basal attachment of the mature leaves. The leaves of the young state, at first, 

 closely resemble those of Podocarpus dacrydioides, subsequently these are 

 replaced by others resembling those of the young state of Dacrydium 

 cupressinum, but stouter ; these again become gradually smaller, and modified 

 in shape, until the broadly-imbricating appressed state of the mature leaves is 

 finally developed. Alt. 1500 to 2700 feet. 



Phyllocladus glauca, Carr. This fine pine attains here an extension of its 

 southern range, and is abundant from 1800 to 2700 feet. 



Gcdlixene parviflora, Hook. f. Attains here most probably its northern 

 limit, at an altitude of 2400 to 2700 feet ; rare, epiphytic, flowers not seen. 



Schcenus Broionii, Hook. f. Local, 700 to 1200 feet, the most northern 

 locality known. 



Scirpus triquetur, L. Local, the most northern locality known to me. 



Uncinia, sp. 1 Apparently intermediate between U. austrcdis, Pers., and 

 U. cvespitosa, Bool., of which last it is possibly a broaddeavecl form, allied to 

 the former by the foliaceous bracts. 



Hymenophyllum dilatatum, Swartz, and H. scabrum, A. Rich. These 

 ferns are most abundant, and attain an unusual luxuriance ; fronds over 

 30 inches in length, were collected at an altitude of 2000 feet. 



Trichomanes reniforme, Forst. Also of unusual luxuriance. Ascends from 

 the sea-level to 2700 feet. 



Trichomanes striatum, Menzies. From 800 to 2700 feet, but local, 

 although it doubtless occurs in isolated habitats, along the entire peninsula. 

 A careful examination of several hundred specimens of this species, from 

 various localities, as well as of T. elongatum, has entirely failed to confirm Mr. 

 Baker's view, of the latter being a variety of the former. 



Loxsoma Cunninghamii, Br. Local, but exhibiting a slight extension of 

 its range southward. The most southern locality previously known being at 

 Mercuiw Bay. 



Lomaria elongata, Blume. Descends to about 800 feet, and probably 

 attains here its northern limit ; very rare. 



Polypodium sylvaticum, Col. This also appears to find its northern limit 

 here ; descends to 800 feet. 



A few decaying scraps of a plant with narrow-linear leaves, apparently a 

 Clovewort, were picked amongst moss on the peaks of Mount Wynyard, but 

 being without the slightest trace of flower or fruit, identification was 

 impossible. It can scarcely be referred to any described New Zealand species. 



Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Ferns, etc., collected on the 

 Thames Gold-fields, March and April, 1869. 



It is attempted in the following catalogue, to arrange the Phsenogamic 

 plants and higher Acrogens of the Cape Colville Peninsula, so as to afford as 

 definite an idea of the distribution of each species, as the space at command 

 will admit of. The method adopted requires a few words of explanation. 



The plants are arranged in groups, according to the nature of their 

 habitats, viewed chiefly with regard to dryness, moisture, shade, exposure, etc. 



