KiEK. — Contributions to the Botanij of Otago. 411 



PoLYaONE^. 



Rumex neglectus, T. Kirk. AVest Coast of Otago — J. Buchanan ! Bluli" 

 Harbour— r./f. 



Thyme LE^. 

 Pimelea virgata, Valil. A remarkable form, wbite, with a dense covering of 

 silky liairs on the leaves, is plentiful on the Cardrona 

 range, 

 lyallii, Hook. f. Descends to the sea-level at Chasland's Mistake — 

 D. Petrie ! 



Santalace^. 

 Exocarpus hidwilUi, Hook, f. Bed of the Waitaki — Handhook. 



CUPULIFER^, 



Fagus clifortioides, Hook, f. Valley of the Dart, The spray of this species 

 more closely resembles that of the European beech, F. 

 sglvatica, than the other New Zealand species. 



Conifers. 

 Libocedrus bidwillii, Hook, f. Near Dunediu, etc. This is doubtless the 



L. doniana of Mr. Buchanan's Catalogue of Otago Plants. 

 Dacrydium bidwillii, Hook, f, 

 a. 



West Coast of Otago — Dr. Hector ! ' 



Orcbidem. 



Chiloglottis cornuta, Hook, f. The Bluff Hill, 



Prasophyllum pumilum, Hook. f. Several imperfect specimens collected on 



the Bluff Hill appear identical with this species. 

 nudum, Hook. f. Moui.LaL:s above Lake Harris; the Bluff 



HiU, etc. 



Naiadeje. 

 Potamogeton oblongus, Vir, Near Invercargill — J, S. Webb. 

 P. pectinatus, L. Waihola Lake. 



LlLIACE^. 



Astelia grandis. Hook. f. This is in part the A. nervosa of Mr, Buchanan's 

 Catalogue, 



\^A. banksii, A. Cunn, Plants in the Dunedin Botanic Garden are said to 

 have been found on " cliffs, near Dunedin," but the alleged 

 habitat is extremely improbable and requires examination,] 



JUNCE^, 



Juncus lamprocarpus, Ehr. Plentiful about Invercargill ; Bluff. 

 /3. Ditches near Kew railway station. 



