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South Island — In swamps near Christcliurch ; Rangitata, Mr. Armstrong. 



For my specimens of tins interesting addition to our flora, I am indebted 

 to its discoverer, Mr. Armstrong, and to Dr. von Haast. It is mentioned by- 

 Mr. Armstrong in his list of Ghristchurch plants, Trans. N.Z. Inst., II., 

 p. 126, but so far as I am aware no description has yet been published. 



JXJNCE^. 



Juncus r/Iaucus, L. ; Kirk, Trans. N.Z. Inst., X., p. 393. 

 Soath Island — Between Hokitika and Eoss. 



Juncus lamprocarpus, Ehrhart ; Kirk, Trans. N.Z. Inst., VII., p. 378. 



North Island — Port Nicholson. South Island — Marlborough ; West 

 Coast ; Invercargill ; the Bluff, etc. 



Juncus involucratuSj Kirk ; Trans. N.Z. Inst., IX., p. 550. 

 South Island— Amuri, 3,000 feet. 



Juncus pauciflorus, Kirk ; Trans. N.Z. Inst., IX., p. 551. 

 South Island — Castle Hill Basin, Canterbury. 



Restiace^. 

 Sporadanthus traversii, F. Mueller, MS. 



Lepyrodia traversli, F. Miiell. ; Fragmeata PhytographiaB Australite, VIII., p. 79. 



Stems glabrous, 2-4 feet high, stout, terete, smooth ; branches fastigiate ; 

 sheaths distant, acuminate. Male flower, panicle terminal, elongated, fasti- 

 giate, 3-9 inches long ; spikelets peduncled ; outer ghimes ovate-acuminate, 

 with scarious margins ; perianth segments 6, linear lanceolate, two of the 

 outer series rather longer than the others ; stamens equalling the perianth ; 

 female flower not seen ; fruit a nucule (Mueller.) 



Chatham Islands — H. H. Travers ! 



Baron von Mueller points out that this is doubtless the supposed 

 Calorophus collected by Dieffenbach, as mentioned by Hooker ; Handbook 

 New Zealand Flora, p. 295. 



Rostkovia novcE-zelandice, J. Buchanan ; Trans. N.Z. Inst., IV., p. 227. 



Mr. Buchanan and myself are agreed in referring this to R. gracilis, 

 Hook, f., previously only known to occur in the Auckland islands. 



Cyperace^. 

 Cyperus buchanani, Kirk; C. gracilis, J. Buchanan in Trans. N.Z. Ins*., 

 p. 210; not of R. Brown. 

 Culms 1-2 feet high, trigonous ; leaves flaccid, shorter than the culms, 

 keeled, margins smooth ; involucre of 3-6 spreading grassy leaves, 3-6 

 inches long ; umbels of 4-8 unequal rays, 1-4 inches long, usually compact . 

 spikelets J-f-inch long, sessile, arranged in involuceUate 6-12-rayed umbels 



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