CHfiESEMAN. — On the Flora of the Nelson District. SOS 



Banunculus insignis, Hook. f. Elevated plateau between Mount Arthur and 

 Mount Peel, alt. 4,500 feet, extremely abundant ; a small few- 

 flowered form ascends to the summit of Mount Arthur, nearly 

 6,000 feet. Wau-au Valley, in several localities between Top- 

 house and the Wairau Gorge. 

 ,, pinguis, Hook. f. Wairau Mountains, not uncommon. As- 



cends to 6,300 feet at the Wairau Gorge. 

 ,, geraniifolius, Hook. f. Not uncommon in alpine localities. 



Mountains behind Lake Eotoiti ; Eaglan Eange ; Mount Arthur 

 and Mount Peel, ascending to 6,500 feet. A most variable 

 plant. Leaves often much dissected. 

 ,, haastii, Hook. f. Shingle slopes, Wairau Gorge. 



,, crithmifolius, Hook. f. " Wairau Gorge, on shingle slips, alt. 



6,000 feet, Travers" (Handbook). 

 „ sinclairii, Hook. f. Raglan Mountains ; mountains above the 



Wairau Gorge. 

 ,, plebeius. Abundant. Ascends to 4,000 feet on the Mount 



Arthur plateau. 

 ,, lappaceus, Sm., var. midtiscajms. Common, especially in sub- 



alpine localities. Ascends to 5,000 feet on the Eaglan Moun- 

 tains, 

 ,, subscaposus, Hook. f. ? Mount Arthur plateau, alt. 4,500 feet ; 



Eaglan Mountains, 5,000 feet. 

 ,, rivularis, Banks and Sol. Abundant in lowland swamps. 



Caltha novcB-zealandicR, Hook. f. Mount Arthur plateau ; Eaglan Moun- 

 tains. 



Magnoliace^. 

 Drimys axillaris, Forst. Abundant in woods. The variety with blotched 

 leaves, sometimes kept as a distinct species under the name 

 of D. colorata, Eaoul, is also plentiful. 

 Ckucifek^. 

 Nasturtium palustre, DC. Not uncommon in moist places. 

 Sisymbrium, nov(B-zealandim, Hook. i. "Mountains of Nelson, i^ow^^; shingle 



slips, Wairau Gorge, alt. 4,500 feet, Travers" (Handbook). 

 Cardamine hirsuta, L. Abundant. An alpine variety. Ascends to 5,000 

 feet on Mount Arthur, and to 6,000 feet at the Wairau 

 Gorge. 

 ,, depressa, Hk.f. Eaglan Mountains; Wairau Gorge. 



,, fastigiuta, Hk.f. . Wairau Gorge, alt. 3,000 feet. 

 „ latesiliqua, Cheeseman, n. sp. Mount Arthur, abundant from 



4,600 to 5,500 feet ; Eaglan Mountains, alt. 6,000 feet. 



