304 Transactions. — Botany. 



Notothlaspi rosulatum, Hook. f. Kaglan Mountains ; Wairau Gorge. 



,, anstrale, Hook. f. An abundant alpine plant, alt. 3,500 to 



5,000 feet. 



ViOLAEIEiE. 



Viola Jj.licaulis, Hook. f. Not uncommon. Graham Eiver; Maitai Valley; 

 Wairau Valley. 

 ,, lyallii, Hook. f. Abundant. 



,, cunniiighamii, Hk.i. Near Nelson ; Wairau Valley, etc. 

 Melicytus ramiflorus, Forst. Common in woods at low elevations. 



,, lanceolatus. Hook. f. Forests near the source of the Takaka River, 



alt. 3000 feet ; Clarke Eiver ; Buller Valley. 

 ,, micrantlius, Hook. i. Near Nelson ; Buller Valley. 

 Hymenanthera crassifoUa, Hook. f. Near Nelson, and coast to the north- 

 wards. 

 ,, latifolia, Endl. ? A slender shrub, 6-8 feet high, with 



obovate leaves 1^ inch long, is referred to this sx^ecies for 

 the present. Graham Eiver, on limestone rocks. 



PlTTOSPOKE^. 



Pittosporiwi tennifolium, Banks and Sol. Abundant. 



,, patidum, Hook. f. "Wairau Mountains, alt. 5,000 feet, SMicZair" 



(Handbook). 

 „ rigidum, Maitai Valley and Dun Mountain Eange ; Buller Valley. 



„ eugenioides, A. Cunn. Not uncommon in woods at low elevations. 



CARYOPHYLLEiE. 



Oypsophila tubulosa, Boiss. "Tarndale Plain, 4,000 feet, Travers" (Hand- 

 book). 

 Stellaria parviflora, Banks and Sol. Common. Ascends to 4,500 feet on the 

 Mount Arthur plateau. 

 ,, »-ow^7m, Hook. f. Dun Mountain; Wairau Gorge. 

 ,, gracilenta, Hook. f. Wairau Valley, abundant. 

 Colobanthusquitensis,'Bsbvt\. Dun Mountain; Mount Arthur plateau ; Eaglan 

 Mountains. 

 ,, billardieri, Fenzl. Abundant. 



„ acioularis, Hook. f. Wairau Mountains, abundant. 



Spergularia rubra, Pers., var. marina. Coast near Nelson. 



PORTULACE^. 



Claytonia australasica, Hook. f. An abundant alpine plant. 

 Montia fontana, L. Abundant in subalpine and alpine localities. 



ELATINEiE. 



Elatine americana, Arnott. Lake Eotoiti. I am not aware of any previous 

 record from the South Island. 



