Cheeseman. — On the Flora of the Nelson District. 307 



Dkoserace^. 

 Drosera stenopetala, Hook. f. Mount Arthur plateau, alt. 4,500 feet, the 

 most northern habitat yet recorded ; mountains between the 

 Hope and Owen rivers, BuUer District, alt. 4,000 feet. 

 ,, arcturi, Hook. Common in alpine bogs. 

 ,, spathulata, Lab. Lake Eotoiti; Mount Arthur plateau, ascending 



to 4,500 feet. 

 ,, femaia. Lab. Upper Motueka ; Motupiko. 

 ,, auriculata, Backh. Near Nelson. 



Halokage^. ■ 

 Haloragis alata, Jacq. Nelson ; Foxhill ; Motueka ; Moutere, etc. 



,, tetragyna, Lab., var. diffusa, Spooner's Eidge, Buller Valley. 

 ,, depressa, Hook. f. Abundant. Buchanan's H. aggregata, if I 



rightly understand his plant, is simply a variety. 

 „ micrantha, Br. Motueka and Motupiko ; Foxhill ; Lake Eotoiti ; 

 Wairau Valley. 

 Myriophyllum elatinoides, Graud. Wairau Valley. 

 ,, variafolium, Hook. f. Lake Eotoiti. 



,, robustum, Hook. f. Moutere stream. I am not aware that 



this species has been previously recorded from the South 

 Island. 

 Callitriche verna, L. Abundant. 

 Gunnera monoica, Eaoul. Abundant by the side of streams. 



,, densiflora, Hook. f. " Acheron and Clarence rivers, alt. 4,000 feet, 

 Travers'' (Handbook). 



Mybtace^. 

 Leptospermum scoparium, Forst. Common. Ascends to 4,500 feet on the 

 granitic hills between the Hope and the Owen rivers. 

 „ ericoides, A. Eich. Generally distributed in woods through- 



. out the district. 

 Metrosideros florida, Sm. Near Nelson. 



5, lucida, Menzies. Not uncommon in woods, especially in rocky 



places. 

 ,, hypericifolia, A.. Cunn. Near Nelson ; Lower Motueka ; Graham 



Eiver. 

 , , colensoi, Hook, f . Maitai Valley and other localities near Nelson ; 



Lower Motueka ; Graham Eiver ; Pearce Ei\er. 

 „ scandem, Banks and Sol. Nelson ; Motueka ; Ngatimoti. 



Myrtus raljMi, Hk.f. Maitai Valley. 



,, obcordata, Hook. f. Common in forests. 



,, pedunculata, Hook. f. Nelson ; Foxhill ; Buller Valley. 



