Cheeseman. — On the Flora of the Nelson District. 311 



Olearia nummuhrifolia, Hook. f. Dun Mountain ; Mount Arthur plateau ; 

 Wairau Mountains. 



,, cymbifolia, Hook. f. In several places in the Wairau Valley, alt. 

 1,500-3,000 feet. 



,, forsteri, Hook. f. Nelson and coast to the northward. 



,, avicennicefoUa, Hook. f. Abundant through the district. 



,, virgata, Hook. f. Common, especially in river valleys. 

 Celmisia, n. sp. Mount Arthur plateau, abundant between 4,000 and 5,000 

 feet elevation. A most handsome and distinct species, re- 

 markable for the large and broad bracts. 



,, discolor, Hook. {. Plentiful. Dun Mountain ; Wairau Mountains ; 

 Mount Arthur plateau ; BuUer Valley. 



,, hieracifolia, Hook. f. Dun Mountain. 



,, incana, Hook. f. Generally distributed in subalpine and alpine 

 localities. 



,, sindairii, Hook. f. Mountains above the Wairau Gorge, alt. 5,000 

 feet. "Dun Mountain and Tarndale, Sinclair " (Handbook). 



,, coriacea, Hook. f. Plentiful. 



,, monroi, Hook. f. Dun Mountain; Eaglan Mountains; Mount 

 Arthur plateau ; Mount Peel. 



,, viscosa, Hook. i. Mountains above the Wairau Gorge, 5-6,000 feet. 



,, spectabiiis, Hook. f. Abundant above 1,000 feet altitude. 



,, traversii, Hook. f. Mount Arthur, Mount Peel, and adjoining 

 high land, abundant from 4,500 to 5,800 feet ; Eaglan Moun- 

 tains, 4-5,500 feet. A most magnificent species. 



,, cordatifoUa, Buchanan. " Mount Starvation, Nelson, A. Mackay " 

 (Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. xi., p. 427). I have not seen speci- 

 mens of this, but it must be very close to C. traversii, if not 

 a form of that plant. 

 longifolia, Cass. Plentiful in the mountains ; usually in swampy 



places. 

 laricifolia, Hook. f. Dun Mountain ; Wairau Mountains ; Mount 



Arthur plateau ; Mount Peel ; Hope Mountains, etc. 

 lateralis, Buchanan. "Mountains near Lake Guyon, H. H. Travers" 



(Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. iv., p. 226). 

 n. sp. Slopes of Mount Arthur, 5-6,000 feet. Allied to C. hectori, 



but amply distinct. 

 sessilijiora. Hook. f. A most abundant alpine plant, 3,500-6,000 



feet alt. 

 n. sp. Eavines on Mount Peel, alt. 5,000 feet. Nearest to 

 C. walkeri, but easily distinguished by the smaller, narrower 

 leaves, with margins revolute to the midrib. 



