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Raoulia australis, Hook. f. Abundant in shingly river beds, etc., from sea- 

 level (mouth of the Motueka River) to 4,000 feet elevation. 

 ,, apice-nigra, Kirk. Mountains above the Wairau Gorge, ascending to 



6,000 feet. 

 ,, tenuicaulis, Hook. f. Abundant in similar localities to E. australis. 

 ,, subulata, Hook. f. Mountains above the Wairau Gorge, alt. 6,000 ft. 

 ,, glabra, Hook. f. Dun Mountain ; Eaglan Eange ; Wairau Gorge. 

 ,, subsericea, Hook. f. Wairau Valley ; Buller Valley. 

 ,, grandiflora, Hook. f. An abundant alpine plant, ascending to 



6,000 feet. 

 ,, mammillaris, Hook. f. Summit of Mount Peel, alt. 6,000 feet. 

 ,, bryoides, Hook. f. St. Arnaud Mountains ; Raglan Range ; Wairau 

 Gorge. 

 Gnaphalium bellidioides, Hook. f. Common. 



lyallii, Hook. f. " Massacre Bay, Lyall " (Handbook). 

 keriense, A. Cunn, " Near Nelson, Travers " (Handbook). 

 filicaide, Hook. f. Abundant on dry hillsides, etc. 

 traversii, Hook. f. Wairau Valley, not uncommon. 

 nitidulum, Hook. f. Mount Arthur plateau, 4,000 feet. Speci- 

 mens immature, and identification consequently doubtful. 

 luteo-album, L. Abundant throughout the district. 

 colensoi, Hook f. Raglan Range, alt. 5,000 feet; mountains 



above the Wairau Gorge, 5,000-6,000 feet. 

 grandiceijs, Hook. f. Mount Arthur ; Mount Peel. 

 involueratum, Forst. Abundant throughout the district. 

 collinum, Lab. Common. Ascends to 4,500 feet on the Mount 

 Arthur plateau. 

 Haastia pulvinaris, Hook. f. Mountains above the Wairau Gorge, alt. 

 5,000-6,000 feet. 

 ,, recurva, Rook, t Wairau Gorge ; Mount Peel, alt. 5,000-6,000 feet. 

 ,, sinclairii, Hook. f. Raglan Range and St. Arnaud Mountains, alt. 

 4,000-5,500 feet, not uncommon on dry shingle slopes. 

 Erechtites prenanthoides, DC. Nelson and vicinity ; Moutere ; Motueka ; 

 Foxhill, etc. 

 ,, argiita, DC. Nelson to Motueka, not uncommon. 



,, scaberula, Hook. f. Near Nelson. 



,, glabrescenSjKivk. Graham River; Upper Takaka ; Mount Arthur 



plateau, ascending to 4,500 feet ; Upper Buller Valley ; Lake 

 Eotoiti ; Wairau Valley. 

 „ quadridentata, DC. Abundant. 



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