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Alopecurus geniculatus, L. Wairau Valley. 

 Hierochloe redolens, Br. Not uncommon. 



,, alpina, Eoem. & Sell. Common iu subalpine and alpine local- 

 ities. 

 Spinifex hirsutus, Labill. Sandhills, Blind Bay. 



Panicum imbecille, Trin. "Nelson, Travers" (Buclianan, N.Z. Grasses). 

 Zoysia pungens, Willd. Near Nelson ; Motueka Valley, abundant. 

 Echinopogon ovatus, Pal. Nelson ; Foxhill ; Moutere ; Lower Motueka. 

 Dichelachne crinita, Hook. f. Nelson and vicinity ; Spooner's Eange ; Motueka 



Valley ; Graham Eiver ; Wairau Valley ; Buller Valley. 

 Agrostis inuscosa, Eark. Buller Valley, between Lake Eotoiti and the Devil's 

 Grip. 

 canina, L. An abundant alpine plant. 

 muelleri, Bentli. Eaglan Mountains, 3,000-5,000 feet ; Mount 



Arthur ; Hope Mountains, Buller Valley. 

 parvijiora, Br. Mount Arthur plateau ; Eaglan Mountains ; Wairau 



Gorge. 

 (Bmula, Br. Common at low elevations through the district. 



pilosa, A. Eich. " Subalpine districts of Nelson, Travers" (Buchanan, 



N.Z. Grasses). 



billardieri, Br. Coast near Nelson. 



setifolia, Hook. f. I have a specimen of this from Mr. Buchanan, 



labelled " Mount Arthur, A. McKay." 



avenoides, Hook. f. Wairau Valley. 



quadriseta, Br. Abundant. 



Arundo conspicua, Forst. Abundant at low elevations. 



Danthonia cunninghamii, Hook. f. Near Nelson ; Buller Valley, etc. 



,, raoidii, Steud. ) 



^ -a- 1 J? f Abundant in alpine and subalpine localities. 



,, jiavescens, Hook. i. ' -^ ^ 



,, pilosa, Bi'. Nelson and vicinity ; Lower Motueka. 



,, semi- annularis, Br. Abundant throughout the district, at all 



elevations. 



,, nuda, Br. Mount Arthur plateau, 4,000 feet. 



Deschampsia caspitosa, Pal. Not uncommon. Ascends to 4,500 feet on the 



Mount Arthm- plateau. 



Kcelei'ia cristata, Pers. Common, especially in subalx^ine localities. 



Trisetwn antarcticum, Trin. Abundant, ascending to 4,500 feet. 



,, subspicatum. Pal. Eaglan Eange, 4,000-6,000 feet. 



,, youngii, Hook. f. Mount Arthur plateau, 4,000-5.000 feet, 



abundant. 



Olyceria stricta, Hook. f. Nelson Harbour. 



