426 StrBANTAHCTIC iSLANt>S O'F NEW 2EALAN1), [Systematic Botany. 



Plantaginaceae. 

 Plantago aucklandica, Hook. f. 



Plantago aucklandica, Hook, f., Fl. Antarct., i, 64, t. 42 (1844). 



Auckland Islands : Not uncommon on the hills, usually above 1,000 ft. elevation ; 

 Hooker, Kirk ! Chapman ! Aston ! Tennant ! (Endemic.) 



This is a very distinct species, of which Hooker remarks that " it is remarkable 

 for its numerous leaves, which are generally quite smooth and fleshy, often forming 

 a dense head, not unlike that of a small cabbage. In the smoothness, thick and 

 succulent habit, and stout collum it bears some afhnity to the caulescent species of 

 Juan Fernandez and other insular situations." 



Plantago Brownii, Eapin. 



Plantago Brownii, Rapin in Mem. Soc. Linn. Par., vi, 485 (1827) ; Hook, f., 

 Handb. N.Z. FL, 227 (1864). P. carnosa, R. Br., Prodr., 425 (1810) ; 

 Hook, f., Fl. Antarct., i, 65 (1844) ; non P. carnosa, Lam., Illust., i, 

 372 (1791). 



Auckland Islands : Abundant on maritime rocks ; Hooker, Kirk ! Cockayne, 

 Aston ! Tennant ! Campbell Island : A single specimen without locality ; R. M. 

 Laing ! (As understood in Hooker's Handbook, this is a common mountain-plant in 

 New Zealand, from the East Cape southwards, and is also found in Victoria and 

 Tasmania.) 



This differs from the New Zealand mountain-plant in having much more fleshy 

 and more deeply toothed bright-green leaves, and in often being nearly glabrous. 

 The spikes are also rather larger. I consider that it should be regarded as a distinct 

 species, probably endemic in the Auckland Islands ; but, as I understand that the 

 whole family is at the present time being fully worked up for the " Pflanzenreich," 

 it is better to avoid proposing names, which would doubtless be anticipated before 

 publication. 



POLYGONACEAE. 



Rumex neglectus, T. Kirk. 



Rumex cuneifolius, var. alismaefolius, Hook, f., Fl. Antarct., i, 67 (1844), 

 but not R. cuneifolius, Campd., Monog. Rum., 66, 95. R. neglectus, 

 T. Kirk in Trans. N.Z. Inst., ix, 493 (1877). 



Auckland Islands : Sandy and pebbly beaches at Port Ross and Enderby Island ; 

 Hooker, Kirk ! Cockayne, Tennant ! (New Zealand, pebbly and sandy beaches from 

 Cook Strait southwards.) 



The only specimens I have seen from the southern islands are mere scraps in 

 poor condition ; but they seem to agree with the New Zealand plant. 



Ueticaceae. 

 Urtica australis, Hook. f. 



Urtica australis, Hook, f., Fl. Antarct., i, 68 (1844). 



Auckland Islands : Margins of woods near the S3a, not common ; Hooker, 

 Kirk ! Cockayne, Aston, Tennant ! Campbell Island : Near the sea-shore, and also 



