430 SUBANTAECTIC ISLANDS OF NEW ZEALAND. [Systematic Botany. 



all of them being males. The flowers closely resemble those of A. linearis, but are 

 rather smaller, and are apparently always solitary. Mr. Aston informs me that 

 it is often found side by side with typical A. linearis, so that the difierence between 

 the two species can hardly be due to different environment. 



Bulbinella Rossii, Benth. & Hook, f 



Chrysohactron Rossii, Hook, f., Fl. Antarct., i, 72, t. 44, 45 (1844). Vera- 

 trum Dubouzeti, Homb. & Jacq., Voy. Astrol. et Zel., t. 4 (1853). 

 Anthericum Rossii, Hook, f., Handb. N.Z. FL, 285 (1864). Bulbinella 

 Rossii, Benth. & Hook, f., Gen. Plant., iii, 784 (1883). 



Auckland and Campbell Islands : Abundant in open moist situations ; Hooker 

 and all subsequent collectors. (Endemic.) 



I have nothing to add to the excellent account of this beautiful plant given in 

 the " Flora Antarctica." 



JUNCACEAE. 



Rostkovia magellanica, Hook. f. 



J uncus magellanicus. Lam., EncycL, iii, 266 (1789). Rostkovia sphaero- 

 carpa, Desv., Journ. Bot., i, 327 (1808). R. magellanica. Hook, f., Fl. 

 Antarct., i, 81 (1844). 



Auckland Islands : Exact locality not stated ; Aston ! Campbell Island : Mossy 

 and spongy places on the hills, especially at the soarces of streams; Hooker. 

 (Fuegia; Falkland Islands; South Georgia.) 



Mr. Aston's specimens are the first obtained on the Auckland Islands, 



Rostkovia gracilis, Hook. f. 



Rostkovia gracilis. Hook, f., Fl. Antarct., i, 83, t. 47 (1844). Marsippo- 

 spermum gracile, Buchen. in Abh. Nat. Ver. Bremen, vi, 374 (1879) ; 

 Monog. June, 68 (1890). 



Auckland and Campbell Islands : Not uncommon in marshy and rocky places ; 

 Hooker and most subsequent collectors. (New Zealand, alpine localities from 

 Nelson southwards.) 



The specimens submitted to me correspond fairly well with the ordinary state 

 found in the mountains of the South Island. 



Juncus bufonius, Linn. 



Juncus bufonius, Linn., Sp. Plant., 328 (1753) ; Hook, f., Fl. Nov. Zel., 

 i, 264 (1853) ; T. Kirk, Report Austral. Ass., iii, 218, 222 (1891). 



The Snares : Kirk. Auckland Islands : Port Ross ; Kirk ! (Cosmopolitan.) 

 Mr. Kirk's specimens^ gathered at Port Ross, are the only ones I have seen 

 from the southern islands, 



Juncus effusus, Linn. 



Juncus effusus, Linn., Sp. Plant., 326 (1753). J. communis, E. Mey., June, 

 12 (1822) ; Hook, f., Handb. N.Z. Fl., 290 (1864). 

 Campbell Island : In a watercourse not far from the sea-shore ; Laing ! (Cos- 

 mopolitan, or nearly so.) 



