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The closely allied Lagenophora nudicaulis, Dusen {L. Commersonii, Cass.), represents 

 the species in South America, ranging from Chili to the south of Fuegia and the 

 Falkland Islands. It is also found in Tristan d'Acunha. 



I very much regret to have to change an old-established name like that of L. 

 Forsteri, but in this case it is unavoidable, Forster's name having fifty years' priority 

 over De Candolie's. It is worth remarking that A. Richard's name of australis also 

 antedates that of Forsteri by four years. 



Olearia Lyallii, Hook. f. 



Olearia Lyallii, Hook, f., Fl. Nov. Zel., i, 116 (1853). 



The Snares : The principal tree on the island, and forming the greater portion 

 of the bush ; Kirk ! Cockayne, Aston, &c. Auckland Island : Rare and local, but 

 forming a dense forest on Ewing Island, at the entrance to Port Ross ; Lyall, Bolton, 

 Kirk ! Cockayne ! Aston ! Tennant ! (Endemic.) 



I have no new matter to add to the excellent accounts of this noble plant which 

 have already appeared. I would specially refer the inquirer to Mr. Kirk's paper on 

 the " Botany of the Snares " (Trans. N.Z. Inst., xxiii, 426) ; to Mr. Justice Chap- 

 man's interesting " Visit to the Outlying Islands of New Zealand " [I.e., 491) ; and 

 to Dr. Cockayne's " Botanical Excursion to the Southern Islands " (Trans. N.Z. 

 Inst., xxxvi, 252). 



Pleurophyllum speciosum, Hook. f. 



Pleurofhyllum speciosum, Hook, f., Fl. Antarct., i, 31, t. 22, 23 (1844). 



Auckland and Campbell Islands : Abundant from sea-level to an altitude of 

 800 ft. or more ; Hooker and all subsequent collectors. According to Hooker, it 

 is most common in wet ground near the sea. (Endemic.) 



Of the many handsome herbaceous plants found in the Auckland and Camp- 

 bell Islands this is one of the finest. Its rosettes of huge ribbed leaves, pressed 

 flat to the ground, are frequently more than 4 ft. in diameter, and from the centre 

 rise from 4 to 6, or even as many as 8-10, tall flowering-stems 1^-3 ft. high, each of 

 them bearing numerous rayed flower-heads 1| in. diameter. The rays are usually 

 lilac or whitish -purple ; the disc is a deep rich purple. As the plant frequently 

 covers extensive tracts, the effect, as Mr. Kirk has stated, " is unique, and approaches 

 the magnificent." Both this and the following species are very fully described and 

 beautifully figured in the " Flora Antarctica " (plates 22-25). Mr. Kirk's mono- 

 graph (Trans. N.Z. Inst., xxiii, 431) also contains a full account of the species 

 constituting the genus. 



Pleurophyllum criniferum, Hook. f. 



Pleurophyllum criniferum, Hook, f., Fl. Antarct., i, 32, t. 24, 25 (1844). 

 Alhinea oresigenesa, Homb. & Jacq., Bot. Voy. Astrol. et Zel., t. 4, 

 Dicot. (1852). Pleurophyllum Hombronii, Decne. in Bot. Voy. Astrol. 

 et Zel., 36 (1853). 



Auckland, Campbell, and Antipodes Islands : Abundant in wet peaty ground 

 from sea-level to 1,100 ft.; Hooker and all subsequent collectors. Has been re- 



