Zycopodium] LYcopoDiACEiE. lOT 



from sea-level in Stewart Island to 6,000 ft. in Otago. The most 

 northern locality yet recorded in New Zealand is the high land lying 

 to the north of L. Rotorua. 



10. L. scariosum, Forst. 



Stems 9 in. to 2 or 3 ft. long, prostrate or creeping, with numerous 

 prostrate or erect, flattened branches, 2-10 in. long. Leaves of two- 

 kinds, the larger in two opposite rows, ^-^ in. long, oblong or lanceo- 

 late, acute, falcate, laterally flattened and decurrent, with smaller^ 

 appressed, subulate leaves between. Spikes sessile or peduncled, 

 usually terminal, solitary or in pairs, |-3 in. long ; scales broad, with 

 recurved spreading tips. 



Synonyms. — L. decurrens, Br. ; L. jussieui, Besv.; L. lessonianum, 

 A. Mich. 



Distribution. — Tasmania, Australia, mountains of South America 

 and of Jamaica. Also in the Auckland and Chatham Islands. 



Its range in New Zealand is extensive, from the north of Auck- 

 land to Stewart Island, usually in rocky or sandy ground, but it is 

 local in occurrence. In the last-named locality it grows in swampy 

 ground at sea-level, assuming a very stunted habit. It is common 

 throughout the mountain regions of Otago from 1,500-6,000 ft. 

 elevation ; while at the Thames it occurs at about 2,000 ft. 



11, L. VOlubile, Forst. (PI. IV. fig. 6.) 



Stems slender, wiry, much branched, 2-10 ft. long, or more, climb- 

 ing over trees, branches, &c. ; sparingly leafy. Leaves of two kinds, 

 as in L. scariosum, but narrower, and with more acuminate — almost 

 mucronate — tips. Spikes in branched dichotomous panicles, ^2 in. 

 long, slender ; scales broad, small, with a short, subulate, erect 

 point. 



Synonym. — L. d'urvillei, A. Rich. 



Distribution. — Java, Sandwich Islands, and N. Australia. Also in 

 the Chatham Islands. 



This is one of the most common species in New Zealand, ranging 

 throughout both islands, and in the N. Island ascending to 2,800 ft. 

 on Tarawera. It is the most beautiful species of the genus, and is 

 very extensively used for indoor decoration, particularly at festive 

 seasons. 



The cultivation of this, and in fact of most, species of Lycopodium 

 will be found to be a matter of considerable difficulty, at least at the 

 outset. 



Genus III— TMESIPTERIS,* Bernhardi. 



Stems simple, leafy, pendulous or ascending from a slender^ 

 creeping rootstock. Leaves vertical, sessile, decurrent, veinless. 



* Gr., Tmesis, a cutting ; pteris, the common name applied to ferns. 



