size and closeness of panicle, passing in some places into Var. j 3 . It may prove interesting to compare 
the value of this species with Agrostis stolonifera , the Fiorin of agriculturists as regards bulk and 
amount of nutrient matter, premising that no analysis can ever be constant as regards a species, unless 
the varieties of the species, as well as the soil and the moisture, be considered. The varieties of Fiorin, 
according to Sinclair’s experiments, “ Hortus Gramineus Woburnensis,” range in value between 6125 lb. 
and 16335 lb. bulk per acre; and the nutrient matter contained, from 287 lb. to 930 lb.; therefore it 
may reasonably be supposed that the following analysis given of the grass now under notice, Agrostis 
canina, by the same authority, would stand higher as regards both bulk and nutrient matter, if grown 
under favourable circumstances in the superior climate of New Zealand. The value as grown in 
England is as follows: 5546 lb. per acre, and the nutrient matter 148 lb; the weight of nutrient 
matter when the seed is ripe is superior to that when it is in flower, as 10 to 7. Distribution in 
New Zealand: NORTH ISLAND: MOUNTAINOUS PARTS, Colenso. SOUTH ISLAND: 
NELSON, H. H. Travers; MILFORD SOUND, Lyall; ALPS OF CANTERBURY (2000—4000 
feet altitude), Sinclair, Haast, Armstrong; OTAGO LAKE DISTRICT (3000 feet altitude), Hector 
and Buchanan; SOUTHLAND (1000 feet), Buchanan. 
Var. J 3 seldom exceeds 5 inches in height, and microscopical drawings of the inflorescence do not, 
when compared with those of the typical species, show much difference even in size, so that probably 
local influences may be sufficient to account for the varying length of stem, and constriction of panicle. 
Distribution in New Zealand: NORTH ISLAND: RUAHINE MOUNTAIN, Colenso. 
SOUTH ISLAND: NELSON MOUNTAINS, IT H. Travers; KAIKOURA MOUNTAINS 
(5000 feet), Buchanan; MOUNT DARWIN, Haast; OTAGO LAKE DISTRICT (4000 feet), 
Hector and Buchanan. 
Var. y has differentiated from the species to a greater extent than the last. The great reduction 
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of the stems might have been explained by depauperation, but the change in form of some parts of the 
inflorescence is considerable, while increased in size ; the differences on the whole being, probably, 
sufficient to require the formation of a new species. Distribution in New Zealand : NORTH 
ISLAND: RUAHINE MOUNTAIN, Colenso; TARARUA MOUNTAIN, H. H. Travers; 
SOUTH ISLAND : LAKE TENNYSON (5000 feet altitude), H. H. Travers. 
Reference to Plate XIX.: Fig. 1. Plant. 2. Spikelet. 3. Floret. 4. Nervation of empty 
glumes. 5. Nervation of flowering glume. 6. Scale. 7. Ovary. 8. Grain enclosed in flowering 
glume. 
Reference to Plate XX. A, Var. /3 : Fig. 1. Plant. 2. Spikelet. 3. Floret. 4. Nervation of 
empty glumes. 5. Nervation of flowering glume. 6. Scale. 7. Ovary. 
Reference to Plate XX. B, Var. b : Fig. 1. Plant. 2. Spikelet. 3. Nervation of empty glumes. 
4. Nervation of flowering glume. 5. Scale. 6. Ovary. 
