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Pleurophyllum cover the ground.” It was also collected by H. Hamilton in 1912; and 
an excellent photograph taken by him is reproduced at p. 232 of vol. 2 of Mawson’s 
“ Home of the Blizzard.” Unfortunately the publishers have appended to the illustra¬ 
tion the very inaccurate title of “ Kerguelen Cabbage ”; but it nevertheless gives a 
good idea of the habit of the plant. 
The origin of Stilbocarpa has yet to be explained. As I have elsewhere stated 
(Subantarctic Islands of New Zealand, II, p. 464) “ Stilbocarpa has no near relatives in 
New Zealand, Australia, or South America, and must be looked upon as the most 
isolated genus in the flora of the southern islands, occupying a similar position to that 
of Pringlea in Kerguelen Island. Its presence is a most remarkable fact in botanical 
geography, and no satisfactory explanation of its origin has yet been advanced.” 
RUBIACEH). 
COPROSMA REPENS Hook. /. 
Coprosma repens Hook. f. FI. Antarct. I (1844), p. 22, t. 16a, also FI. Nov. Zel. I (1853), 
p. 110, and Handb. N.Z. FI. (1864), p. 119; T. Kirk Students’ FI. (1899), p. 245; 
Cheesem. Man. N.Z. FI. (1906) and Subantarctic Islands of N.Z. II (1909), p. 412. 
Macquarie Island :—Not uncommon, ascending to the summits of many of the 
hills. Scott (1880); A. Hamilton (1894); H. Hamilton (1912-1913). 
A. Hamilton states that C . repens is chiefly found on the masses of Azarella and 
amongst the tufts of mosses on the higher grounds, and H. Hamilton gives similar 
particulars on his labels. All the specimens that I have seen correspond well with the 
usual state of the species in New Zealand. Scott’s specimens were not in flower; 
A. Hamilton’s, as Kirk remarks, have most frequently four stamens, and the females 
four styles. H. Hamilton’s are all females, and the flowers all have four styles. But 
this peculiarity is common in New Zealand. 
C. repens is an abundant plant on the mountains of New Zealand, and extends 
southwards to Auckland Island, Campbell Island, and Antipodes Island. It is also 
found in Victoria and Tasmania. 
COMPOS ITiK. 
Pleurophyllum Hookeri Bucli . 
Pleurophyllum Hookeri Buck, in Trans. N.Z. Inst. XVI (1884), p. 395; T. Kirk Students’ 
FI. (1899), p. 278; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. FI. (1906), p. 296, also Subantarctic Islands 
of N.Z. II (1909), p. 414, and Illustr. N.Z. FI. I (1914), t. 92. P. Hookerianum 
T. Kirk in Trans. N.Z. Inst. XXIII (1891), p. 435, t. 40. P. Gilliesianum T. Kirk in 
Trans. N.Z. Inst. XXIII (1891), p. 435. 
Macquarie Island :—Abundant in most parts of the island, ascending almost to 
the tops of the Hills. Fraser; Scott (1880); A. Hamilton (1894); H. Hamilton (1912-1913). 
