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Gymnogramme rutaefolia Hook. et Grev., Rocks by Clutha River opposite Cromwell, Otago.

Ehrharta Thomsoni Petrie. Gouland Downs, Nelson. A very minute form, probably a distinct var.

Ehrharta Colensoi Hook. f. Dore Pass; Lake Te Anau, Otago.

Agrostis parviflora R. Brown. Mt. Herbert, Banks Peninsula, Canter-bury. In shady spots at c. 2500ft. The first record in Canterbury.

Agrostis tenella Petrie. Peak Hill, Lake Coleridge, Canterbury.

Deschampsia novae-zelandiae Petrie. Hakatere Station, North Ash-burton River, Canterbury; Mt. Pisa, Otago.

Triodia pumila Hack. Old Man, Ashburton Mts., Canterbury.

Danthonia oreophila Petrie. Mt. Earnslaw, Otago; Copland Pass, Mt. Cook, Canterbury and Westland.

Trisetum Cheesemanii Hack. Mt. Cardrona, Otago; Forbes River, Canterbury. This is the first Otago record for this species.

Poa acicularifolia Buch. Mt. Alexander, Seaward Kaikouras, Marl-borough; Hells Gate, Mason River, Canterbury.

Poa exigua Hook f. Alma River, Tarndale, Nelson; Clarence and Archeron Rivers, Marlborough. Not before recorded north of Mt. Arrowsmith. Ashburton River, Canterbury; Law-rence River, Canterbury.

Poa dipsacea Petrie. Stairease Gully, Waimakariri River, Canter-bury.

Poa Maniototo Petrie. Upper Clearence River, near junction with Acheron River, Canterbury and Marlborough.

Poa Kirkii Buch. var. Collinsii Hack. Old Man, Ashburton Mts., Canterbury. Hitherto recorded from very few stations.

Agropyrum aristatum Cheesem. Old Man, Ashburton Mts., Canter-bury; Ben More, Porter's Pass, Canterbury; Ribbonwood Creek, Lake Pearson, Canterbury; Mt. Trovatore, Lewis Pass, Canterbury.

Asperella gracilis T. Kirk. Ben More, Head of Selwyn River, Canter-bury; Copland Pass, Western side, Westland.

Uncinia macrolepis Decne. Mt. Pisa, Otago.

Carex pyrenaica Wahl. Mt. Arrowsmith, 6,500ft., Canterbury. Also in very many other localities in the Southern Alps, so numerous that no further record was kept.

Carex pterocarpa Petrie. Old Man, Ashburton Mts., Canterbury. This is the first record beyond Otago and extends the range of this plant enormously. (Identified by D. Petrie, 1922.)

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Carex resectans Cheesem. Ure River, Marlborough; Clarence River, Marlborough. This is the first record in Marlborough. The plant is doubtless common, but is easily overlooked. Hurunui Gorge, Canterbury; Canterbury Plains; Banks Peninsula; New Brighton Dunes.

Carex leporina Linn. Mt. Greenland, Ross, Westland.

Carex lagopina Wahl. Old Man, Ashburton Mts., Canterbury. The only Canterbury record hitherto is in the Craigieburn Mts. Mt. Cardrona, Otago.

Carex Berggreni Petrie. Trandale, Nelson. Furthest north hitherto is the Upper Waimakariri: Hawdon River, A. Wall; Arthur's Pass, W. Martin and A. Wall.

Carex Petriei Cheesem. var. rubicunda Kirk. Onetapu Desert, North Island; Clarence River, Marlborough; Lake Lyndon, Canter-bury.

Cladium Gunnii Hook. f. Mt. Grey, Canterbury. The first record in Canterbury.

Astelia Petriei Cockayne. Mt. Sherwood, near Waiau, Marlborough; Copland Pass, Mt. Cook, Canterbury and Westland; Mt. Trovatore, Lewis Pass, Canterbury; Mt. Mantell, Nelson.

Luzula micrantha Buchen. Mt. Pisa, Otago.

Luzula ulophylla Cockayne and Laing. Mt. Roy, Lake Wanaka, Otago; Tasman River, Canterbury.

Muehlenbeckia ephedrioides Hook. f. Upper Waiau River, Canter-bury; Poulter River, Canterbury; Clarence and Dillon Rivers, Marlborough. These seem to be the first records of this in Alpine regions. Buller River, near Murchison, Nel-son. First record west of the Southern Alps.

Gypsophila tubulosa Boiss. Clarence River, 2,500ft., Marlborough; Maronan Road, Ashburton, Canterbury (Dr. H. H. Allan!)

Ranunculus chordorhizos Hook. f. Mt. Sinclair, Mesopotamia, Canter-bury, c. 6,000ft. A link between the stations at Macaulay River and Mt. Somers.

Ranunculus tenuicaulis Cheesem. Hollyford River, Westland; Dore Pass, Lake Te Anau, Otago.

Ranunculus lappaceus Smith var. pimpinellifolius Benth. Cairn Range and other localities in the neighbourhood of the Upper Selwyn, Canterbury.

Ranunculus Cheesemanii T. Kirk. Sloven's Creek, Upper Waimaka-riri, Canterbury.

Ranunculus Sinclairii Hook. f. Mt. Ernest, Makarora, L. Wanaka, Otago.

Ranunculus gracilipes Hook. f. Mt. Arrowsmith, 5,000ft., Canter-bury. Not before recorded north of Mt. Cook district.

Caltha obtusa Cheesem. Mt. Princess, Spenser Mts., Canterbury.

Myosurus aristatus Benth. Cairnmuir Range, Clyde, Otago. At e. 3,000ft. forms quite a belt.

Nasturtium Enysii Cheesem. Malte Brun, Tasman Glacier, Canter-bury.

Nasturtium fastigiatum Cheesem. Mt. Skedaddle, Hurunui River, Canterbury.

Cardamine depressa Hook. f. Blue Mt., Ure River, Marlborough.

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Sisymbrium novae-zelandiae Hook. f. Mt. Pleasant, Lyttelton, Can-terbury.

Lepidium tenuicaule T. Kirk. Coast near Ashburton, Canterbury. (Dr. H. H. Allan!)

Geum leiospermum Petrie. Mt. Alexander, Seaward Kaikouras, Marl-borough; Mt. Cleughearn, Lake Monowai, Southland; Mt. Oxford, Canterbury.

Carmichaelia uniflora T. Kirk. Makarora River, Lake Wanaka, Otago; Eglinton River, Lake te Anau, Otago.

Carmichaelia Enysii T. Kirk. Taylor River, Canterbury. Valleys of the Boyle, Hope and Waiau Rivers, Canterbury.

Carmichaelia compacta Petrie. Alexandra, Central Otago.

Stackhousia minima Hook. f. Base of Mt. Una, Spenser Mts., Can-terbury.

Drapetes Dieffenbachii Hook. var. laxa Cheesem. Base of Mt. Somers, Canterbury; Rowes Hills, Mt. Hutt, Canterbury; Lake Tennyson and Upper Clarence, Canterbury.

Epilobium Wilsoni Petrie. Puhipuhi River, Marlborough.

Epilobium gracilipes T. Kirk. Lake Tennyson, Canterbury; Gouland Downs, Nelson; Mt. Mantell, Nelson.

Epilobium brevipes Hook. f. Puhi Puhi River, Marlborough.

Epilobium purpuratum Hook. f. Mt. Earnslaw, Spur north of Earns-law Creek. This is quite likely the type locality.

Epilobium tenuipes Hook. f. Onetapu Desert, North Island.

Epilobium rostratum Cheesem. Taylor River, Ashburton Mts., Canterbury; Stour River, Canterbury; Dillon River, branch of Clarence River, Marlborough; Alexandra, Central Otago.

Epilobium elegans Petrie. Lake Tennyson, Canterbury.

Dracophyllum Kirkii Berggren. Lead Hill, Collingwood.

Parsonsia capsularis R. Br. var. parviflorum Carse. Ure River, Marl-borough.

Convolvulus erubescens Sims. Hurunui Gorge, Canterbury; Clarence and Scheron Rivers, Canterbury and Marlborough.

Gentiana gracilifolia Cheesem. Gouland Downs, Nelson.

Gentiana Townsonii Cheesem. Gouland Downs, Nelson; Mt. Mantell, Nelson.

Gentiana divisa Cheesem. Heaphy Saddle, Nelson.

Myosotis angustata Cheesem. Mt. Halfmoon, Dillon River, at 6,700ft.

Myosotis explanta Cheesem. Mt. Moltke, Franz Josef Glacier. The first record on the western side of the Southern Alps.

Veronica salicifolia Forst. var.Kirkii Cheesem. Ben More, Ure River, Marlborough. Hitherto only recorded in Canterbury.

Veronica rupicola Cheesem. Mt. Sherwood, near Waiau, Marlborough.

Veronica Willcoxii Petrie. Mt. Una, Spenser Mts., Nelson; Mt. Trova-tore, Lewis Pass, Boundary of Nelson and Canterbury. The first record beyond Otago and Westland.

Veronica tumida T. Kirk. Raglan Mts., near Tophouse, Nelson.

Veronica quadrifaria T. Kirk. Mt. Arrowsmith, 5,000ft., Canterbury.

Veronica Petriei T. Kirk. Dore Pass, Lake Te Anau, Otago.

Veronica linifolia Hook. f. Kowhai River, Canterbury; Staricase Gully, Canterbury.

Veronica uniflora T. Kirk. Mt. Turner, Makarora, L. Wanaka, Otago.

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Coprosma microcarpa Hook. f. Doubtful Sound.

Wahlenbergia congesta N. E. Brown. Coast between Karamea and Heaphy Rivers, Nelson.

Wahlenbergia Matthewsii Cockayne. Puhi Puhi River, Marlborough.

Lobelia linnaeoides Petrie. Mt. Turner, Makarora, L. Wanaka, Otago.

Isotoma fluviatilis F. Muell. Lake Coleridge, Canterbury.

Selliera radicans Cav. Hills near Craigieburn, Canterbury; Porter and Broken Rivers, Canterbury.

Phyllachne rubra Cheesem. Mt. Pisa, Otago.

Lagenophora pinnatifida Hook. f. Ada Rivers, Canterbury.

Olearia fragrantissima Petrie. Peel Forest, Canterbury.

Olearia Haastii Hook. f. Ribbonwood Creek, L. Pearson, Canterbury; Black Birch Creek, Mt. Cook district, Canterbury; Dillon River, Marlborough.

Celmisia ramulosa Hook. f. Learning Rock, Dunstan Mts., Otago.

Celmisia brevifolia Cockayne. Carrick Range, Otago.

Celmisia petiolata Hook. f. Kowhai River, Canterbury. It seems desirable to record eastern stations for this species which is so typically western.

Celmisia linearis Armst. Malte Brun, Canterbury; Sealy Range, Canterbury.

Celmisia Macmahoni T. Kirk. Mt. Fishtail, Nelson. This record was, of course, to be expected.

Haastia Sinclairii Hook. f. Old Man, Ashburton Mts., Canterbury.

Gnaphalium Keriense A. Cunn. Waimakariri Gorge. Probably the southern limit; very rarely recorded on the eastern side of the Southern Alps. Possibly Dr. H. H. Allan's plant of Rakaia Gorge is this also.

Raoulia mammillaris Hook. f. Craigieburn Range, Canterbury; Mt. Somers, Canterbury.

Raoulia Haastii Hook. f. Hooker Valley, Canterbury.

Raoulia Youngii Beauverd. Mt. Kinsey, Mt. Cook, Canterbury; Ball Spur, Mt. Cook, Canterbury; Malte Brun, Mt. Cook, Canter-bury; Mt. Constitution, Makarora, L. Wanaka, Otago.

Raoulia Hectori Hook. f. Old Man, Ashburton Mts., Canterbury.

Raoulia Parkii Buch. Mt. Arrowsmith, 6,500ft., Canterbury; Mt. Potts, 6,000ft, Not before recorded north of the Mt. Cook district. Hooker River, Canterbury; Mt. Ernest, Makarora, L. Wanaka, Otago.

Helichrysum Purdiei Petrie. Mt. Pleasant, Lyttelton, Canterbury. This is the first record in Canterbury.

Helichrysum dimorphum Cockayne. Junction of the Porter and Thomas Rivers, Canterbury. This extends the distribution about ten miles in a southerly direction from Puffer's Creek and the Poulter. It is also on the Esk River.

Cotula pectinata Hook. f. ver. sericea T. Kirk. Leaning Rock, Duns-tan Mts., Otago.

Abrotanella caespitosa Petrie. Mt. Princess, Spenser Mts., Canter-bury.

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