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OSMUNDACEiE. Leptopteris hymenopla/lloides (A. Rich.) Pr. .. Hcruheru .. .. Single crape fern .. „ .. N. C. S. .. „ .. Tall fern, with dark-green Ityineiw-plq/llum-like tufted fronds. LYCOPODIACE K. Lycopodium BUlardieri Spring. .. .. Whiri-o-Raukatauri .. Hanging club-moss .. Pol.(?) .. X. C. S. Ker. .. „ .. Tufted, pendulous epiphyte, muchbranching dichotomously. densum Labill .. .. .. Waewaekoukou .. Tree club-moss .. .. Aus., Norfolk X. .. .. Heath .. Dense-growing, tree-like, with rigid. Isld., New erect stems and short creeping rhiCaL zome. cemuum . L. .. .. .. .. Creeping club-moss .. Trop. Cos. „ .. „ .. Prostrate with much-creeping leafy stems. laterale R. Br. .. .. .. Bog club-moss .. .. Aus, Xew Cal. X. C. S. .. Boggy heath .. Small, m ch-creeping, with short, erect stems. volubile Forst. I. .. .. .. i Waewaekoukou .. Climbing club-moss Aus. Pol. Ma!.. X. C. S. Ch. .. j Forest, heath.. Scrambling liane, with long, wiry. New Cal. much-branching stems. Tmesipteris lannensis Bernh. .. .. .. .. Aus. Pol. .. N. C. S. Ch. Sub. Forest .. Epiphyte, with usually pendulous stem and closelv placed, small, coriaceous leaves SPERMAPHYTA. . Podocarpus totara A. Cunn. .. .. Totara .. .. .. End. . . X. C. S. .. „ .. Tall tree, with thick bark, and pungent, small, coriaceous leaves. liallii T. Kirk .. .. .. „ .. .. .. „ .. „ „ •. Ditto, but bark thin. jerrugineus Don. .. .. .. Miro.. .. .. .. ,, .. „ .. „ .. Tall tree, with distichous, linear leaves. spiattus R. Br. .. .. Mai. matai .. .. Black-pine .. .. „ .. „ .. Forest (rare) .. „ „ „ dacrydioides A. Rich. .. .. Kahikatea, koroi .. White-pine .. .. „ .. „ .. Swamp, forest Tall tree, with small head and scale-like imbricating leaves. Dacrydium Kirkii F. Muell. .. .. Monoao .. .. Kirk's pine .. .. „ .. N. S.(?) .. Forest .. Tall tree, with dimorphic foliage. cupressinum Sol. .. .. .. Rimu .. .. Red-pine.. .. .. „ .. N. C. S. .. „ .. Tall tree, with drooping branchlets and small, imbricating leaves. Coleusoi Hook. .. .. .. Monoao, Manoao .. Silver-pine, Westland silver- „ .. „ .. „ .. Small tree, with dimorphic foliage. pine Phyllocladus trichomanoides Don. .. .. Tanekaha .. .. Celery-lea ved pine.. .. ,, .. | N. C. .. ,. .. Tall tree, with coriaceous, leaf-like cladodes. PINACK.K. Agathis australis SaMsb. .. .. .. Kauri .. .. .. „ .. X T . .. „ .. Very tall, massive tree, with la-ge, spreading head and thick, coriaoeous leaves. Liboridius bimiiiiiii F.ndl... .. .. Kawaka .. .. New Zealand cedar, New Zea- „ X. C. .. „ .. Tall tree, with'deciduous bark. land arbor vitae TYPHACE.K. Typhi, angustifolia (L.) var./>'jw«j7_(Kunth) Raupo .. .. Bulrush .. .. .. Aus. Pol. .. N. C.JjS. .. Sluggish stream Tall, reed-like herb. PAXDANACE3E. freycinetia Banksii A. Cunn. .. .. Kiekie .. .. Xew Zealand screw-pine .. End. .. „ .. 1 Forest .. Root-climbing, woody liane. GRAMINE^E. Oplisnieiius vndstlatifolius Beaar* .. .. .. Slender panic-grass .. Cos. sub. trop. X. C. .. , .. Small, semi- prostrate.'thin-leaved grass. Microlcena stipoides R. Br. .. .. Patiti .. .. Meadow rice-grass .. Aus., Norfolk X. C. S. .. Heath .. Modeiate-sized grass, .with thin, flat Isld leaves and creeping rhizome. arenacea (Raoul) Hook. f. -.-. . . .. Bush rice-grass .. .. End. .. „ .. Forest .. Tall grass, with broad, flat leaves. Damthonia pilostt R. Br. .. .. .. ... Purplc-awned oat-grass .. Aus... .. ., .. Heath .. Tufted grass, with slender, involute leaves.