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so doing there is the authority of Hooker, Kirk, and Cheeseman — then 
the variety mollis of O. ilicifolia may be equally considered a valid 
species. The differences between the two plants are sufficiently noted 
by Cheeseman (Manual, p. 286). — New Zealand: South Island: 
Westland—Head of Otira Gorge, in the low forest. L. C. 
876. Pittosporum divaricatum Cockayne, l. c., p. 173. — This is the 
common South Island form, which I consider quite distinet from the 
type which grows in various parts of the Central Botanical Province. I 
hope to publish a description shortly. — New Zealand: South 
Island: Westland—Mount Greenland, in the subalpine scrub. L. C. 
811. Lepidium tenuicaule T. Kirk var. minor Cheeseman, l. c., p. 175. 
— Planta pumila, depressa; caulibus brevissimis, 1—2!/, em longis; 
foliis numerosibus, omnibus radicalibus. — A curious little plant, differing 
from all the specimens of L. tenuicaule that I have seen in the much- 
reduced size, the stems never exceeding an inch in length. The whole 
plant is also much more thick and fleshy than is usual in the typical 
state. Ihave not seen ripe fruit, but the flowers appear to match those 
of the ordinary form. Mr. Aston is the first to discover the species in 
the North Island. — New Zealand: North Island: Titahi Bay, near 
Wellington; B. C. Aston! 
Chordospartium Cheeseman, gen. nov., l. c., p. 175. — Arbor 
vel frutex parva, aphylla; ramis junceis pendulis, squamulis ad nodos 
minimis. Flores purpurei, in racemos multifloros dispositi, Bracteae 
et bracteolae parvae. Calycis dentes breves, subaequales vel superiores 
minores. Vexillum orbiculatum, reflexum, in unguem brevem con- 
tractum; alae dolabriforme-faleatae, liberae, vexillo breviores; carina in- 
curva, obtusa, vexillum subaequans. Stamen vexillare liberum, caetera 
in vaginam connata; antherae uniformes. Ovarium sessile, sericeum, 
3—5-ovulatum; stylus incurvus, apice inflexus, intus longitudinaliter bar- 
batus; stigmate minuto terminali. Legumen brevem, turgidum, rhombeo- 
ovoideum, incurvum, indehiscens. Semen solitarium, estrophiolatum; 
radicula .elongata, biplicata. 
878. Chordospartium Stevensoni Cheeseman, 1. c., p. 175. — A leafless 
shrub or small tree, sometimes attaining a height of 20 ft. or more, 
with a trunk 6—8 in. in diameter. Branches long, slender, pendulous, 
terete or subcompressed, grooved; branchlets !/,, in. diameter, glabrous, 
marked with distant nodes, each node with a minute scale. Leaves not 
seen. Racemes springing from the nodes of the branchlets, single or in 
fascicles of 2—5, 3/,— 1!/, in. long, very many-flowered; rhachis densely 
woolly; pedicels very short; bracts and bracteoles minute. Flowers !/, 
in. long, purple, with darker lines on the standard. Calyx densely 
woolly, cupshaped, minutely 5-toothed. Standard orbicular, reflexed, 
narrowed into a very short claw at the base. Wings dolabriform, fal- 
cate, obtuse, shorter than the keel. Keel incurved, obtuse, equalling the 
standard. Upper stamen free; the others connate into a sheath. Ovary 
sessile, densely silky, linear-oblong, gradually narrowed into the style; 
