190 Vermischte neue Diagnosen. 
gamous, the central florets generally male, the outer hermaphrodite. 
Calyx of 5 lobes, teeth deltoid, acute, minute. Petals withe. Styles 
subulate, equalling the ovary in length, slightly recurved, fruit ellipsoid, 
carpels with 5 equal ridges. — New Zealand: On the upper river 
steppe, Mount Princess, above Lake Tennyson; altitude, about 3,500 it. 
— A specimen is deposited in the Canterbury Museum. 
933. Haastia pulvinaris var. minor Laing, |. c., p. 67. — In omnibus 
partibus minor quam typus; rami unacum foliis 6 mm usque ad 15 mm 
lati. Pappi capilli non supra incrassati, magis autem scabridi, pene 
fimbriati. — Two distinct forms of this species appear on Mount Prin- 
cess (alt, 5000 ft. to 6000 ft). The smaller form is apparently distin- 
guished by the pappus hairs being scabrid, almost fimbriate at the tips. 
and not thickened as in the typical form. The tomentum of this variety 
in the specimens we got is much whiter than that in the normal variety. 
— New Zealand. 
934. Alectryon grandis Cheeseman, l. c., p. 159. — Arbor 15-pedalis 
et ultra; ramulis sericeo- et ferrugineo-pubescentibus. Folia pinnata, 
alterna, breviter petiolata, 22—30 cm longa; foliola 2—3-juga, brevissime 
petiolata, late oblonga vel ovato-oblonga, obtusa vel subacuta, 10—18 cm 
longa, 5—9 cm lata, praeter costam venasque primarias plus minusve 
sericeo-pubescentia; venis ultimis conspicue reticulatis, subtus elevatis. 
Flores ignoti. — New Zealand: Cliffs on the north side of the 
Three Kings Islands; a single small clump alone seen, T. F. C. — This 
is the plant referred to at page 103 of the Manual under the name of 
Alectryon excelsum var. grandis. Although no doubt existed as to its 
being a distinct species, I have deferred describing it as such, in the 
hope that some visitor to the Three Kings Islands might return with 
flowering specimens. But, as twenty-two years have elapsed since its 
original discovery without producing any additional information, it seems 
advisable to publish it without further delay. As the islands are now 
visited at least once every year, I trust that the publicity drawn to the 
plant may result in its rediscovery. — A. grandis can be distinguished 
from A. excelsum without the slightest difficulty by the small number of 
leaflets to each leaf, and by their shape and much greater size. In 4. 
excelsum the leaflets are 2—4 in. long, and are ovate-lanceolate in shape; 
whereas in A. grandis they are 4— in. in length, and are broadly 
de or ovate-oblong. They are also firmer in texture, and much more 
obtuse. 
Coxella (F. Müll) Cheesem. et Hemsl., nov. gen. ined. in Illustr. N. 
Z. Flora, tab. 64: Diagn., l. c., p. 160. 
Herba erecta, perennis, glabra. Folia pinnatim decomposita; seg 
mentis linearibus, planis, flaccidis, non spinescentibus. Umbellae com- 
positae, axillares, pedunculatae, in paniculam dispositae. Involucri brac- 
teae paucae, parvae, anguste lanceolatae. Flores albi. Calycis dentes 
prominuli. Petala latiuscula, acumine brevi inflexo. Fructus late ob- 
longus, a dorso compressus, subequaliter 5-alatus; alis latis, tenuibus. 
