514 Transactions. — Botany. 



obscure. Flowers few, solitary, on short decurvecl pedicels in 

 the axils of the upper leaves. Sepals coherent at the base, 

 subacute. Petals linear, oblong, narrowed below, spreading. 

 Fruit not seen. 



South Island. — Nelson : In the forest, Gouland Downs, 

 near Collingwood : H. H. Travers. 



My knowledge of this plant is confined to Mr. Buchanan's 

 description, and a small llowerless specimen, for which I am 

 indebted to him. It is distinguished from all other species 

 by the red bark and rugose leaves with appressed peduncles. 

 Good specimens in flower and fruit are much to be desired, 

 as the anthers and ovary are not mentioned in the original 

 description. 



5. H. latifolia, Endlicher; in Fl. Insul. Prodr. Norf., n. 127. 



A sparingly - branched shrub, 2ft. - 10ft. high, erect or 

 straggling. Leaves ovate -lanceolate, or oblong -lanceolate 

 narrowed into the petiole, 2in.-4in. long, lin. broad, obtuse, 

 coriaceous, encire, sinuate or sinuate-serrate, marginal nerve 

 stout. Flowers not seen. Sepals ovate, in the fruiting state 

 scarcely coherent at the base. Fruiting peduncles very short, 

 erect or curved. Berry 2-seeded; seeds ovoid, flat on the 

 inner face, with irregular longitudinal stvise. on the outer con- 

 vex surface. Strophiole large, cupular. 



North Island. — Auckland: Tapotopoto Bay, T. Kirk; 

 Mount Camel, /. Buchanan; Whangapoua and Flat Island, 

 Great Barrier Island ; Arid Island, T. Kirk ; Three Kings 

 Islands, T. F. Cheesenian. Littoral. Also on Norfolk Island. 



The New Zealand plant has not been seen in flower. 

 Endlicher describes the female flower of the Norfolk Island 

 plant as having abortive or perfect stamens. He also states 

 that the ovary is 2-celled and the stigma capitate, both of 

 which appear to be erroneous. The leaves are strongly re- 

 ticulate on both surfaces. 



6. H. chathamica, n.s. 



An erect shrub, with furrowed lenticellate bai'k. Leaves 

 lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, narrowed at the base, acute, 

 3in.-5in. long, -^in.-liin. broad, very coriaceous, strongly reti- 

 culate on both surfaces, sharply toothed. Flowers in crowded 

 fascicles, dioecious, pedicels slender, longer than the flowers, 

 decurved. Sepals coherent at the base, narrows ovate. Petals 

 very long, obovate with a broad base, revolute at the apex. 

 Anthers with a narrow lanceolate jagged connective, more 

 than half as long as the anther - cells ; dorsal gland cune- 

 ate-spathulate, rounded above. Female flowers not seen. 

 Berry ovoid or almost globose, white ; stigmas 4-lobed ; 

 4- rarely 3-seeded, seeds angled, curved towards the point. 



