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acutely 5-lobed, lobes spreading, tips sub-laciniate. Petals 

 (sometimes 6) sessile, rather large, spreading, broadly ovate 

 and sub-orbicular, with a single middle vein, pale, streaked 

 and tipped with purple ; tips slightly erose or sub-laciniate, sub- 

 apiculate and recurved. Anthers (sometimes 6) sessile, large, 

 gibbous, didymous, with a large thickish clavate connective a 

 little higher than the anther. Stigma very small, sessile, 

 conical, slightly sub-trifid. Fruit 0. 



Hab. Forests, banks of Eiver Mangatawhainui, near Norse- 

 wood, County of Waipawa ; 1886 : W.G. 



Obs. This species certainly approaches very near to M. 

 micranthus, Hook, fil., but it differs in several characters, as 

 well as in its much larger size, with larger flowers and smaller 

 leaves. I suspect this plant is dioecious, and the above descrip- 

 tion of the male flowers only. I first detected it in full flower 

 in March ; and on again visiting the same tree in May (end of 

 month), hoping to obtain fruit, there was not a berry to be 

 found, but the plant still bearing a few flowers. I have for 

 many years noticed young plants of upright growth, and 5-7 

 feet high, in those woods, but always in leaf only, although 

 frequently diligently examined by me. This tree is the only 

 one I found bearing flowers. 



Order VI.— CAEYOPHYLLE^. 



Genus 3. Colobanthus, BartHng. 

 1. C. repens, sp. no v. 



A small quite glabrous low creeping perennial plant, about 

 J-inch high, forming a short densely matted turf; branches 3-4 

 inches long, procumbent, rooting at nodes. Leaves about 

 |- inch long, narrow-linear, subulate, sub-acute with acicular 

 tips, thickish, not rigid, nerveless, green, shining, spreading, 

 recurved ; the lower dilated and largely membranous at base, 

 the upper connate ; minutely ciliate on lower margins ; cilise 

 fugacious. Scapes solitary, axillary, slender, erect, straight, 

 6-7 lines long, longer than leaves. Perianth 1 line long ; 

 sepals 4, broadly ovate, obtuse, shorter than capsule, green, 

 concave, 3-nerved, slightly margined ; margins translucent. 

 Stigmas 4, strongly recurved, stout, papillose, brown. Capsule 

 pale, longer than perianth, valves obtuse, tips rounded. Seeds 

 light-brown, sub-triangular-orbicular, finely granulate. 



Hab. On low alluvial banks, (growing intermixed with 

 Pratia and Hydrocotijle ,) sides of Eiver Mangatawhainui, near 

 Norsewood, County of Waipawa ; 1886 : W.C. 



Obs. A species possessing affinity with C. quitemis and C. 

 billardieri (both New Zealand plants), but differing in habit and 

 in several particulars. 



