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Much smaller and more slender than the type ; branches much less 

 robust and less thickly clothed with tomentum. Leaves 2|-4 in. long 

 including the petiole, 1-1| in. broad, narrow elliptic-oblong to oblong- 

 spathulate, gradually narrowed at the base into a rather slender petiole 

 1 in. long, much thinner and less coriaceous than in the type, tomentum 

 on the under-surface much less dense. Peduncles 2 or 3 towards the ends 

 of the branches, 3-5 in. long, slender, angular, sparingly tomentose, fur- 

 nished above the middle with 2 or 3 linear-spathulate bracts. Heads 

 small, f-1 J in. diam., longer and narrower in proportion than those of the 

 type, almost campanulate in shape ; involucral bracts narrower and less 

 densely tomentose. 



So far as can be judged from the rather scanty suite of specimens in 

 my possession, this is a well-marked variety, distinguishable from the 

 typical form at a glance by its much smaller size, more slender habit, less 

 copious tomentum, much more slender peduncles, and smaller heads. It 

 appears to keep its characters in cultivation. 



3. Celmisia Thomsoni Cheesem. n. sp. 



'Ab C. bellidioides Hook. f. difiert caulibus brevioribus et densissime 

 compactis, foliis magis coriaceis rosulatis et arete imbricatis, superne dis- 

 tincte setulosis. 



Herba pusilla, caespitosa. Rhizoma breve, ramosum, prostratum ; 

 ramis numerosis, brevibus, densissime compactis, 2-5 cm. longis, superne 

 foliosis. Folia nnmerosa, imbricata, rosulatim disposita, 0'75-l'25cm. 

 longa, 3-5 mm. lata, angiiste obovato-oblonga aut lineari-oblonga, obtusa 

 vel obtuse apiculata, basi attenuata, coriacea, supra copiose et distincte 

 setulosa ; marginibus minute denticulatis ; petiolis brevibus. Scapi 

 graciles, 4-7 cm. longi, 2^-bracteati, glabra aut sparse glanduloso-tomen- 

 tosa ; bracteis angustis. Capitula 1-2 cm. diam. ; involucri squamae 

 paucae. Achenium sericeum. 



Hab. fc>outh Island : Eyre Mountains, Central Otago, in rock-crevices 

 on the faces of cliffs, alt. 5,000-6,000 ft., W. A. Thomson and J. Speden / 



Forming compact cushion-like patches 1-3 in. diam., rarely more. Root- 

 stock short, much branched, prostrate ; branches usually numerous, densely 

 compacted, leafy above. Leaves numerous, closely imbricate and rosulate, 

 |— I in. long, |-i in. broad, narrow obovate-oblong or almost linear-oblong, 

 obtuse or bluntly apiculate, narrowed at the base, thickly coriaceous, dull 

 green, glabrous beneath, upper surface setulose with short stiff glandular 

 hairs ; margins furnished with minute irregailar denticles ; petioles short, 

 broad, sheathing at the base. Scapes from near the tips of the branches, 

 1^-2| in. long, very slender, glabrous or more commonly sparsely glandular- 

 tomentose above ; bracts 2-4, narrow-linear. Heads ^-| in. diam. ; in- 

 volucral bracts few, narrow linear-oblong, acute, green or the outer ones 

 purplish-green. Rays numerous, spreading. Achenes densely silky. 



I have much pleasure in dedicating this interesting plant to Mr. W. A. 

 Thomson, of Dunedin, who in company with Mr. J. Speden was the first 

 to collect it. Although allied to C. bellidioides, it differs from that species 

 in several important characters. It is much smaller and much more com- 

 pactly branched, thus assuming a tufted cushion-like habit quite different 

 from the creeping and mat-like appearance of C. bellidioides. The leaves 

 are much more closely placed, and are decidedly rosulate, while the upper 

 surface is sprinkled all over with short stifE glandular hairs. The scape 



