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pinnae ternately divided, upper ternately lobed, the whole leaf deltoid- 

 ovate in outline. Petiole as long or longer than the blade, terete, strait,, 

 with short broad membranous sheath, 6 mm. broad at the base. Lowei 

 petiolules 10 mm. to 15 mm. long, upper shorter, ultimate divisions broadly 

 cuneate, flabellate, dentate, teeth subacute not piliferous. Flowering- 

 stems, several, compound, much exceeding the leaves. Peduncles with 

 1 or 2 bracts, the lower, if present, one-third of the distance from the base, 

 usually with 3 linear lobes and a broad clasping base, upper bract set 

 midway on the peduncle and smaller. Umbels compound, primary rays. 

 2-3, with a simple linear bract at the base of each ray. Secondary rays 

 5-7, somewhat unequal, pedicels rather longer than the fruit, 1*5 mm. to 

 2 - 5 mm. Fruit surrounded with an involucre of small linear acute bracts. 

 Head heterogamous, the central florets generally male, the outer her- 

 maphrodite. Calyx of 5 lobes, teeth deltoid, acute, minute. Petals white. 

 Styles subulate, equalling the ovary in length, slightly recurved, fruit ellip- 

 soid, carpels with 5 equal ridges. 



On the upper river steppe, Mount Princess, above Lake Tennyson ; 

 altitude, about 3,500 ft. 



A specimen is deposited in the Canterbury Museum. 



4. Myosotis Laingii Cheeseman. 



A hitherto-undescribed species from Lake Tennyson, now named by 

 Cheeseman. 



5. Haastia pulvinaris var. minor Laing (var. nov.). 



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 Princess (alt., 

 5,000 ft. to 6,000 ft.). The smaller form is apparently distinguished 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. 



A specimen is deposited in the Canterbury Museum. 



6. Clemisia petiolata Hook. var. membranacea Kirk. 



Two forms of this variety were observed, one with the leaf nearly 

 glabrous on both surfaces, and the other with margins covered with a ful- 

 vous pubescence. The leaves in the glabrous form are often cordate at 

 the base, and are broader and shorter than in the form with marginal 

 pubescence. 



Fell-field, Glacier Gully ; about 4,000 ft, 



7. Gnaphalium nitidulum Hook. f. 



Specimens of a species of Gnaphalium were collected on the upper river 

 steppe of the Clarence Valley, at an altitude between 3,000 ft. and 4,000 ft, 

 It appeared to me to agree fairly well with G. nitidulum in its characters, a 

 plant that has not been collected since first obtained by Travers fifty years 

 ago.^ I sent a specimen of it to Mr. Cheeseman, who thus reports upon it :— 



'' No. 1750. Gnaphalium sp. — The female florets are many times more 



numerous than the hermaphrodite, and the pappus hairs are very numerous, 



scabrid at the base, and the achenes are faintly downy. These characters 



place the plant in the genus Gnaphalium. The leaves are about Jin. long, 



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