186 Transactions. 



Pimelea Crosby-Smithiana sp. nov. 



Planta humilis, ramosa, glabra. 



Rami subgraciles, cicatricibus foliorum delapsorum notati. 



Ramuli glaberrimi, subquadrangulares. 



Folia dense quadrifariam imbricata, erecto-patentia, glaberrima, acuta, 

 supra concava, infra distincte carinata, ad basim sessilem attenuata, 

 anguste ovata, 7 mm. longa, 3 mm. lata, consimilia, margine cartilagineo 

 instructa : subfloralia similia sed paullo latiora. 



Inflorescentia capitata, floribus numerosis. 



Perianthii tubus foliis aequilongus, passim la ids longis albis vestitus ; 

 lobi late oblongi, obtusi, ciliati. 



Stigma exsertum. 



A low diffusely branched shrubby plant. 



Branches rather slender, greyish-brown, marked by the scars of fallen 

 leaves. 



Branchlets glabrous, subquadrangular. 



Leaves closely quadrifariously imbricating, erecto-patent, glabrous, 

 acute, concave above, strongly keeled below, narrowed at the sessile base, 

 narrow-ovate, 7 mm. long, 3 mm. broad, very uniform, with a cartilaginous 

 margin all round ; subfloral similar to the cauline but slightly broader. 



Inflorescence of numerous flowers, capitate. 



Tube of perianth as long as the leaves, everywhere clothed with long 

 white hairs ; lobes broadly oblong, obtuse, ciliate. 



Stigma exserted. 



Hab. — The Hump, a high hill between Lake Hauroko and the sea. 



This plant was collected by Mr. J. Crosby Smith, F.L.S., of Invercargill. 

 Its nearest relative is P. Gnidia Willd. The south-west corner of the South 

 Island is difficult to explore, but Mr. Crosby Smith is reaping a fine reward 

 for his zeal in examining this virgin country. 



Festuca multinodis Petrie and Hackel sp. nov. 



Culmi caespitosi, decumbentes, tandem ascendentes, ramosi, foliosi, 

 1-3 dcm. longi. 



Folia in culmis singulis ad 12, + secunda. 



Panicula 3-6 cm. longa, ovata vel lanceolata, + complanata ; rami 

 inferiores binati, rhachi ramisque glabris. 



Glumae floriferae plerumque ex-aristatae. 



Densely tufted ; culms decumbent below, finally ascending, leafy, 

 more or less geniculate, 1-3 dcm. long, slender, terete, subrigid. Innova- 

 tion shoots extra- vaginal. 



Leaves generally secund, as many as 12 on each culm ; sheaths long, 

 overlapping, glabrous, obscurely striate ; blades abruptly contracted above 

 the ligule, with a callus at their point of origin, shorter than the culms, 

 involute, setaceous, glabrous, acute, not or barely striate. 



Panicle 3-6 cm. long, ovate or lanceolate, more or less flattened, 

 straight, compact ; rhachis and branches glabrous ; lower branches in 

 twos, short, sparingly subdivided. 



Spikelets subsessile or shortly pedicellate, narrow-lanceolate, 8-12 mm. 

 long, bearing 4-8 rather distant florets. 



Empty glumes unequal, thin, the upper reaching to the tip of the 

 lowermost floret, narrow-lanceolate, acute, the lower 1- the upper 3-nerved. 



