Chapman. — On a Netc Species of Gelmisia. 407 



leaves ; pedicel slender, i-iu. long or less, sparingly cottony, 

 dilated at the base of the receptacle ; involucral scales in two 

 series, linear-oblong ; the outer series broader and villous, the 

 inner narrower and glandular. 



Heads Jin. long, ^in. wide ; florets numerous ; those of the 

 ray with a short narrow ligule and a deeply divided style ; of 

 the disc, with a rather long sparingly silky corolla-tube, con- 

 tracted above the insertion of the stamens, and with shorter 

 and broader divisions of the styles ; pappus of few simple 

 crumpled or wavy hairs ; achene densely silky. 



This species is common by the open banks of streams and 

 in swampy situations at Catliu's Eiver, where it is known as 

 the " swamp gam." It also grows in the upper valleys of the 

 Clutha Eiver, at the Matukituki, &c., and along the Kawarau 

 Eiver as far as the Cromwell Flat. I have not seen it anywhere 

 in the Clutha basin below the mouth of the Kawarau Gorge. 

 As a species it is perfectly distinct from the most nearly allied 

 forms, Olcaria odorata, mihi, and Olcaria virgata, Hook. f. 

 tt is much closer to 0. odorata than to 0. virgata. It flowers 

 at least four months before the former, and a month or more 

 before the latter. x\t Dunedin tind Catlin's Eiver the time of 

 llowering is October. In general appearance it greatly re- 

 sembles 0. fragrantismna, mihi, but the leaves are larger and 

 not lozeuge-shaj)ed, the twigs are not flexuous, and the 

 inflorescence is quite different. 



Art. XLIII. — On a New Species of Celmisia. 



By F. E. Chapman. 



[Rcucl before the Otaejo Institute, lOtli June, 1890.] 



Celmisia campballensis. 



A low-growing glabrous species. Not tufted. 



Leaves rosulate, 3in.-6in. long, ^in.-lin. wide, lanceolate, 

 obtuse or acute, serrate, coriaceous. Above, glabrous ; below, 

 thinly clad with loose hairy tomentum. Eemarkably deeply 

 rii:)bed. Sheathing. 



Scapes numerous, 12in. high. Slightly tomentose. Bracts 

 numerous, lin.-2in. long, large, shcatliing, glabrous or shghtly 

 tomentose, serrate. 



Head very similar in size and colour and the form of in- 

 volucral scales to C. vernicosa. 



Corolla-tube pilose; pappus ^in. long; achene hispid. 



Hab. Campbell Island. 



