176 Transactions. 



A very remarkable plant, in some respects connecting the genera Corallo- 

 spartium, Carmichaelia, and Notospartiimt. It agrees with the first in the 

 short turgid subrhomboid 1-seeded pod, and in the grooved branchlets, but 

 differs altogether in habit, in the slender branchlets, and in the markedlr 

 different inflorescence. From the section Huttonella of Carmichaelia it is 

 separated by the same characters. It entirely corresponds with Noto- 

 spartium in habit and inflorescence, and has probably been mistaken for 

 that genus in the absence of fruit, which at once distinguishes the two 

 genera. 



Although I consider that the characters of Chordospartium fully justify 

 its erection into a separate genus, it must be confessed that the difl'erences 

 between it and Corallospartium are not of a very pronounced type. If, 

 however, differences of habit, inflorescence, &c., are not considered sufficient 

 to separate Corallospartium and Chordospartium, then, by parity of reason- 

 ing, similar characters of no greater importance cannot be used to distinguish 

 both these groups from the section Ihdtonella of Carmichaelia, and the three 

 genera must merge into one. Some botanists may prefer this course, for it 

 is very much a matter of taste and personal idiosyncrasy whichever view- 

 is adopted. 



I have to express my obligations to Mr. Stevenson for his kindness in 

 forwarding an ample supply of both flowering and fruitmg specimens. 

 Most of these were obtained from a tree growing near his house, which he 

 describes as a beautiful specimen, with a stem bare of branches for about 

 8 ft., above which " it is a perfect weeping model all round for quite 15 ft." 

 Its girth at about 2 ft. from the ground was 20 in. The flowering season 

 stretches from the middle of November to the end of December, and the 

 fruit is ripe at the beginning of April. I have also to thank Mr. T. Keir, 

 of Rangiora, for placing me in commmiication with Mr. Stevenson, and 

 for much valuable assistance in obtaining specimens and information. A 

 drawing of the plant, with full analyses, will appear in the forthcoming 

 " Illustrations of the New Zealand Flora." 



3. Senecio Turneri Cheesem. sp. nov. 



Affinis (6\ laiijolio Banks et Soland., sed foliis magnis ovato- eordatis 

 distinctissima. 



Caulis robustus, 0-6-l-8m. altus, inferue lignosus, prostratus vel decum- 

 bens, nudus ; superne erectus, foliatus ; versus apicem ramosus. Folia 

 alterna, magna ; petioli 15-30 cm. longa, basi longe vaginantes ; lamina 

 10-18 cm. longa, 7-15 cm. diam., cordata vel rotundata-cordata, acuta, 

 membranacea ; venis reticulatis ; marginibus sinuatis et spinuloso-serratis. 

 Folia caulina minora, petiolis brevioribus, auriculis magnis. Bracteae 

 numerosae, lanceolatae. Corymbi laxi, ramosi ; ramis gracilibus. Capi- 

 tula numerosa, 2-3 cm. diam. ; involucri squamae 1-seriales, lineares vel 

 lanceolatae, glabrae vel parce pubescentes. Achenia matura tion visa. 

 Pappus mollis, copiosus, albus. 



Ildb. — North Island : On the faces of wet cliffs by the Upper Wanga- 

 nui River, both above and below the junction of the Mangaio Stream : 

 E. Phillips Turner ! 



A stout glabrous herb 2-6 ft. high. Stem as thick as the finger, woody, 

 prostrate or decumbent and usually naked at the base, leafy above, sparingly- 

 branched at the top only. Leaves alternate, large, spreading, bright green ; 

 petiole 6- 1 2 in. long, winged at the base and broadly amplexicaui, smooth 



