Petrie. — NeAv Species and Varieties of Native Phantrof/avts. 269 



Hab.—ln clefts of rocks ou Sebastopol Ridge, Sealey Range, Hooker 

 Valley, Mount Cook. Flowers in February and March. 



This interesting addition to the chasmophytic plants of our rocky 

 mountain-slopes was discovered by Mr. Peter Graham, Chief Guide at the 

 Mount Cook Hermitage. I am deeply indebted to him for a fine specimen, 

 and am pleased to associate his name with so remarkable a plant. In some 

 respects it is intermediate between Helichrysum Vaill. and Leucogenes Beau- 

 verd. Fuller material is needed to settle its exact position. 



7. Raoulia cinerea sp. nov. 



Caules ramosi, serpentes, a latere inferiore complures longos radices 

 emittentes, crassiusculi ; rami breves prostrati v. ascendentes. 



Folia dense pluriseriatim imbricata, suberecta, apicibus + incurvata,, 

 integerrima, lineari-subulata, acuminata, 4-6 mm. longa, + | mm. lata,, 

 undique tomento cinereo laxo vestita. 



Capitula ramos terminantia, inter folia ultima immersa, circa 5 mm. 

 lata. 



Invoiucri squamae 2-3 seriatae, folia suprema haud excedentes, scariosae,. 

 subfiavidae, acutae, dorso parce tomentosae, interiores glabrae haud 

 radiatae. 



Flores in capitulo utroque circa 15. 



Pappi setae graciles, nee barbellatae nee apice incrassatae. 



Achenium lineari-oblongum, glabrum. 



Stems branched, forming dead-looking patches, creeping and sending 

 down numerous long slender roots from the underside, with the leaves 

 rather stout ; branches short, prostrate or ascending. 



Leaves densely imbricating in several series, forming small close grey 

 rosettes, suberect and more or less incurved at the tips, entire, linear- 

 subulate, acuminate, 4-6 mm. long, + h mm. broad, everywhere densely" 

 clothed with pale-grey loose tomentum. 



Heads terminating the branches and sunk among the uppermost leaves, 

 about 5 mm. across ; involucral bracts in 2 or 3 series, not exceeding the 

 uppermost leaves, scarious, yellowish, acute, sparingly tomentose on the 

 backs, the innermost glabrous not radiating. 



Florets about 15 in each head. 



Pappus hairs few, slender, not barbellate or thickened at the tips. 



Achene linear-oblong, glabrous. 



Hah. — ^Shingle Peak, Upper Awatere (Marlboroiigh), 5,000 ft. 



This most distinct species was collected by Dr. L. Cockayne, F.R.S., 

 F.L.S., and Mr. S. G. Mowat, in January and February, 1912, to whom 

 I am greatly indebted for specimens. 



8. Myosotis Cockayniana sp. nov. 



Perennis, a basi ramosa ; ramis pilosis, foliosis, subgracilibus, erectis 

 V. ascendentibus, ± 8 cm. longis. 



Folia radicalia pauca, lineari-obiouga, a parte inferiore + angustata, 

 ad 4 cm. longa, 5-6 mm. lata, obtusa, vix recurvata, superne dense piloso- 

 hispida, infra pilis subfirmis plerumque reflexis minus dense pilosa ; caulina 

 sessilia, subcouferta, a summis caulibus condensata, radicalibus similia stni 

 breviora angustioraque, circa 2 cm. longa, 4 mm. lata. 



Racemi inter folia summa immorsi, brevissimi, dens<^ moUiterque pilosi : 

 floribus densissime congestis. 



