114 LEGUMINOSAS. [Carmichelia. 
SouryH Istanp: Mount Cook district, 7’. #. C.; Central Otago, not uncom- 
mon, Petrie! Var. robusta: Nelson—Wairau Valley, 1’. #.C. Canterbury— 
Broken River basin, Hnys! Kirk ! Petrie! T. F.C.; Kowai River, Petrie! 
The distinguishing characters of this species lie in its stout rigid habit, 
almost terete branchlets, numerous often fascicled racemes of rather small 
flowers, and the turgid pod. Mr. Kirk’s C. robusta cannot be separated except 
by the longer and proportionately narrower pod with a larger number of seeds, 
and is best kept as a variety. 
8. C. subulata, 7. Kirk, Students’ Fl. 112.—A slender erect 
often leafy glabrous shrub 1-3 ft. high, with almost terete branches. 
Branchlets j,—;,in. broad, compressed or plano-convex, strict and 
rigid, grooved or striated. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets oblong- 
obovate, retuse. Racemes laxly 3-6-flowered, one or several 
together; pedicels silky or almost glabrous, shorter than the 
flowers. Calyx campanulate; teeth minute, acute. Standard 
broader than long, about equal in length to the wings and keel. 
Pod 4-3in. long, turgid, subulate, acuminate; beak short, stout, 
straight. Seeds 1-4, usually 2. 
SourH Istanp: Marlborough—Blenheim and Wakamarina, Kirk! Uan- 
terbury—Apparently not uncommon on the plains, Kirk! Petrie! T. F. C.; 
Akaroa, Kirk! Broken River, Hnys! Otago—Near Dunedin, Petrie ! 
This appears to be characterized by the strict and slender sometimes almost 
filiform branchlets, small flowers, and turgid subulate pods. Herbarium speci- 
mens in flower alone are easily confounded with C. jlagelliformis, but the pods 
are altogether different. 
9. C. virgata, T. Kirk, Students’ Fl. 112.— An erect rigid 
glabrous shrub 3-4 ft. high, branched from the base. Branchlets 
numerous, terete or plano-convex, grooved. Leaves not seen. 
Racemes few, 3—5-flowered, lax; pedicels and rachis glabrous or 
puberulous. Calyx campanulate, glabrous; teeth short, acute. 
Standard broader than long, equalling the wings and exceeding the 
keel. Pods (not quite ripe) 4in. long, oblong, turgid, narrowed 
below; beak short, straight, subulate. Seeds 1-3. 
Sourn Isnanp: Otago—Petrie; Southland, at Makarewa and Orepuki, 
Kirk! 
‘I am only acquainted with this plant through a few imperfect speci- 
mens in Mr. Kirk’s herbarium, and have therefore reproduced in its main 
features the description given in the ‘‘ Students’ Flora.’”’ Mr. Kirk remarks 
that it is ‘‘ distinguished by the paucity of its racemes, small whitish flowers, 
and oblong pod narrowed at both ends.’’ I fear that it is much too closely 
allied to C. swbulata. 
10. C. diffusa, Petrie in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxv. (1893) 272.—A 
small erect or spreading glabrous much-branched shrub 1-2ft. high. 
Branchlets slender, ;,—-7; in. wide, compressed or plano-convex or 
almost terete, striate. Leaves not seen. Racemes numerous, 
short, 3-6-flowered ; pedicels shorter than the flowers. Calyx cup- 
shaped, mouth ciliolate ; teeth minute, sometimes hardly evident 
