Carmichelia.} LEGUMINOSA. 115 
Pods very small, 4—-1in. long, obliquely oblong, slightly narrowed 
at the base; valves slightly convex; beak short, stout, subulate.— 
Kirk, Students’ Fl. 112. 
South Isnanp: Canterbury—Near Lincoln, Kirk! Otago—Buchanan ! 
Otepopo River, Petrie ! 
I have seen few specimens, and those by no means good, of this curious 
ittle species. It appears to have the habit of C. flagelliformis var. corym- 
bosa, differing only in the smaller size and smaller pod, and will probably prove 
to be a form of that plant. Mr. Kirk’s specimens from Dry River, Wellington, 
quoted in the ‘‘ Students’ Flora,’’ are certainly referable to C. flagelliformis. 
11. C. grandiflora, Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. 49.—An erect 
or spreading much-branched glabrous shrub 2-6 ft. high, usually 
leafy in spring and summer. Branchlets spreading or rarely 
fastigiate, ;4,-4in. broad, compressed, deeply grooved. Leaves 
numerous, pinnately 3-5-foliolate; leaflets narrowly or broadly 
obcordate-cuneate, glabrous. Racemes 4~—1lin. long, pedunculate, 
laxly 5-12-flowered; pedicels shorter than the calvx. Flowers 
white or pale-purple, $in. long. Calyx large, campanulate ; teeth 
acute, ciliolate or glabrous. Standard broader than long, exceed- 
ing the keel; wings as long as the keel. Pods oblong, —? in. long, 
gradually narrowed into a rather long subulate beak; valves 
slightly convex. Seeds 2-4.— Kirk, Students’ Fl.110.  C. aus- 
tralis var. grandiflora, Benth. in Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 50. 
Var. divaricata, Kirk. Students’ F'l. l.c.—Branches divaricating at right 
angles, flexuous, compressed at the tips, subterete below. Racemes slender, 
5-15-flowered ; flowers much smaller. Pod elliptic-oblong, narrowed at both 
ends; beak very short. 
SourH Isnranp: Mountain districts from Nelson to Otago; most abundant 
on the western side. Var. divaricata: Upper Waimakariri district, at Mount 
White and the Poulter River, Hnys! near Greymouth, Helms ! Ascends to 
3500 ft.; descends to sea-level in the West Coast sounds. December-—January. 
The chief characters of this variable plant are the leafy habit, glabrous 
deeply grooved branchlets, lax many-flowered racemes, comparatively large 
flowers, and small pod with slightly convex valves and rather long beak. It 
attains its greatest luxuriance in the moist river-valleys of Westland. 
12. C. odorata, Col. ex Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 50.—A much- 
branched shrub 3-10 ft. high, leafy in spring and early summer. 
Branchlets ;—}in. broad, distichous, slender, pendulous, com- 
pressed or plano-convex, grooved, pubescent towards the tips. 
Leaves very numerous, small, +—3 in. long, silky-pubescent, pin- 
nately 3-7-foliolate; leaflets oblong-obcuneate or narrow-obovate, 
notched at the apex. Racemes slender, strict, erect (apparently 
drooping in herbarium specimens on account of the branches being 
pendulous), 10-20-flowered, pubescent, especially when young. 
Flowers small, }-4in. long. Calyx-teeth short, acute, ciliolate. 
Standard broader than long, about equalling the wings and keel. 
Ovary glabrous. Pod 4-4in. long, obliquely ovate, abruptly nar- 
