Carmchelia. | LEGUMINOSA). 117 
(non &. Br.). C. multicaulis, Col. om Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxv. (1893) 
829. CC. micrantha, Col. l.c. xxvi. (1894) 313. Lotus arboreus, 
Forst. Prodr. n. 258. 
Var. corymbosa, Kirk, Students’ Wl. 114.— Branchlets slender, often 
flaccid and drooping, striate. Pod shorter, broadly oblong, much compressed, 
oblique; valves thin. Seed usually 1.—C. corymbosa, Col. in Trans. N.Z. 
Inst. xxi. (1889) 80. 
Var. Hookeri.—Smaller, 2-4 ft. Racemes very numerous, densely fascicled. 
Flowers larger, 4in. Pod ovate-oblong, less compressed; beak shorter.— 
C. Hookeri, Kirk, l.c. 115. 
Var. acuminata.—Pods +-3in., broadest at the base, almost obpyriform, 
somewhat falcate, acuminate; beak oblique. Otherwise as in the type, but 
flowers not known.—C. acuminata, Kirk, l.c. 
NortH anp SoutH Isuanps: Not uncommon from the Upper Thames and 
Waikato southwards. Var. corymbosa: Hawke’s Bay, Colenso! Var. Hookeri: 
South of Wellington Province, Kirk! Var. acwminata: Palliser Bay, Kirk ! 
Sea-level to 3000 ft. November—January. 
As a species C. flagelliformis is best distinguished by the slender grooved 
branchlets, minute flowers, which are either in open racemes or fascicled, and in 
the short broad pod, which is much compressed, and ends in a stout subulate 
beak sometimes 7, in. long. In dry places it is usually leafless when adult, but 
frequently produces leaves in moist situations, or where shaded. Mr. Kirk’s 
C. Hookeri appears to me to differ in no essential character ; and his C. acumi- 
nata is founded on a single fruiting specimen, which altogether agrees with 
C. flagelliformis except for a slight difference in the shape of the pod. 
15. C. gracilis, Armstr. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xii. (1880) 336. 
—A slender shrub 3-6ft. high; stems weak, flexuous, terete, 
sparingly branched, often interlaced or scrambling over other 
bushes, more or less leafy, especially when growing in sheltered 
places. Branchlets almost filiform, grooved, silky or pilose. Leaves 
4-l1in. long, pinnately 3—5-foliolate ; petioles silky ; leaflets 4-1in., 
broadly obcordate, glabrous. Racemes loosely 2-6-flowered ; pedi- 
cels slender, silky. Flowers rather large, +4in. Calyx cam- 
panulate ; teeth long and narrow, acute, silky within. Standard 
broad, 2-lobed, slightly longer than the keel. Pods tin. long, 
elliptic, turgid; replum thick; beak very long, straight, stout, 
subulate. Seeds 2.—C. Kirku, Hook. f. im Ic. Piant. t. 1332; Kirk, 
Students’ Fl. 113. 
SoutH Istanp: Canterburv—Vicinity of Christchurch, Armstrong ! Haast! 
Cockayne! Otago—Cardrona Valley, Kirk! Otepopo River, Sowburn, Petrie ! 
Sea-level to 1500 ft. November—December. 
A distinct species, at once recognised by the weak terete stems, large flowers, 
and large turgid pod with a long almost pungent beak. 
16. C. compacta, Petrie in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xvii. (1885) 272. 
—An erect much and closely branched shrub 2-4ft. high. 
Branchlets numerous, strict, erect, ;4—-j,in. diam., terete or 
nearly so, striate. Leaves not seen. Racemes $-2in. long, nume- 
rous, lax, pedunculate, 3-8-flowered; pedicels slender, glabrous, 
usually longer than the flowers. Flowers +in. long, pinkish-white, 
