Tillea.] CRASSULACEA). 143 
acute or mucronate, fleshy, concave above, convex or keeled be- 
neath. Flowers solitary, axillary, j,-}in. diam., white or rosy. 
Calyx-lobes ovate-subulate, acute. Petals 4, exceeding the calyx- 
lobes, broadly oblong, obtuse. Scales 4. Carpels 4, ovoid; style 
recurved. Seeds 8.—Kirk, Students’ Fl. 148. 
SoutH Istanp: Canterbury—Mount Torlesse and Broken River basin, 
Einys! Kirk! 'l'. F. C.; Lake Tekapo, 7. F.C. Otago—Maniototo and Manu- 
herikia Plains, Petrie! 1000-3000 ft. December—January. A well- 
marked plant. 
8. T. Sieberiana, Schultz, Mant. ii. 345.— A small pale 
reddish-brown succulent annual; stems 1-5 in. high, erect, simple 
or branched from the base. Leaves minute, ;4, in. long, connate at 
the base, ovate-oblong or linear-oblong, subacute, thick and fleshy, 
concave above, convex beneath. Flowers very minute, in dense 
axillary clusters mixed with small leaves, at first sessile, but the 
peduncles usually lengthen as the fruit ripens. Sepals 4, ovate- 
lanceolate, acuminate. Petals shorter and narrower, acute. 
Scales wanting. Carpels 4, linear-oblong, nearly equalling the 
sepals when ripe. Seeds usually 2.— Kirk, Students’ Fl. 143. 
T. verticillaris, D.C. Prodr. ii. 382; A. Cunn. Precur. n. 521; 
Faoul, Choir, 48; Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 75; Handb. N.Z. 
Fl. 62; Benth. Fl. Austral. 1. 451. T. muscosa, Forst. Prodr. 
n. 61 (non Linn.); A. Rich. Fl. Nowv. Zel. 322. 
NortH AND SourH Is~anps: Abundant throughout, in dry rocky or 
gravelly places. September—January. Also common in Australia and Tas- 
mania. 
9. T. debilis, Col. ex Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 75.— A very 
small delicate species; stems intricate, filiform or capillary, pro- 
strate, 2-3in. long. Leaves in scattered pairs, minute, {,—, in. 
long, ovate-oblong or linear-oblong. Flowers minute, 1 or 2 in the 
axils of the leaves, sessile or on slender peduncles. Sepals 4, 
oblong, subacute. Petals ovate-acuminate, shorter than the sepals. 
Scales wanting. Carpel ovate-lanceolate, 1- or 2-seeded. — Kirk, 
Students’ Hl. 143. 
Norru Istanp: Hast Coast, Colenso ! 
The only specimen I have seen of this species is a mere scrap in 
Mr. Colenso’s herbarium, and in the absence of additional information I have 
reproduced the description given in the Handbook. 
10. T. purpurata, Hook. f. in Lond. Journ. Bot. vi. (1847) 
472.—A very slender delicate and fugacious annual; stems 1-2 in. 
high, erect or suberect, sparingly branched. Leaves remote, 
connate at the base, j4-4in. long, linear, acuminate, concave 
above. Flowers minute, 7in. diam., on slender pedicels that 
elongate much in fruit. Calyx-lobes 4, ovate, obtuse or subacute. 
Petals 4, equalling the calyx, acuminate. Scales wanting. Carpels 
broadly oblong, obtuse. Seeds numerous, usually 10-15.—Hook. f. 
