276 COMPOSITE. (Brachycome.. 
and often jagged. Achenes obovate, glabrous; margins thickened. 
Pappus of very minute scales.—Kirk, Students’ Fl. 259. B. radi- 
cata var. b, Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 127. 
SoutH Isntanp: Canterbury Plains— Near Burnham, Kirk! between 
Springfield and the Kowai River, 7. #.C. Srewart Isuanp: Lyall (Hand- 
book). December—January. 
Although this has a very different appearance from the ordinary state of 
B. Sinclairvi, some varieties of that plant approach it so closely as to be almost 
indistinguishable. 
3. B. Sincelairii, Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. 1387.—An exceed- 
ingly variable perennial herb 1-12in. high, glabrous or more or 
less glandular-pubescent. Rhizome short, stout, branched, ascend- 
ing at the tip. Leaves all radical, 4-3 in. long, oblong- or obovate- 
spathulate to linear-spathulate, rounded at the tip, gradually 
narrowed into a rather broad flat petiole, coriaceous or almost mem- 
branous, sometimes slightly fleshy, entire or variously toothed or 
lobed or even pinnatifid. Scapes 1 or several, strict, 1-12in. high, 
glabrous or more or less glandular, naked or with 1-2 minute linear 
bracts. Heads very variable in size, 4—$in. diam.; involucral 
bracts oblong to linear, obtuse or subacute, glabrous or glandular- 
pubescent; margins thin, purplish or whitish, usually jagged. 
Ray-florets numerous; ligules very variable in length. Achenes 
much compressed, narrow-obovate, usually glabrous, margins 
slightly thickened.— Kirk, Students’ Fl. 260. 
NortH Isuanp: Mountainous districts from the East Cape southwards, but. 
rare and local. SourH Istanp: Abundant in mountain districts throughout. 
1000-6000 ft. December—February. 
Very variable in the size and shape of the leaves, and in their being entire, 
toothed, or lobulate, or even pinnatifid ; but the variations are not constant, and 
entire and lobulate leaves can often be found on the same plant. The heads 
also vary greatly in size. 
4. B. odorata, Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. 138.—Rhizome 
stout, creeping, branched, ascending at the tips. Stems 2-4 in. 
long, erect or ascending, branched from the base, more or less 
pubescent or glandular, as are the leaves, scapes, and involucres. 
Leaves few, 4-lin. long, including the slender petiole; blade 
oblong- or obovate-spathulate, obtuse, deeply and unequally 3-8- 
lobed. Peduncles terminating the branches, 1-3 in. long, rather 
slender. Heads 1+-4in. diam.; involucral bracts oblong, obtuse. 
Ray-florets with short ligules. Achenes linear-clavate, densely 
elandular-pubescent.— Kirk, Students’ Fl. 260. B. radicata, Hook. f. 
Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 127 (im part). 
Norru Istanp: Kaweka, Hawke’s Bay, H. Tryon! Patea, Wellington, 
Colenso! Roniu. 
Of this species there are three specimens in Mr. Colenso’s herbarium, and I 
have also seen a single specimen collected by Mr. Tryon. Mr. Colenso states 
that the plant was prized by the Maoris on account of its fragrance, and that the 
flowers were often strung like daisies and worn round the neck. 
