Haastia.] COMPOSITE. 321 
fact, the whole plant has the appearance of a woolly cushion marked with 
mamillated projections corresponding to the tips of the branches, The flower- 
heads are sunk in the top of these projections, and are almost hidden by the 
woolly hairs of the leaves. For a detailed account of the vegetative organs of 
the plant, and its minute anatomy, reference should be made to a paper by 
Miss E. Low in the Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxxii. 150. 
2. H. recurva, Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. 156. — Forming 
laxly branched masses 3-9in. broad, everywhere covered with 
soft dense fulvous or rufous wool; branches spreading, open, with 
the leaves 3-2in. diam. Leaves laxly imbricating, 4—?in. long, 
obovate or obovate-spathulate, sharply recurved about the middle ; 
the lower half loosely sheathing the branch, thin and membranous, 
veined, clothed with long woolly hairs; the upper half thicker, with 
the superior surface much puckered and wrinkled, with correspond- 
ing reticulations beneath, both surfaces covered with densely com- 
pacted wool. Heads 4-2in. diam. ; involucral bracts in one series, 
linear, erect, densely woolly on the outside, glabrous within. 
Achene glabrous, not ribbed. Pappus-hairs free or very obscurely 
connate at the base.— Kirk, Students’ Fl. 296. 
SoutH Isntanp: Nelson—Mount Peel, 7. 7. C.; Wairau Gorge, Sinclair 
T. F. C.; Discovery Peaks, Travers ; Clarence Valley, 7. #. C. Marlborough 
—Kaikoura Mountains, Buchanan! Canterbury—Mount Torlesse and moun- 
tains of the Broken River basin, Haast, Enys! Petrie! Cockayne! T. F.C. ; 
Mount White, Armstrong! Usually on dry shingle slopes. 4000-6500 ft. 
December—January. 
3. H. Sinclairii, Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fil. 156.— Loosely 
tufted, much or sparingly branched, often simple. Branches de- 
cumbent or suberect, 3-9in. long. Leaves erect or rarely spread- 
ing, laxly imbricating, 4-3 in. long, oblong - obovate or rounded- 
obovate, flat, everywhere densely clothed with white or pale ful- 
vous wool, thin and membranous towards the base, 5—7-veined 
when the wool is removed, upper portion thicker and slightly 
rugose. Heads large, 3-14 in. diam.; involucral bracts in 2 series, 
with scarious tips, linear or linear-obovate, outer densely woolly, 
the inner nearly glabrous. Achene linear- oblong, smooth and 
glabrous, not ribbed. Pappus-hairs free to the base.—Ic. Plant. 
t. 1008; Kirk, Students’ Fl. 296. H. montana, Buch. in Trans. 
N.Z. Inst. xix. (1887) 215. 
SoutH Istanp: Not uncommon on dry shingle slopes in alpine localities 
from Nelson to the west of Otago. 4000-6500 ft. December—January. 
Allied to the preceding, but distinguishable by the less-branched habit, paler 
wool, flat leaves, and larger heads. 
4. H. Greenii, Hook. f. ex T. Kirk Students’ Fil. 296. — 
‘Densely tufted, about 2in. high; stems with the leaves 4 in. 
diam. Leaves densely imbricating all round the stem, +in. long, 
obovate-cuneate, rounded at the tip, thickly clothed on both sur- 
faces with long straight hairs which meet beyond the margin and 
completely hide the leaves. Flowers unknown.” 
11—Fi. 
