Dracophylium.] EPACRIDEZ:. 421 
aginous, closely and minutely serrulate. Panicles lateral from 
below the leaves, 3-5in. long, sparingly branched and often re- 
duced to a simple raceme, drooping; rhachis and pedicels pubes- 
cent. Flowers large, waxy-white, 4in. long, on short curved 
pedicels. Calyx small, not + as long as the corolla; sepals 
broadly ovate, subacute, striate. Corolla large, campanulate, tube 
three or four times as long as the calyx; lobes very short, re- 
curved. Anthers included. Capsule depresso - globose, 4-2 in. 
diam.—Handb. N.Z. Fil. 181. 
Sourn Is~tanp: Canterbury-—Ashburton Mountains, Potts! (flowers not 
seen). Otago—Lake district, Buchanan! mountains above Lake Harris, Kirk ! 
mountains to the west of Lakes Wakatipu and Te Anau, Petrie! Humboldt 
Mountains, Cockayne! Dusky Bay, Menzies, Reischek! Port Preservation, 
Lyall. Stewart IsuaAnp: Mount Anglem, Kirk! Ascends to 4500 ft., 
descends almost to sea. level in Dusky Sound. December—February. 
An exceedingly distinct species, with the largest flowers of the genus. 
Alpine specimens are sometimes only 1-2 ft. high, with few very stout naked 
branches bearing a globose head of squarrose leaves. 
5. D. strictum, Hook. 7. Fl. Antarct. i. 48.—A much-branched 
shrub; branches bare below, ringed with the scars of the fallen 
leaves. Leaves erect or spreading, variable in size, 14~4 in. long, 
¢-4in: wide at the sheathing base, which is not conspicuously 
broader than the blade, gradually tapering into a rigidly acuminate 
or pungent point, flat or slightly concave, somewhat glaucous, coria- 
ceous. margins minutely serrulate. Panicles terminal, 14—4 in. 
long, narrow, erect or curved or cernuous; rhachis and pedicels 
glabrous or puberulous. Bracts caducous. Flowers rather nu- 
merous, 4—tin. long, shortly pedicelled, white. Calyx small, 
about 4 the length of the corolla; sepals broadly ovate, acute, 
finely ciliolate. Corolla narrow-campanulate ; lobes short, broadly 
triangular, with inflexed margins. Anthers included; filaments 
rather long. Capsule depresso-globose, small, #4, in. diam.— Fi. 
Nov. Zel. 1. 168; Handb. N.Z. Fi. 181. D. affine, Hook. f. Fi. 
Antarct. 1.48; Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 168. D. imbricatum, Col. in 
Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxv. (1893) 331. 
NortH anp SourtH Isnanps: From the Thames River to the south of 
Otago, not common. In the South Island mainly found on the western side 
of the island. Sea-level to 3000 ft. Totorowhiti. November—March. 
Very variable in the size of the leaves. On young plants or on vigorous 
shoots they are frequently 4-5 in. long and proportionately broad; vut on old 
plants or in exposed situations they are often reduced to 14 in. or less. 
6. D. Sinclairii, Cheesem. — A tall erect branching shrub, 
usually 4-8fs. high, rarely taller and forming a small tree 
12-20ft. in height; bark brownish-black. Leaves spreading and 
recurved, suberect when young, often clothing the branches for 
a considerable length, 14—din. long, 4-4in. wide at the sheathing 
base, which is not truncate nor auricled and not very much wider 
