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green rosettes of Plewrophyllum Hookeri, which may be solitary or several 
together from a branching stem. Frequently the plants grow closely together, 
and many square metres glisten with the silvery covering.” The more 
conspicuous plants associated with the Plewrophyllum are Celmisia vernicosa, 
Veronica Benthami, Bulbinella Rossii, Ranunculus pinguis, and Myosotis 
capitata—all very handsome and noteworthy species. 
P. Hookeri is most nearly related to P. criniferum, with which it agrees 
in the structure of the flower-heads, which are devoid of conspicuous rays. 
It differs in its much smaller size, the leaves seldom exceeding a foot in 
length (they are sometimes as much as 4 ft. in P. criniferum), and in_ both 
surfaces being clothed with silky silvery-white tomentum. The inner leaves 
are erect, as shown in the plate, but the outer ones are usually appressed to 
the ground, thus forming a rosette. A further difference from P. eriniferum 
lies in the fact that that species dies completely down to the ground in 
winter, while in P. Hookeri there always remains a cluster of living leaves in 
the centre of the plant. 
It is much to be desired that the three grand plants composing the genus 
could be established in some of the public gardens of the Dominion. So far, 
the attempts that have been made to establish them have met with very 
limited success. 
Pirate 92. Plewrophyllum Hookeri, drawn from specimens gathered on the Auckland Islands 
by Mz. B. C. Aston, and on Campbell Island by Mr. R. M. Laing. Fig. 1, bract from the involucre (x 4) ; 
2, ray-floret (x 5); 3, the same with the pappus removed (x5); 4, pappus-hairs (x 10); 5, dise- 
floret (x 5); 6, the same with the pappus removed (x 5); 7, anthers (x 8); 8, style-arms (x 8). 
