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tomentosity of under surface of leaf. Hairs have a tendency towards 
à re ue, as in nitida. In one specimen, upper surface of lea 
dries vd cadi while below the normal green colour (not a 
yellowish hue) remains. In another plant the upper surface retains its 
beautiful lemon-green, or it assumes a slight brownish tinge. Whe- 
ther or not my plant is ‘icifolia, it certainly is not remarkable for its 
yellow hue in the dried state; nor am I sensible of any odour in her- 
barium specimens. Branches and panicle glabrous; inflorescence a 
panicle rather than a corymb, in my specimens. Heads few-flowered ; 
involucral scales subglabrous. 
thout a suite of authentic specimens of dentata and ilicifolia, it 
may appear presumption to call in question Dr. Hooker’s opinion, that 
they are certainly distinct as species. The descriptions given in the 
* Handbook,’ and a comparison thereof with my plant, do not, however, 
convince me of their distinctness. 
5. O. virgata, Hook. f., and var. y, Handb. Fl. N. Z., occur as 
shrubs in the Greenisland district. Buchanan describes them as orna- 
mental, with small, linear, fascicled leaves. 
In the N. Z. Exhibition Catalogue (p. 68), Buchanan also men- 
tions the following as Otago species :— 
6. O. nummularifolia, Hook. f. A very ornamental shrub, with a 
most characteristic name, and small, round, closely-set leaves. 
7. O. operina, Hook. f. The “ Tuté" or * Tupari " (Hector) of the 
Maori; the latter term being also applied, according to him, to O. 
Lyallii, Hook. f. A most ornamental shrub-tree, ** remarkable " for its 
leaves being arranged in star-fascicles, centred by large, white flowers. 
Confined to the western seaboard. 
. O. Colensoi, Hook. f. Also an ornamental shrub-tree, occurrin 
often at elevations of T E feet, apparently in the western districts. 
9. O. moschata, Hook. f. Also ornamental, and musk-smelled,— 
a character, however, common to various other species [e. g. O. dentata 
and O. ilicifolia]. Leaves small, ovate. 
10. O. Cunninghamii, Hook. f. An ornamental shrub-tree, with 
ES showy flower; abounding on west coast. The ** Ake-wharangi ” 
** Wharangi-piro " (Lyall) of the Maori 
uM O. Forsteri, Hook. f. Also an aramona shrub-tree, but with 
few flowers. Wood as in O. avicenniæfolia. 
12. O. Hectori, Hook. f. A very ornamental shrub-tree. 
