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120 FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND. [ Composite. 
pube arctissime appressa sericeis, panicula ramosa, capitulis 1-8-floris, involucri turbinati sguamis coriaceis 
pubescentibus intimis linearibus obtusis, acheniis pubescentibus, pappo albido. Shawia paniculata, Forst. 
Prodr. Raoul, Choix de Plantes, p. 18. 1.13. Solidago undulata, Banks et Sol. MSS. et Ie. 
Haz. Northern and Middle Islands, Banks and Solander, ete. 
A small tree, very similar indeed to Eurybia furfuracea in habit and appearance, size of foliage, etc., but at once 
distinguishable by its few-flowered capitula. Branchlets and panicle covered with fuscous down. Leaves petiolate 
coriaceous, undulate, 2-3 inches long, elliptical-oblong or oblong-ovate, quite entire, reticulated on both surfaces, 
the under white from the closely appressed down. Panicle of many one- to three-flowered capitula. Involucral 
scales few, six to eight; the outer smaller, downy ; inner smooth, linear. Florets variable in number; generally one 
is ligulate and female, with one to two discoid, hermaphrodite. Achenia pubescent, furrowed. Pappus white.— 
The genus Shawia, founded by Forster on this plant, differs from Huryöia only in the few-flowered capitula, and as 
the species is exceptional in this respect, I have not adopted the name (though the prior one), but have referred this 
and the following to Zurybia, which is well established and contains very many other species. 
10. Eurybia avicenniafolia, Hook. fil. ; arborea, ramis ramulisque sulcatis cano-pubescentibus, foliis 
petiolatis elliptico-lanceolatis ovatisve planis subacutis integerrimis utringue reticulatis subtus pube arctis- 
sime appressa albidis fuscisve, panicule effuse ramis appresse sericeo-pubescentibus, capitulis 3—4-floris, 
involucri turbinati squamis pauciseriatis imbricatis viscosis, acheniis sericeis, pappo albido. Shawia avi- 
cennicfolia, Raoul, l. c. 
Haz. Middle Island. Akaroa, Raoul. Nelson, Bidwill. Milford Sound, Zyall. 
Very similar indeed to Eurybia Forsteri, but leaves plane (not undulated), narrower, more elliptical and acute. 
Involucral scales shorter, and capitula four-flowered. Mr. Bidwill is inclined to consider it a variety of Æ. Forster. 
Gen. III. CELMISIA, Cass. 
Capitulum multiflorum, heterogamum, radiatum. Involuerum late campanulatum ; squamis pluri- v. 
pauci-seriatis, anguste linearibus. Receptaculum nudum, latiusculum, convexum, alveolatum v. fimbrilli- 
ferum. FZ. radii numerosi, 1-seriales, foeminei, ligulati: disc? tubulosi, superne campanulati, 5-fidi, her- 
maphroditi. Pappus rigidus, multisetosus ; setis 2-seriatis, scabris, ineeguilongis, interioribus longioribus. 
Achenium lineari-oblongum.—Herbæ scapiger@ ; foliis omnibus radicalibus, plerumque subtus niveo-tomento- 
sis; scapis bracteatis, 1-foris ; floribus amplis. 
Beautiful herbaceous plants, often forming immense patches on the boggy mountain-tops, with spreading, radi- 
cal leaves, linear, grass-like, or oblong, covered underneath in almost every species with thick white wool; and single- 
flowered scapes. Heads usually large, sometimes very large, with a yellow dise, and broad, revolute, white, pink, or 
purplish ray. Znvolucre broad, spreading, of several rows of linear scales. Receptacle naked, broad, convex. Plorets 
of the ray very numerous, in one series, female; those of the disc tubular, bell-shaped above, five-cleft, hermaphrodite. 
Pappus of two series of many unequal scabrid bristles, the outer shorter. Achenium linear-obovate, not furrowed, 
smooth or silky.—This beautiful genus is confined to Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand, abounding in the 
southern parts of the latter islands, and on the mountains, where the large flowers of several species are most con- 
spicuous, resembling gigantic Daisies. One species, C. vernicosa (Fl. Antarct. p. 34. t. 26, 27), not yet found in 
New Zealand, probably exists on its lofty southern mountains, as it abounds in Auckland's and Campbell’s Island. 
It may be recognized by its numerous linear, rigid, varnished, perfeetly smooth leaves, forming broad stars spread out 
on the ground. The allied genus Plewrophyllum (El. Antarct. p. 30. t. 22, 25) also abounds in the two above-named 
islands, but has not hitherto been found in New Zealand. Tt contains two species, which may be known by their 
being erect and tall stout herbs, with very broad, woolly, plaited leaves and panicled flowers ; those of P. speciosum with 
