126 FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND. | Composite. 
superne precipue pilosis nudis v. bracteolatis, capitulis parvis, involucri squamis linearibus acuminatis, 
flosculis radii ligulis brevibus revolutis, acheniis glandulosis viscidis. 
Var. a; caule elongato, foliis majoribus elliptico-oblongis. 
Var. 8; minor, caule abbreviato, foliis parvis grosse paucidentatis. 
Haz. Northern Island. Top of Ruahine range, Colenso. 
Very similar in habit and general appearance to the Z. Forsteri, but more uniformly hairy. .Petioles long in 
proportion to the size of the plant, slender; leaf elliptical-oblong, rather broader in var. 8, toothed, the teeth apicu- 
late. Scapes slender, 4—6 inches long, hairy on the upper surface. Heads very small, 1—1 inch across, with a narrow, 
small, white or purplish revolute ray. Achenia viscid and glandular. Invoiueral scales acuminate, often tipped with 
brown.—The flowers and achenia of this species very closely resemble those of Z. Commersonii of South America, 
but the leaves are very different. 
3. Lagenophora pinnatifida, Hook. fil.; caule brevi foliis utrinque scapisque hirsutis v. velutino- 
pubescentibus, foliis obovato-oblongis lanceolatisve in petiolum gracilem angustatis obtusis pinnatifido- 
lobatis lobulis obtusis apiculatis, scapis gracilibus nudis v. paucibracteatis patentim pilosis, capitulis 
parvis, involucri foliolis lineari-subulatis acuminatis pubescentibus apicibus subrecurvis, flosculis radii ligula 
anguste lineari parva alba revoluta, acheniis viscidis glandulosis. 
Haz. Northern Island. Patea village, on the east coast, Colenso. 
Foliage thickly covered with soft pubescence, formed of white hairs. Leaves obovate-oblong or lanceolate- 
oblong, narrowed into a slender petiole, 1-3 inches long, which is covered with spreading white hairs; blade 
blunt, deeply lobed in a pinnatifid manner, the segments rounded and blunt, with a short point. Scape long, 
slender, and very pubescent. Head small, 4 inch broad, with a short white ray. JInvolueral leaves narrow, linear, 
subulate, acuminate, somewhat recurved at the tips, very pubescent. Florets of the ray with narrow revolute ligule. 
Achenia glandular and viscid. 
4. Lagenophora /anata, A. Cunn. ; foliis breve petiolatis pilis patentibus hirsutis v. villoso-pubescenti- 
bus oblongo-spathulatis obovatisve basi angustatis obtusis grosse et irregulariter crenato-dentatis coriaceis, 
scapis gracilibus glaberrimis v. puberulis paucibracteatis, capitulis parvis, involucri squamis glaberrimis 
linearibus subacutis apices versus eroso-dentatis, acheniis glaberrimis, flosculis radii ligulis brevibus anguste 
linearibus revolutis. 4. Cunn. Prodr. Bellis pilosa, Banks et Sol. MSS. et Ic. 
Has. Northern Island. Bay of Islands, etc.; abundant on dry grassy hills, Banks and Solander, ete. 
Fl. October. 
Stems very short, with creeping filiform runners. Leaves all radical, spreading, almost sessile, or with very 
short, broad, villous petioles; lamina obovate-oblong or spathulate, coarsely irregularly erenate or dentate, densely 
covered on both surfaces with copious soft hairs, rather coriaceous. Scapes erect, slender, perfectly smooth or 
downy. Heads small, with a narrow ray. Involucral scales linear, acute or blunt, irregularly toothed at the tips, 
which are often discoloured. Florets of the ray with inconspicuous revolute ligule. Achenium quite smooth. —A 
very distinct species from any of the above; it may be recognized by the very hairy nearly sessile leaves, smooth 
scapes and achenia, and small heads of flowers. 
Gen. VI. BRACHYCOME, Cass. 
Capitulum multiflorum, heterogamum. Receptaculum convexum v. conicum, nudum, papillosum v. 
subalveolatum. Involueri late campanulati squamee 1-seriatee, margine membranacee. Moscula radu 
ligulati, 2, 1-seriati: disci tubulosi, 5-dentati, 8. Achenium plano-compressum, erostre, pappo brevissimo 
subsetiformi coronatum,—Herbe scapigere v. caulescentes. 
B. radicata, the only New Zealand species, is a small herb, with stout woody roots of many thick fibres, 
