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no stem, or a few short spreading ones from the roots, and spreading radical leaves, which are 1—3 inch long, 
smooth and coriaceous or succulent, broad- or narrow-obovate or spathulate, narrowed gradually into petioles 
longer than the blade, which is deeply lobed or pinnatifid, the lobes rounded or blunt.  Scapes several from the root, 
curving upwards, stout, 3-7 inches long, striated, quite smooth, or pubescent and glandular, naked, or with one or 
more linear bracts. Heads 1-1 inch across. Involucral scales broadly linear, in one series, blunt, with broad mem- 
branous margins, smooth or glandular. Receptacle naked, convex, papillose. Florets of the ray in one series, with 
broad revolute white rays, female; those of the disc yellow, tubular, five-toothed, hermaphrodite. Acheniwm com- 
pressed, linear-obovate, blunt, glandular and viscid, tipped with a very short pappus, of few bristles, when ripe 
smoother, with a thickened margin.—This genus has hitherto been supposed to be confined to Australia and Tas- 
mania, where many species are found. (Name from Bpayus, short, and kop, hair; in allusion to the short pappus.) 
1. Brachycome radicata, Hook. fil.; radice lignosa elongata fibrosa, caule nullo v. caulibus paucis 
breve decumbentibus foliosis, foliis longe petiolatis late obovatis spathulatisve profunde lobatis pinnatifidisve 
lobulis rotundatis, scapis erectis glandulosis glaberrimisve, involucri squamis late linearibus obtusis, flosculis 
radii ligula alba late lineari, acheniis lineari-obovatis obtusis glandulosis marginatis, pappo brevissimo. 
Var. 8; foliis anguste lineari-spathulatis pinnatifidis lobis rotundatis. 
Has. Northern Island, Cunningham, Colenso. Middle Island, Lyall. Var. 8. Southern Island, 
Lyall. Nat. name, * Roniu,” Colenso. 
The smallest species of the genus with which I am acquainted, allied to the B. scapiformis of Tasmania. The 
var. B looks a different species; but I have only one small specimen, and that in young flower only. Mr. Colenso 
says that the natives prize the flowers very much on account of their scent, and string them like daisies to hang round 
their necks. 
Gen. VII. COTULA, Linn. 
Capitulum wultiflorum, discoideum, heterogamum. JImvolueri squame sub-2-seriate, lineares, 
margine membranacee. Receptaculum planum, nudum, papillosum. FV. radii 2, 1-3-seriales, corolla 0 
v. incompleta: disci v. 2, tubo corolle plano, obcompresso, basi seepe truncato v. bilobo, apice 4-crenato 
v. dentato. Achenium plano-obcompressum, marginatum, epapposum: fl. radii stipitatum, disci seepius 
sessile, angustum.—Cotula e Strongylosperma, DC. Prodr. ete. 
Succulent or tender herbs, often growing in watery places, with straggling, rooting, sparingly leafy stems, 
which ascend, and, appearing like scapes, bear solitary button-like heads of yellow flowers. Heads many-flowered, 
without a ray. Jnvolucral scales in two series, linear, blunt, rather membranous. Receptacle rather convex, 
papillose, naked, except at the margin, which bears the persistent stalks of the outer florets. Florets of the circum- 
ference in one or several series, female, without a corolla, or with a very imperfect one; those of the dise very nu- 
merous, hermaphrodite or male; corolla tubular, compressed, four-toothed or crenate, often cordate or lobed at the 
base. Achenium of the ray oblong, much compressed, or with a broad wing, which forms a rudimentary sometimes 
bifid corolla round the very short simple or bifid style, pedicellate, the stalk slender, looking like an achenium; 
that of the disc smaller, often abortive.— This is a very insignificant-looking genus of weedy plants, found in various 
parts of the world. Some of the species are very widely diffused, especially one of the New Zealand ones. (Name 
from korvAn, a cup; in allusion to the form of the involucre.) 
1. Cotula coronopifolia, L.; glaberrima, caule crassiusculo ascendente radicante, foliis amplexi- 
caulibus lineari-lanceolatis varie incisis lobatis pinnatifidisve lobulis rotundatis obtusis, ramis scapiformibus 
apice 1-cephalis, capitulis glaberrimis, acheniis radii late alatis ala apice bifida stylum fovente dorso glandu- 
losis v. pilosis. Linn, Sp. Pl. DC. Prodr. 
Has. Northern and Middle Islands; abundant on the eastern side, Banks and Solander, ete. 
