136 FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND. [Composite. 
A larger species than either of the former, and the only one at present known with quite smooth leaves. Stems 
loosely tufted, slender, 4-10 inches long, much branched. Leaves crowded along the terminal branches, imbricating 
at the base, spreading, + inch long, linear or linear-oblong, blunt, concave, rather coriaceous, quite smooth, pale 
yellow-green. Heads of flowers hardly exserted beyond the upper leaves, amongst which they nestle. nvolucrat 
scales loosely imbricated ; outer like the leaves, but often brown at the tip; inner longer, radiating, with white tips, 
or sometimes with the whole upper half white. 
4. Raoulia subsericea, Hook. fil.; dense csespitosa, caulibus brevibus ramosis erectis v. ascendentibus, 
foliis dense imbricatis lineari-ligulatis obtusis sericeis subcoriaceis patentibus v. suberectis enerviis, capitulis 
majusculis, involucri imbricati squamis exterioribus brevibus lanatis intimis plurimis 1-serialibus basi 
scariosis supra medium lineari-elongatis radiantibus albidis, flosculis perplurimis. 
Has. Middle Island. Port Cooper, Lyall. 
. A very pretty little species, with a conspieuous white ray to the head of flowers, which is not so large or broad 
as in the following species. Stems 1-2 inches high, densely tufted, covered with closely imbricating, spreading, or 
suberect leaves. Leaves linear, 3—4 lines long, sometimes rather spathulate, broader towards the end, more or less 
silky, sometimes nearly glabrous, blunt, rather coriaceous, green. Heads large for the size of the plant, about twice 
as long as the leaves, with very numerous florets. Outer scales of the involucre woolly, with scarious tips; inner 
forming a regular series of many linear white rays. 
5. Raoulia grandiflora, Hook. fil.; caule robusto brevi simplici v. diviso curvo folioso radicante, foltis 
dense imbricatis erectis lineari-lanceolatis ligulatisve subacutis striatis sericeis nitidis vaginis lanatis mem- 
branaceis, capitulis magnis foliis supremis immersis, involucri squamis extimis paucis brevibus sericeis intimis 
1-seriatis longe radiatis albidis linearibus obtusis, acheniis receptaculoque pilosis. Tas. XXXVII. 4. 
Has. Northern Island. Top of the Ruahine range, Colenso. 
Much the prettiest and largest species of the genus, conspicuous for its imbricating, shining, silky leaves, 
and large capitula, with white, radiating, involucral scales. Stems curved, stout, simple, rooting from amongst the 
leaves, apparently prostrate and ascending, 2-3 inches long, with the leaves 4-4 inch thick. Leaves closely imbri- 
cated, erect, shining and silky, lanceolate or linear, rather sharp, striated or furrowed, with broad, woolly, mem- 
branous sheaths. Heads very large for the size of the plant, upwards of $ inch across. Outer ¿mvolucral scales 
short and silky; inner forming a very distinctly separate series of about twelve to fifteen white spreading rays. 
Achenia and receptacle hairy.—This species very much resembles a single-headed Helichrysum ; but I have retained 
it in Raoulia, because of its evident close affinity to R. subsericea, and the very narrow receptacle. —PLATE XXXVII. A. 
Fig. 1, involueral scale; 2, receptacle; 8, floret of the circumference; 4, of the disc; 5, pappus; 6, stamen :—all 
magnified. 
Gen. XV. GNAPHALIUM, Zinn. 
Capitulum multiflorum, heterogamum ; flosculis omnibus tubulosis, radii 9 , pluriserialibus, tenuissimis, 
disci $. Involucrum disco æquale v. longius, oblongum v. late hemisphericum ; squamis erectis v. radian- 
tibus imbricatis scariosis apicibus plerumque hyalinis. Receptaculum planum v. convexum, nudum. An- 
there basi bisete. Achenia teretia, papillosa v. glaberrima. Pappus l-serialis, setis filiformibus scaberu- 
lis.— Herbs plereque lanata. 
Woolly herbs, with alternate, generally narrow leaves, and solitary or corymbose heads of flowers. Heads 
many-flowered ; florets of the circumference in many series, numerous, very slender, female; the rest tubular, 
campanulate above, four- to five-toothed, hermaphrodite. Involucre of various forms, broad, with long, spreading, 
white rays in the first two sections; narrow, cylindrical, with conniving or erect, imbricating, hyaline, or scarious 
scales in the last section. Receptacle convex or nearly plane, broad or narrow. Anthers with two tails. Achenia 
