ICONES PLANTARUM. 35 
genera, differ in the pappus and uniseriate ray-flowers. It is the “ Black 
Cabbage-tree ” of Rox — and “ Bastard Cabbage-tree ”’ of Burchell’s 
Catalogue.—J. D. Hoo 
Fig. 1. Ray-flower. 2. Itsstyle-arms. 3. Disk-flower. 4. A : - 
ae te mifed yle-arms isk-flower rms of style. 5, Pappus 
Pirate 1046. 
HECTORELLA CASSPITOSA, Hook. J. 
PoRTULACER. 
Fi. czespitosa, Hook. f. in Handbook of New Zealand Flora, 27. 
Has. New Zealand ; dry places in the Lake district of the Otago oll 
alt. 6000 Dr: Hector and Mr. Buchanan. Flowering January to April. 
Herba glaberrima, densissime cwespitosa, ceespitibus convexis 6-10 poll. 
latis. Caules — poll. alti, breves, ramosi, crassitie digiti minoris. Folia 
numerosissima, t poll. longa, densissime imbricata, patula, coriacea, late tri- 
angulari-ovata, infra medium membranacea, basi dilatata, marginibus inte- 
gerrimis et carina incrassatis, gakirs reticulatis. FJores parvi, albi, versus 
apices ramulorum sessiles. Sepala 2, parva, concava, truncata. Pefala 5, 
basi connata, truncata, venosa. Stamina 5, tubo brevi corolle inserta, fila- 
mentis filiformibus petalis eequilongis; anthere lineari-oblon “3 Ovarium 
ovoideum, membranaceum, venosum, in stylum brevem atten stigm 
tibus 1-3 linearibus intus papillosis ; ovula 4-5, e basi loculi oe "funiculis 
gracilibus. 
A very curious little plant, having no known near ally, though such m 
yet be found amongst the Antarctic “Islands or Alps of the Southern Conti. 
nent. It is named in honour AG a r, F.R.S., Director of the Geolo- 
aa Survey of New Zealand, mee to Dr. ae we owe the dis- 
very of so many alpine New ealanal aiid —J. D. Hooker. 
Fig. 1 and 2. Leaves. 3. Flower. 4. Petal and stamens. 5 and 6. Ovaries. 7. Ver- 
tical ition of ovary. ‘8. Ovule :—all magnified. 
Pirate 1047. 
PYGMZA CILIOLATA, Hook. f. 
ScROPHULARINE®. 
P. ciliolata, Hook. f. Handbook of New Zealand Flora, 217. 
Has. New Zealand ; —— and Marlborough a Discovery 
Peaks, rai 5500 ft., Mr. T ; Hopkins river, Dr. Haast 
Herba densissime a ‘yi albis ciliolata. Folia late a 
