AllTSTOTELTA COLENSOT {Ilaok., F.) Mr. Colonso's Aristotdia. 



.Si'KCiFic t'liAUACTKH. — A'l'iv siniiliir, in incst respects, 

 to A. I'acetnosn, but difFeriiig in the imieli narrower, jierfeetly 

 glabrous leiivcs, wbieli are ovate-biiu'euliite, luirrowetl into a 

 long aeuminato point, deeply irregularly serrate; and the 



email fruit, which is no bigger than u pe|i|»crcorn. The tiecdw 

 arc an in A. racrnidiiri. I liavc seen no lluuer^. /fnmllioot of 

 Sew /Zealand Flora, jj. 3'A. 



Description, etc.- — This small tree is common to the Northern Island, and is known 

 mostly as gvoMing in the woods of the Wairarapa Valley. Tt is prohahly known in other 

 districts, but its ])resence has not been indicated, it is in .ippearance similar to A. 

 racemosa, but has much smaller leaves and smaller fruit. It is cons(Miuently not so 

 handsome as the foregoing. The able compiler of liie " Ifandbook" not having seen 

 the plant in tlow-er, — only, evidently, having had a fruiting specimen to diagnose, — 

 we are unable to speak as to the size or colour of its flowers. The species is called after 

 Mr. Colenso, P.L.S., as a further tribute to his extensive researches in New Zealand 

 botany. __^_ 



3. AEISTOTELIA FRUTICOSA {Hook., F.) The Shrubby Aristotelia. 



Specific Chakactek. — A small, rigid, erect or decumbent rarely racemose; jieduncles usually short. Petals, i, very 



shrub, w^ith woody tortuous branches, and erect or spreading short, or as long as the calyx, entire or lobed, pink, shorter in 



downy shoots, with red brown bark. T.eayes yery rariable, on the female. Stamens, 1-6; filaments short ; anthers downy; 



shorti downy or gl.abrous petioles, coriaceous, ^-l in. long, oyary 2-1-eclled. Uerry, globose, small, 4 G-seeded. Seed 



oyate-obo\ate, or linear-oblong, obtuse, entire, crenate-toothed, with a bony, rugged testa, coyercd with a lliin pulp — Iltiiid- 



serrate or lobed. Flowers minute, nsuiilly solitary and axillary, look- of Xew Zealand Flora, p. 33. 



Description, etc. — This species is common in mountainous districts throughout the 

 Islands, at an altitude of from 2,000 to 4,000 feet, and varies greatly in character. It is 

 stated by Sir J. D. Hooker, in the "Handbook," " that he made four varieties, but they 

 seem to be only states, determined by age and exposure, rather than hereditary races." 

 Messrs. Hector and Buchanan appear to regard this species as a form of J. racemosa. 

 As in A. racemosa, the flow^ers are polygamous, but much smaller and more sparingly 

 produced, and are destitute, like the other species, of fragrance and honey. Its specific 

 name is due to the plant being of a shrubby character. 



