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2. POMADERRIS EDGERLEYI {Hook., F.) Mv. Edgerley's PomadcnTis. 



Specific Chaeactee. — A small bush, more or less eoTered 

 with yellow stellate jjiibeseenee and ferruginous tlocculent 

 tomentum, especially on the younger branches. Leaves, 'i in. 

 long, shortly jietioled, oblong, obtuse at both ends, above 



smooth or scabrid, and covered with deeply-impressed veins ; 

 below with soft, white or red tomentum, and very prominent 

 veins. Eaccmes lax, few-flowered ; llowers imperfect in my 

 specimens. — Handbook of the Neii' Zenland Flora, p. 43. 



Desckiption, etc.— "Mr. EDGERLEY'S POMADERRIS."— This rare little bush 

 is peculiar to the Northern Island, and is extremely local, being- known only on the hills 

 south of Whangarei Harbour, and at Coromandel. The appearance of the plant, and 

 more particularly the yovmg branches, is very j^eculiar, being covered with a rusty -velvety 

 coating, which gives it a soft, rich character. It blooms in November, but not nearly so 

 profusely as the Kumarahou (P. elliptica), nor are the flowers so rich or so deep a yellow. 

 It may be noticed that Sir J. W. Hooker, in his specific description, speaks of this plant 

 as having lax racemes of flowei's, which were very imperfect in the specimens forwarded 

 to him. The flowers in the other sjiecies are arranged in cymes, which gives a very 

 distinct character to them. The plant P. Edgerleyi is closely allied to the Australian 

 species P. betiiliii/is. Its specific name is in honour of Mr. Edgerley, a botanist of 

 rejsute, who contributed several interesting and important l)otanical sjiecimens for 

 embodiment in the " Flora Noixc Zelaiidup." It is an agi'eeable duty for us to report 

 that our Pig. 1, Plate No. 20, is a representation of a Pomaderris, which may upon 

 further investigation prove to be a new species. It is similar in possessing the same 

 rusty-velvety tomentum on its young branches, and beneath the leaves, but differs from 

 P. Edgerleyi in size of foliage and other particulars. Mr. Buchanan, E.L.S., to Avliom 

 we referred the plant, informs us that it is imlike any Australian form, and is a much 

 smaller form than his specimens of P. Edgerleyi. The species in question was collected 

 at Tairua, where it assumes the form of a bush about five feet high, and is rather 

 plentiful. It appears to be quite local, and blossoms in December. 



3. POMADERRIS PHYLICIPOLIA {Todd.) The Heath-like-leaved Pomaderris. 



Specific Chakacter. — A small, erect, fastigiately- 

 branched heath-like downy shrub, the branches villous. 

 Leaves small, ^-j in. long, spreading, linear-oblong, coria- 

 ceous, the margins rolled back to the mid-rib, obtuse, grooved 



down the middle above, rather scabrid above, with short 

 white hairs. Flowers numerous, in axilliary few-flowered 

 cvmes, scarcely longer than the leaves, apetalous. — Handbook 

 of the New Zealand Flora, p. 43. 



Description, etc., Eig. 2, Plate No. 21.— The "Tauhimi."— Tliis small heath-Uke 

 shrub is peculiar to the Northern Island, and grows abundantly in certain localities on 

 dry fern hills. It blossoms in October, very profusely. The flowers are a pale lemon 

 colour, and scentless. In this species the inflorescence is axillary, or growing in the 

 angles formed bv the leaves and the liranches ; whilst, in the preceding ones, tlH> flowers 



