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Lake District. It is a very distinct species, best known by the large flowers from which 

 it derives its S2)ecific name, deeply-grooved branches, and 8-foliolate leaves. The flowers 

 are said to be odoriferous. 



5. C. PILOSA. {Col.) 



A much distichously branched shrub, with branchlets notched alternately on either 

 side, much compressed, -^ to \ in. broad, fluxuose, deeply grooved. The flowers are 

 minute, in small erect, dense, 10 to 15 flowered racemes. Standard much larger than the 

 up-turned wings. Pods small, in pendulous racemes \ in. long. It bears its name from 

 the silky-pubescent character of its branchlets, and its silky ovary. This species is 

 known only on the East Coast of the Northern Island. It is jieculiar in having the 

 ground branchlets of C. grandijlora, and others, and the racemes of C. odorata, but the 

 silky ovary distinguishes it from these and all its congeners except C. crassicaulis. 



6. C. AUSTRAL IS. {Brown.) 



An erect, much-branched shrub, or small tree, with straight, quite flat, elongated 

 branchlets, -fj to :^ in. broad, finely striated, with distinct alternate notches. Leaflets one 

 or two pairs, broadly or narrowly obovate-cordate, or obcuneate, quite glabrous. Flowers 

 small, ^ in. long, in small 5 to 8 flowered, erect or spreading racemes. Standard broad, 

 longer than the wings. This may be considered the tyjiical sjiecies of the genus, and is 

 common along the Eastern Coasts, and in the interior of the Northern Island, bvit does 

 not occur within many miles of Wellington. It is recorded as being indigenous to the 

 Middle Island, but the statement requires confirmation. The plant may easily be 

 distinguished by its red seeds. It is called " Whakaka" by the Maoris. 



7. CARMICH.ELIA ODORATA {Col.) The Scented Carmichajlia. 



Specific Characteh. — A much-braiiclied shrub; branches 

 distichous, terete, compressed or plano-convex, jVttt '"■ broad, 

 deeply grooved, pubescent towards the ti])3. Leaves, small, 

 silky-pubescent on both sides ; leallets in two pairs, very 

 small, i-^ in. long, narrow oblong, obcuneate, 2-lobed at the 



tip. Flowers, minute, J^-| in. long, in numerous, small, 

 erect, many-ilowercd, pubescent niccmcs, very shortly pcdi- 

 ccllcd; bracteoles, niinulc, on the ])cdiccl. Calyx-teeth rather 

 long, acute. Pods in pendulous racemes, exactly like those of 

 C. pilosa. — Handbook of the New Zealand Flora, p. 50. 



Description.— Fig. 1, Plate No. 26— The " SCENTED-BROOM."— This beautiful 

 species is indigenous to both Islands, being found on the East Coast of the Northern, 

 and in the Nelson, Otago, and Canterbury districts of the Middle Island. It is very 

 similar to C. pilosa, but dift"ers from it in having a glabrous ovary. In habit this species 

 varies to a surprising degree, but is remarkably constant in the structure of the flowers 



