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Eaoulias of New Zealand will liave to be transferred likewise 

 to Leontopodium, notably tlie somewliat dimorpliic E. 

 glabra. Sir J. Hooker also alluding already (Handbook of 

 the New Zealand Flora, i., 151) to the affinity of allied 

 plants, placed by bim into Gnapbalium, to Leontopodium. 

 If it is desirable to maintain the multiplication of tbe genera 

 of tbis group of Composites, then Anapbalis will claim also 

 attention as regards the generic position of Leontopodium 

 Catipes, especially as the involucre scales are radiating, 

 though the general habit as well as the setse of the pappus, 

 free at the base, form but notes of trifling generic value. 

 Finally it may be observed that Antenupaia might become an 

 apt point of generic concentration of the several allied plants 

 with strictly universal capitula, while Leontopodium might 

 receive those cognate genera in which the dioecism is only 

 imperfectly expressed. 



I avail myself of this opportunity, while speaking of 

 Tasmanian Composites, simultaneously to point out that 

 Leptorhynchus nitidulus has this year been refound there, 

 it not having been gathered by anyone since E. Brown visited 

 the island in the beginning of this century. The new locality 

 is Glenorchy, where it was obtained by Mr. Aug. Simson, 

 and where probably other Gippsland plants may be found 

 yet. Bentham thought to recognise in it the L. linearis of 

 Lessing, which Steetz however rightly kept apart (Lehm. pi. 

 Preiss. i., 450), although my anticipation proved correct, that 

 L. linearis constitutes merely a variety of the common 

 L. squamatus. I recognised rightly L. nitidulus as the 

 genuine Candollean plant already in 1854 (second general 

 report, p. 12). Furthermore, I like here to mention that 

 Helichrysum Gravesii, according to the late lamented Eev. 

 W. W. Spicer, is indigenous to Clarke's Island and Kent's 

 Group. 



EEMARKS ON THE VEGETATION OF KING'S 

 ISLAND, 



By Baron Feed, von MTJELLEE,K.C.M.G.,M.D.,Ph.D.,F.R.S. 



King's Island, situated about halfway between one of the 

 most southern prominences of the Australian continent and 

 the most north-western point of Tasmania, has remained, in 

 reference to its vegetation, almost unknown ; for although 

 this island was discovered, and its shores were mapped fully 

 80 years ago, very few plants were ever collected there. 

 Anxious to push on the phytologic investigation of Australia 

 anywhere, I recently induced Mr. Edw. Spong, who held the 



