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place, although very rarely a few scattered hairs may be found on pods 
nearly mature. The pod differs very slightly from C. odorata, of which it 
appears to be a variety. 
Carmichalia australis. 
Easily distinguished by its red seeds. In the * Handbook” it is stated 
to be “ common along the East Coast and interior of the North and South 
Islands," a statement which requires some qualification. It is the only 
species found between the Waikato settlements and the North Cape, and is 
certainly common north of a line drawn from Castle Point to the mouth of 
the Manawatu river, but it does not occur within many miles of Port Nichol- 
son. In the South Island it has been recorded from the districts of Nelson, 
Canterbury, and Otago. With regard to Nelson, Mr. Cheeseman informs me 
that an error was made in identification, the specimens being in bad condi- 
‘tion and. belonging to C. flagelliformis. I have botanized over large portions 
of Banks Peninsula and other parts of the Canterbury district, but never 
saw a specimen, and may say the same with regard to Otago and South- 
land, so that if found in the South Island at all, which I greatly doubt, it 
cannot be considered common. 
Carmichelia odorata, Col. 
A species varying to a surprising degree in habit, but remarkably con- 
stant in the structure of the flowers and fruit. Sometimes the branches ara 
prostrate and present a close resemblance to C. juncea, at others erect or 
spreading ; leafless and foliaceous specimens may be found side by side ; 
the branches may be terete and extremely slender or excessively compressed 
and broad, while the inflorescence may vary from a few scattered fascicles, 
to dense whorls—or many-flowered lax racemes; not unfrequently all the 
variations may be found in the same plant. Pods 2-3-seeded. 
It is the most abundant form on many parts of the Canterbury Plains. 
Carmichalia flagelliformis, Col. PRE 
Leaves pinnately 3—5-foliolate, leaflets emarginate. — ni 
On Banks Peninsula the branchlets are sometimes filiform and pendu- 
lous, presenting a very elegant appearance; but in this state the flowers 
are produced sparingly. 
The most common species in Southland, and attains the southern limit 
of the genus in the lower part of the Makarewa Valley. 
Carmichelia juncea, Col. 
Leaves unifoliolate, or pinnately 8-5-foliolate, silky, terminal leaflet 
much the longest; leaflets ovate or linear oblong, sometimes produced in 
profusion at the base of the branches, which are closely appressed to the 
ground and excessively compressed. 
