Kiex.— Descriptions of New Plants. 421 
by its arboreal habit, numerous ascending branches which are puberulous 
at the tips, the blade of the leaf always longer than the petiole, and never 
orbicular or obcordate; the densely aggregated flowers, never solitary ; the 
bell-shaped deeply-divided corolla, shorter style, and crowded fruit. 
The fruit when ripe is white and translucent, but soon becomes dis- 
coloured from decay. In the fruiting state this plant has some resemblance 
to Myrsine australis. It is much the largest species of the genus. 
CYPERACE. 
Schenus vacillans. 
Culms simple, 9-18 inches long, flaccid, tufted, leafy, compressed ; 
Leaves alternate, ascending, 2-3 inches long, 4 inch broad, linear acute. 
Spikelets 1-4 axillary, on scabrid pedicels }-} inch long, dark brown; 1-2- 
flowered; glumes 4-6 narrow lanceolate, keel scabrid ; stamens 3, bristles 
8. Nuts small, whitish, slightly trigonous, not polished; stigmas 2 or 8. 
North Island.—Deep gullies at the source of the Matai River, Mount 
Wynyard. 
This species is closely allied to S. axillaris, Br., but is easily recognized 
by its large size, longer flaccid leaves, clustered lanceolate spikelets and 
narrow glumes. It has not been observed elsewhere. 
