380 Transactions.—Botany. 
This is the most robust of all the New Zealand species ; the stems being 
sometimes as thick as a man’s little finger. The leaves are sharply ser- 
rated, never pinnate or pinnatifid, sometimes the serration is confined to 
the apices. The racemes are always terminal, pods entire, wingless, style 
exserted. The leaves are more or less succulent, and the whole plant emits 
a strong, unpleasant odour. A form with the radical leaves ovate or oblong 
on naked petioles is occasionally found. 
2. L. flewicaule, n.s. 
Stems numerous, flexuous, irregularly branched from the base. Radical 
leaves 2'-3" long, linear-oblong, pinnate or pinnatifid; segments irregularly 
serrate near the apex. Cauline leaves gradually smaller, linear spathulate. 
Racemes lateral, leaf-opposed, each with a solitary flower a short distance 
below its base. Flowers perfect, petals extremely minute, pods on short 
pedicels ; oblong, notched at the apex. Style included in the notch formed 
by the ; 
Hab.—North Island: rocky places near the sea, Waitemata, Manukau, 
This species is characterized by the lateral racemes, which are terminal 
at first but become reduced to a lateral position by the growth of a stout 
usurping shoot which overtops them. The winged fruit has the style 
included in the notch, and the irregular somewhat obtuse serration of the 
leaves affords a strong contrast with the regular acute teeth of L. oleraceum. 
I have seen no South Island specimens, but have little doubt its distribution 
is equally extensive with that of the preceding species. 
In its inflorescence this plant resembles Senebiera didyma, Pers. 
8. Lepidium sisymbrioides, Hook. f. 
Handb. N.Z. Flora, 14. 
Hab.—South Island: Lake Ohau, Haast; Mackenzie Country, J- B. 
Armstrong. 
I have not seen good specimens of this plant, which appears to be 
diecious. In two small specimens given me by Mr. Armstrong, the leaves 
and stem are sparingly clothed with short appressed hairs. 
4. Lepidium solandri, n.s. 
Root stout, one- or many-headed. Leaves crowded, rosulate, linear- 
lanceolate, or obovate, 1’-1}" long, with short, broad petioles, pinnatifid; 
segments often broad, clothed with scattered hairs, glandular. Stems spread- 
ing, sub-erect, naked, or with a few small entire leaves at the base. Flowers 
ainess,  creacael ae Samens totrendrons ; 2 flowers numerous, pedicels 
pod - rhomboid with v Jy Narrow wings, hairy, emarginate, 
skye longer than the notch. oe 
_ Hab.—South Island; limestone rocks, Broken River Basis, Contr : 
S — dD. Tenys and T, Kirk, : 
