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2. Senecio remotifolius sp. nov. 
rutex ramosus, 12-18dem. altus.  Ramuli petioli et inflorescentia 
tomento subflavido -v. cinereo-flavido vestiti. Folia late elliptica, ad 
11 ст. longa (petiolo excluso) c. 7 ст. lata, subacuta, parum coriacea, 
supra tomento albido hic et illic + aspersa, subtus tomento sub- 
flavido appresso vestita ; petiolis folis + aequilongis, + gracilibus, supra 
suleatis. Inflorescentia axillaris elongata parce divisa; rhachis anfracto- 
flexuosa, infra ramos paucos alternos breves capitula pauca gerentes edens, 
a parte summa simplex. Capitula discoidea c. 6 mm. longa; involucri 
squamis c. 8 linearibus tomentosis; flosculis c. 12; corollae limbo anguste 
infundibuliformi subalte 5-dentato, segmentis revolutis. Achenia linearia 
e bee: 
aringly-branched shrub 4-6 ft. high, rarely jud Leaves broadly 
T 43 in. long (exclusive of the petiole), 22 in. broad, subacute, little 
coriaceous, margins obscurely sinuate in upper half, midrib and veins 
conspicuous on both surfaces, dull green above with scattered streaks of 
whitish tomentum chiefly along midrib and veins, below clothed with pale- 
ish-yellow appressed tomentum ; ere about as long as 
blades, rather slender grooved above, clothed as is also inflorescence with 
greyish appressed tomentum. Inflorescence axillary near ends of the 
Caches up to 53 ір. long; rhachis more or less zigzag, giving off below 
several alternate short more or less divaricating few-flowered branches 
subtended by small narrow foliaceous bracts becoming linear higher up, 
terminal part simple. Heads on short pedicels discoid, involucral scales 
about 8 linear tomentose ; florets about 12; limb of c orolla a narrow funnel- 
е rather deeply 5-toothed, segments revolute. ‘holies linear shortly 
pilose 
Habitat.—North and south of Mokau River in open rocky spots toward 
the coast, not plentiful: W. A. Thomson! The specimens examined were 
grown in Mr. Thomson’s garden at Half-way Bush, Dunedin, from young 
plants taken from the wild habitat. 
3. Veronica Carsei sp. nov. 
Species V. laevi Benth. arcte affinis ; differt foliis longioribus elliptico- 
reso ad 3:2 ст. longis et 1 ст. latis, acutis, tenuioribus, plerumque 
patentibus, sessilibus, distantioribus, racemis 4-6 simplicibus, multo longi- 
oribus (ad 7:3 ет. longis), à parte inferiore nudis ; corollae tubo longiore, 
limbi lobis ovatis subacutis ; capsulis maturis adhue i ignotis. 
A shrub 6:5-20 dem. (2-6 ft.) high, cans about 1-5 m. (44 ft.), branch- 
ing virgately from base, bark dark brown: branches slender ascending 
glabrous, twigs leafy towards tips, bier parts ringed with scars of 
fallen leaves. Leaves decussate, spreading (rarely somewhat overlapping), 
variable in size, 2-1] in. long, j-$in. broad, elliptic or elliptic-oblong, 
above Lacs below, drying reddish-brown, midrib depressed above and 
orming a prominent keel below. Racemes 4-6 near ends of twigs, 
simple, 14—581 in. long, naked below, many-flowered ; rhachis rather 
