434 ; Transactions. 
Descriptions of New Native Flowering-plants. 
By D. Perre, M.A., Ph.D., F.N Z.Inst. 
[Read before the Auckland Institute, 27th November, 1923 ; received by Editor, 31st December, 
1923 ; issued separately, 30th July, 1924.] 
l. Senecio Spedeni sp. nov. 
Species S. Monroi Hk. f. similis ; differt habitu humili, foliis angustioribus, 
sessilibus, integris, obtusis v. subacutis; acheniis tenuibus, apice + dila- 
tatis, glaberrimis. 
the leaves but narrower. eads + turbinate, + lin. (9 mm.) wide; 
involucra] bracts 10-12, linear, acute, tomentose ; ray florets 8-10, yellow ; 
achenes linear, slender, grooved, glabrous, somewhat dilated at the tips. 
Hab.—Richardson Range, Lake County, near Minor Peak (on the track 
to Lake Luna), circa 4,000 ft.: J. Sped 
Mr. Speden has had this plant in cultivation for several years. I have 
seen cultivated specimens only. Its dwarf compact habit, shining foliage, 
and abundant flowers make it a charming garden-plant. 
2. Senecio Matthewsii sp. nov. 
Species S. layidoso Cheesem. affinis ; differt habitu altiore, ramis confertis 
as broad, thin, subacute, entire, in age alm | соонда 
when young), below closely с ко Corre проте (4100 
б verius veins obscure, midrib evident on both surfaces. Flowering 
ranchlets several, closely placed, slender, 2-3 in. (5-7-5 cm.) long ; bracts 
Spe. acute, tomentose; ray florets 12-15, oblo obtuse, more or less 
eroded at tips, — ae nerved. Achenes short linear-oblong, grooved, 
ase, 
