T. Kikk. — Descriptions of new Species of Carniichselia. 379 



Carmichalia crassicaulis, Hook. f. 



Branches of young plant much compressed, closely striated, pubescent. 

 Leaves unifoliolate, articulated on short grooved petioles, orbicular, ovate, 

 or oblong, usually emargmate, gradually becoming reduced to sessile decidu- 

 ous scales. Wings slightly shorter than the keel, ovary 1, rarely 2-ovuled. 

 Pod villous with white silky hairs, obscurely deltoid, rounded beneath, beak 

 reduced to a mere point when fully mature, 1-seeded, seeds brown, slightly 

 mottled with black, placenta not forming a replum, always adherent to one 

 of the valves. 



A remarkably local species, restricted to a few habitats in the moun- 

 tains of Canterbury and Otago. 

 Carmichalia, enysii, n. s. Plate XXX. 



Forming dense hard compact patches, scarcely exceeding 1" above the 

 surface of the ground ; l'-4' in diameter. Eoot and lower branches stout, 

 secondary branches 1" long, branchlets |-"-f" long, -^0"-^%" broad, glabrous, 

 compressed. Leaves and flowers not seen. Pods solitary, ^" long (includ- 

 ing beak) on erect or recurved peduncles shorter than the pod, orbicular- 

 ovate with a short curved beak compressed, 1-seeded, seed black, replum 

 rather stout, incomplete. 



Hob. South Island, terraces of the Porter Eiver, Waimakariri. J. D. 

 Enys and T. Kirk. 



One of the most remarkable plants in the Flora, the branches are so 

 dense that it is impossible to thrust the finger between them. In dehiscence 

 one valve becomes partially separated from the replum, but remains attached 

 near the apex, and both valves become contorted in such a manner as to 

 give the pod a curious deltoid appearance. Seeds 1, reniform, very rarely 

 2 or 3. Ovules 2-5. 



A seedling plant has developed at this date (February, 1884) small 

 orbicular emarginate leaves on slender petioles ; these, in all probability, 

 will be gradually succeeded by scales. 



Our plant appears remarkably local, not more than a dozen specimens 

 having been observed at present. 



A small barren specimen from the Ashburton kindly given me by Mr. 

 T. H. Potts, F.L.S., may possibly belong to this species. 

 Carmichmlia uniflora, T. Kirk, n. s. Plate XXXI. 



Forming large lax patches l"-2" high, stems creeping for some distance 

 underground and giving off slender distant branches. Branchlets com- 

 pressed, glabrous |"-1" long, aVSjV' broad, notches few, distant. Leaves 

 not seen. Flowers solitary |" long on capillary puberulous peduncles, 

 jointed about the middle, minutely bracteolate. Calyx glabrous, teeth acute 

 short, standard slightly reflexed, rounded, wings stouter than the keel, 

 ovary glabrous. Pod (immature) linear oblong, style recurved. 



