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place, although very rarely a few scattered hairs may be found on pods 

 nearly mature. The pod differs very slightly from C. odorata, of which it 

 appears to be a variety. 

 Carmichalia australis. 



Easily distinguished by its red seeds. In the " Handbook" it is stated 

 to be " common along the East Coast and interior of the North and South 

 Islands," a statement which requires some qualification. It is the only 

 species found between the Waikato settlements and the North Cape, and is 

 certainly common north of a line drawn from Castle Point to the mouth of 

 the Manawatu river, but it does not occur within many miles of Port Nichol- 

 son. In the South Island it has been recorded from the districts of Nelson, 

 Canterbury, and Otago. With regard to Nelson, Mr. Cheeseman informs me 

 that an error was made in identification, the specimens being in bad condi- 

 tion and belonging to C.flagelUformis. I have botanized over large portions 

 of Banks Peninsula and other parts of the Canterbury district, but never 

 saw a specimen, and may say the same with regard to Otago and South- 

 land, so that if found in the South Island at all, which I greatly doubt, it 

 cannot be considered common. 

 Carmichtclia odorata, Col. 



A species varying to a surprising degree in habit, but remarkably con- 

 stant in the structure of the flowers and fruit. Sometimes the branches aro 

 prostrate and present a close resemblance to C. juncea, at others erect or 

 spreading ; leafless and foliaceous specimens may be found side by side ; 

 the branches may be terete and extremely slender or excessively compressed 

 and broad, while the inflorescence may vary from a few scattered fascicles, 

 to dense whorls — or many-flowered lax racemes ; not unfrequently all the 

 variations may be found in the same plant. Pods 2-3-seeded. 



It is the most abundant form on many parts of the Canterbury Plains. 

 Carmichcelia flagelliformis, Col. 



Leaves pinnately 3-5-foliolate, leaflets emarginate. 



On Banks Peninsula the branchlets are sometimes filiform and pendu- 

 lous, presenting a very elegant appearance ; but in this state the flowers 

 are produced sparingly. 



The most common species in Southland, and attains the southern limit 

 of the genus in the lower part of the Makarewa Valley. 

 CarmichceUa juncea, Col. 



Leaves unifoliolate, or pinnately 3-5-foliolate, silky, terminal leaflet 

 much the longest ; leaflets ovate or linear oblong, sometimes produced in 

 profusion at the base of the branches, which are closely appressed to the 

 ground and excessively compressed. 



