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angles produced into 4 reddish jourple spi-eading bristles tipped with numerous 

 white barbs, petals 4, ovate-acuminate, green, stamens 2, filaments elongating, 

 anthers lobed ; stigma plumose. 



This plant is easily recognized by the pale-green hue of its leaves. Compared 

 with A. Sanguiso7'bce, Vahl., its capitulum is larger and less compact, owing to 

 the larger size of the flowers and spreading bristles. The plumose stigma 

 distinguishes it from A. adscendens, Yahl. 



Its globose heads are occasionally uni-sexual, and, as is the case with 

 A. Sanguisorhoi, Vahl., a few detached flowers or small clusters are sometimes 

 produced below the head. It seems possible that the Hybrid Accena mentioned 

 at j)age 25 of Proceedings of the New Zealand Tnstihite, 1870, may be referred 

 to this state of the common species. 



Common on the Auckland Isthmus and in other parts of the province. 



Dr. Hooker informs me that until recently no specimens of this plant had 

 been received at the Kew Herbarium, althoiigh it has been cultivated in 

 English gardens for two or three years past, under the name by which I have 

 now designated it. 



In the Flora Australiensis, A. ovina, A. Cunn., is erroneously stated to 

 extend to New Zealand. I believe it occurs in a naturalized condition near 

 Wellington. 



Fuchsia Kirkii, Hook. f. MS. n. s. 



Stem woody, with prostrate or sub-erect slender wiry branches, leaves 

 alternate^ orbicular ovate, or cordate, Y~h" ^^ width, shorter than the slender 

 petioles, obscurely toothed, membranous. Flowers axillary, solitary, ^" long, 

 on short drooping peduncles ; calyx tube bright orange, sepals linear-ovate, 

 obtuse, greenish, petals 0, stamens exserted, anthers oblong, ovary ovate, 

 stigma 4-lobed, berry oblong, deep piirple. 



This plant appears to afllect the neighbourhood of the sea, and has only 

 been collected on the Great Barrier and in Whangaruru Harbour. 



It will prove an acquisition to the cultivator. 



Panax discolor, Kirk. n. s. 



A much-branched shrub, 6-20 feet high, dicecious, bai-k of young branches 

 and leaves, especially on the under surface, having a peculiarly bronzed 

 appearance. Leaves on rather slender petioles, l"-2" long, 3-foliolate, leaflets 

 2"— 2)" long, obovate-lanceolate, cuneate at the base, coarsely and sharply 

 toothed, never sinuate-pinnatifid, glossy, rarely a few unifoliolate leaves are 

 found mixed with those of the ordinary form. Panicles invariably terminal, 

 male flower of a few rays '2"-o" long, flowers on slender pedicels Y~i" -^^^S? 

 female flower much shorter, raj's and pedicels stouter, fruit nearly as large as 



