Celmisia.] XXXIX. GOMPOSITAE. 285 



SOUTH Island : Otago : sea-oliffs, mouth of the Clutha and Catlina Rivers ; probahly not 

 uncommon westward to Waikawa and Fortrose. Jan., Feb. 



A beautiful littoral species, flowering profusely. On the face of cliffs, where it was collected 

 by Lindsay, the leaves rarely exceed 2in.-3in. in length, but when growing under sheltering 

 scrub on the tops of the clifis it often forms masses 6ft. in diameter or more. The reported 

 habitats at Mount Bonpland and Lake Harris are erroneous. 



14. C. Sinclairii, ffook. f., Handbk. 132. Stems branched below. 

 Brandies slender or stout, prostrate. Leaves lin.— Sin. long or more, Jin.— fin. 

 broad, linear-oblong or linear-obovate-spathulate, obtuse or subacute, serrulate^ 

 membranous or rarely subcoriaceous, glabrous above, white beneath with closely- 

 appressed tomentum, or rarely glabrous on both surfaces ; midrib obvious 

 beneath; sheath membranous, shining. Scape slender. Sin. —Sin. high; bracts 

 few, linear-acuminate. Heads f in.— 1 Jin. in diameter ; involucral bracts subu- 

 late-acuminate, tips usually recurved, pilose. Rays Jin.— lin. long, spreading. 

 Achene silky. 



SOUTH Island : not unfrequent in the mountains from Cook Strait to Otago, 2,000ft. to 

 4,000ft. STEWART Island : summit of Mount Anglem, 3,300ft., T. K. Dec, Jan. 



Perhaps best distinguished by the membranous dull-green leaves with thin appressed tomentum 

 beneath. I find the sheaths invariably glabrous. Mr. Cockayne sends a form from Mount Fyffe 

 with serrated very coriaceous oblong bracts. 



15. C. verbascifolia, Hook. /., Fl. N.Z. i. 121. Leaves oblong-lanceo- 

 late or oblong-spathulate, 8in.— 18in. long including the broad sheathing petiole, 

 which is about the length of the blade, lin.— Sin. broad, coriaceous, acute or 

 subacute, sometimes crenulate, thickly clothed with 'soft white or ferruginous 

 tomentum beneath ; veins prominent on both surfaces. Scapes tomentose^ 

 exceeding the leaves ; bracts numerous, linear-spathulate, tomentose, 2in.— 4in. 

 long. Head 2in. in diameter ; involucral bracts woolly or cottony, narrow- 

 linear-subulate. Rays slender. Tube of corolla thickened below. Achene 

 glabrous. ^ — ^Handbk. 1S2. 



SOUTH Island : Canterbury, /. B. Armstrong. Otago : Horse Ranges, T. K., 1871 ; Flag 

 Swamp, Macrae's, and other places in the north-eastern portion of the district, 80ft. to 2,000ft. 

 Petrie I CAMPBELL Island, Lt. Bathouis ! Jan., Feb. 



The Canterbury habitat requires confirmation. 



16. C. Traversii, Hook, f., Handbk. 134. A stout tufted species. 

 Leaves erect, 8in.— 14in. long including the sheath, which is about one-third 

 of the entire leaf, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, brownish-green above, densely 

 clothed beneath with rich velvety ferruginous tomentum except the deep purple 

 midrib. Sheaths and midrib above clothed with snow-white tomentum. Scapes 

 12in.— 18iu. long, densely clothed with ferruginous tomentum; bracts few, 

 obtuse. Heads lin.-2in. in diameter; involucral bracts numerous, linear- 

 lanceolate, acute, or the outer obtuse, thickly covered with soft velvety tomen- 

 tum. Rays narrow. Achene glabrous. 



SOUTH Island : Nelson : Mount Arthur ; Mount Peel, &c. ; Raglan Mountains ; Cheeseman. 

 Discovery Peaks, Travers ! Valley of Waiau-ua and its tributaries ; Mount Captain Range, Amuri ; 

 T. K. Oa.nieih\iiy{?), J. B. Armstrong. 3,800ft. to 4,800ft. Brown mountain daisy. Jan. 



