Brachyglottis repanda 
Native of New Zealand. 
Nat. Order : ComposiIta. Tribe: SENECIONIDEA. 
Brachyglottts repanda, Forst.; Hook. f. “‘ Handb. New Zeal. Fl.” 163. 
Senecto Forstert, Schlecht. in ‘“ DC. Prod.” vi. 373. 
This very handsome, fine-foliaged shrub was discovered 
by Banks and Solander in 1769, and was called at different 
times Sofidago canescens, Eurybia Cunninghamit, and Senecio 
Forstert. The Maoris call it Hezetava. In New Zealand it 
becomes a small tree sometimes twenty-five feet high, with a 
trunk a foot or more in diameter. Except in the most 
favoured localities as regards climate, it cannot be recom- 
mended for general planting in this country, as it is liable to 
be injured and even killed by severe frost. Its beauty con- 
sists in the bold, massive leaves, which are nine inches long 
and six inches across. The under side of the leaf is white, 
and the upper a pale green, the leaves being deeply indented. 
It is a vigorous grower in good soil, and where the climate is 
too severe for it to remain in the open, it is worthy of a place 
under glass during the winter, as it gives a fine sub-tropical 
appearance to the garden when planted out in summer. It 
does well here, the largest one being eight feet in height and 
eighteen feet in circumference. 
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