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Differences, sucli as are pointed out as existing between these 

 two Chathamian plants, may be, noted in several Australian species. 



Senecio Huntii. 



Arboreous,c\a,varaj; branchlets and peduncles glandulous-downy; 

 leaves lanceolate, entire, firm, reflexed at the margvn, from subtle 

 downs pale beneath, with unenlarged base sessile ; above gradually 

 glabrescent ; their veins immersed ; panicle compact, terminal, 

 surrounded by leaves, somewhat pyramidal, producing numerous 

 flower-heads ; peduncles copiously beset with very short brown 

 gland-bearing hair ; capitula ligulate, with very numerous flowers ; 

 involucre from semiovate verging to semiglobose, supported by few 

 linear-subulate bracts; its scales about 13, unequal, mostly blunt, 

 not much shorter than the discal flowers, somewhat glandular-downy ; 

 alveoles of the receptacle toothless ; ligules of the female flowers not 

 much longer than their tube, entire ; anthers almost entirely ex- 

 serted ; bristles of the pappus nearly as long as the discal coroUse, 

 twice or thrice as long as the glabrous achenia, not thickened towards 

 the apex, almost biseriate. 



On damp localities of woods growing generally in patches ; rare 

 in Chatham-Island, common in Pitt-Island. 



A tree, often attaining according to Mr. Travers a height of 25', 

 called "Eiautine" by the aborigines. Branchlets cicatricose, seemingly 

 soon defoliated. Leaves, as far as seen, about 3" long, |-1" broad, 

 with spreading primary and closely netted immersed secondary veins. 

 Panicle devoid of any long universal peduncle, interspersed with 

 some generally short and narrow floral leaves. Ultimate peduncles 

 somewhat or hardly longer than the capitula. Bracts near the apex 

 of the special peduncles and around the involucres 1-2'" long. Scales 

 of involucre 2^-3'" long, linear- and lanceolate-oblong, bearded at 

 summit, imperfectly downy at the back, finally separating from each 

 other. Ray-flowers 15-1 8 ; their ligule 2-3'" long, lanceolate-oblong, 

 yellow ; their style partially exserted. Disk-flowers about 40 ; their 

 corolla barely 3'" long, campanulate above the middle, five-toothed 

 at the summit. Anthers about 1"' long. Stigmata exserted. Achenia 

 measuring about 1'" in length, furrowed, slender. Pappus white, 

 very tender, composed of 60-60 serrulate indistinctly biseriate 

 bristles. 



This plant received its specific signification in order that the 

 name of Mr. Frederick Hunt may also phytologically for ever be 

 identified with that of the small isle, of which he was the first and is 



