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PLANTS OF NEW ZEALAND 



inoniliforin. In CliautJiKs the keel is comparatively large 

 and the standard small. CarmichaeJia is remarkable for 

 its strange dehiscence. The pod of HuttoneUa, and of 

 Notospartiuin, is indehiscent, whilst the three last mentioned 

 genera, together with the aptly named CoraUospartium, are 

 nearly leafless brooms. 



Keij to the Genera. 



stamens all free. Flowers large, j'ellow. 



Stamens united. 



Leafless or nearly leatless shrubs. 



Herbs or shrubs with pinnate leaves. 



Stem yellow, stout, leafless. 



Stems green, often flattened. 



Flowers pinkish-white, pods indehiscent. 



Flowers white, lilac, or variously coloured. 



Valves of seed pods fallint,^ away. 



Herl.)s with jiinnate lea\'es. Flowers lilue 



or pur])le. 

 SbruVis. Flowers lar^e, scarlet, in drooiiiug 



racemes. 



I Not further described. 



Sophora, p. 210. 

 2 



I Corallospartium. 



4 

 iHuttonella. 



Carmichaelia, j). 'i04. 



iSwainsonia. 



CUauthus, p. 210. 



Ge}uiH CarmichaeJia. 



Shrul>s with grooved flattened liranches, leafless except in very yoiing plants. 

 Calyx 5-toothed ; wings auricled at the base. Pods 1-12 seeded. A very 

 remarkable genus, peculiar to New Zealand and Lord Howe's Island. The sides 

 or valves of the seed-pod fall away when the fruit is ripe, and the tiny black or 

 scarlet seeds are left hanging by a slender thread from the bare framework of the 

 pod. Flowers solitary, or in racemes or fascicles, white, red or lilac. (Named in 

 honour of the Cryptogamic botanist Carmichael). 19 sp. 



Carmichaelia nana [TJie- Dtvarf Carviichaelia). 



A sniiiU, sulj-alpine species, alxiut 4 inches in height. Branches thin, flat. 

 Leaves not seen. Flowers red, ^ in.-jlf in. long. Racemes 2-3 fl,owered. Pod 

 oblong", ^ in. long, with a short, straight beak. Seeds '2-4, black. Both islands : 

 in hillv districts. Fl. Dec. 



Carmichaelia australis (The South.cra Carmichaelia). 



A much-branched shrub, 'S ft. -9 ft. high. Branches very flat, with distant, 

 alternate notches. Seedling Irnvcs often ■■>--5-foliolato. Flowers striped lilac, 

 pale or dark, fascicles 8-12-flowered, very fragrant. Pods oblong with a short 

 beak. Seeds 1-4, sca.rlet. North Island : common. South Ishmd : rare. 

 Fl. Nov. -Dec. 



