41(j PLANTS OP NEW ZEALAND 



Olearia macrodonta (The Large-tootlied Olcaria). 



A small tree, C ft, -20 ft. in height. Leaves and branchlets whitish. Leaves 

 2 in. -4 in. long, 1 in.-lj in. broad, acute; veins divergent. Corymbs large: 

 heads I in. long; florets 8-12; rays 3-5. Achenes ribbed, hairy. Both islands ; 

 mountainous places. PI. Jan. The whole plant emits a musky scent. 



Olearia ilicifolia [The Holly -lea red Oleana). 



Leaves glaucous, musk scented, 3 in. -4 in. long, J in. -J ui. broad, acute 

 margins with spinous teeth, yellowish below. Corymbs large, musk-scented. 

 Disk-florets 5-6 : rays 6-7. Achenes ribbed, hairy. Both islands. Fl. Nov.- 

 .Ja.n. llvich cultivated. 



Olearia moschata (The Musky Olearia). 



A shrub or tree, 5 ft. -14 ft. in height. Leaves white below, J in. -3 in. long, 

 ol)tuse, leathery. Corymbs 2-4 times as long as the leaves. Heads few, florets 

 12-20, rays 7-12, long, white. Achenes ribbed, silky. South Island: local, PI. 

 Jan. -March. 



Oleapia avicennisefolia (TJie A oiccnnia- leaved Olearia). 



Branches grooved. Leaves 1| in.-4 in. long, f in.-l^in. broad, narrowed at 

 both ends, white below. Heads small. Ray-florets 1, rarely 2, ray broad : disk- 

 florets 2. Achenes silky. Pappus-hairs in one series. South Island : Stewart. 

 Island. PI. Jan.-Peb. Much cultivated. 



Olearia virgata (The Tu-iggy Olearia). 



A twiggy shrub, often forming thickets. Leaves I in. -^ in. long, opposite, 

 leathery, white l^cneath. Heads ^ ii]. across ; florets 7-12, white. Achene 

 glabrous. Pappus white or reddish. Both islands. Fl. Nov. -Jan. A plant of 

 the opeir country or seashore. 



Olearia Forsteri (Forster's Olearia). 



Stem 5 ft. -20 ft. in height. Leaves 1}, in. -3 in. long ; 1 in. -2 in. broad, 

 leathery, oblong, white below, obtuse, margins waved. Heads numerous,, 

 sessile, shining. Anthers exserted. Both islands. Fl. Apr. -May. Maori 

 name Akiraho. A plant of the open country, or edge of the bush. 



Genus Pleurupliijlluin. 



Large, succulent herbs. Leaves mainly radical, with strongly-marked ribs. 

 Flowers in racemes, on a long scape. Florets numerous. Achene marked with 

 lines, and set with stiff hairs. Pappus-hairs in 3 series. Name from the Greek, 

 jneauing ribbed-leaved), 3 sp. 



