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PLANTS OP NEW ZEALAND 



Disk-fiorets numerous, outiT tloiX'ts in 1 ni- 2 serii'S. P:ippus of 1 row of hirirs. 

 Acbeuc small, oblon,!;. A small ,^c'nus almost confined to New Zealand. (Named 

 after Raoul, the French hntanistl. 17 sp. 



Raoulia Haastii {Haaaf's FuioiiUk). 



A prostrate herb, much tufted. Branches not more than 1 in. hij^h. Leaves 

 closely imhrieatiu.i;, i-",^ in. bmg, obtuse, coriaceous. I'laut t^labrous, sometime^ 

 with a. few loose hairs. Head f\ in.-J in. long'; florets G-K. Achene slightlx" 

 hairv. South Island. Fl. Nov. -Dec. 



Raoulia eximia (Tlie Extraorduuinj Eaoiilia). 



Stems 1 ft. in hei.ght, fcirnnng cushions, sometimes several feet in length. 

 Rootstoek woody. Leaves 4 in. long, afmost hidden by dense tufts of white 



J'it^. 14H. A e'lishion Plant fKannlia tuistralisl. 



velvet\' hairs. Heads numerous, terminal, sunk among the leaves. Achene 

 silk\'. Pappus fe\v-haired. VcrjetahJc SJiccp. South Islaird : mountainous 

 districts. Fl. Jan. 



Raoulia mammillapis (The lircasln] IldouUa). 



Stems 1ft. -2 ft. in height, foi'ming knobby grey patches, sometimes several 

 feet in leirgth. Leaves ,'| in.-j''„ in. long, imbricate, cottony or woolly. Heads 

 Jin. long, terminal, simk anrongst the leaves. Florets al>out ten. Achene 

 compressed, silky. Paiipus few-haired. Ycdctnble Hlieeji. South Island : 

 mountainous districts. 



Ci'shion-Plants. 



Plants which grow m low, coiupact masses, are tVequeiitly 

 called "cushion-plants," and sometimes "patch-plants." In 



