Carmichaelia. | ° LEGUMINOSAE. 523 
Sourn Istanp: On wind-swept sandstone ledges on a small island in West 
Wanganui Harbour, north-west Nelson, W. H. Field and B. C. Aston ! 
My knowledge of this curious species is confined to two rather indifferent specimens 
communicated to me by Dr. Cockayne. No doubt there is some affinity between it 
and O. juncea, as suggested by Cockayne; but the dehiscent pod at once removes it 
from the section Huttonella, to which C. juncea belongs. 
“ 18. C. compacta Petrie in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xvii (1885) 272.—An erect 
much and closely branched shrub 2-4 ft. high. Branchlets numerous, 
strict, erect, ;.—1, in. diam., terete or nearly so,. striate. Leaves not seen. 
Racemes $2 in. long, numerous, lax, pedunculate, 3-8-flowered ; pedicels 
slender, glabrous, usually longer than the flowers. Flowers } in. long, 
pinkisk-white, fragrant. Calyx somewhat tumid, campanulate, glabrous ; 
teeth shallow, acute. Standard broader than long, 2-lobed, about equalling 
the wings; keel-petals much shorter, broad above, claws long. Pod 
41 in. long, indehiscent, obovoid, turgid, compressed from back to front 
so that the width is greater than the depth; valves reticulate ; beak short, 
subulate, oblique or recurved. Seeds 1-2.—Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 
117. Huttonella compacta T. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 115. 
- Sours Isnanp: Otago—Clutha Valley, between Lake Wakatipu and Clyde, Petrie ! 
November—December. 
This can be distinguished from the other species of the section Huttonella by the 
crowded terete branchlets, long and lax racemes of rather large flowers, and the larger 
pod. 
“19. CG. eurta Petrie in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxv (1893) 271—An- erect 
sparingly branched glabrous shrub 1-2 ft. high. Branchlets 5-7; in. 
broad, slender, terete or nearly so, subcompressed at the tips, grooved or 
striate. Leaves not seen. Racemes variable in length, distant, 6—10- 
flowered ; rhachis elongating after flowering ; pedicels short, silky. Flowers 
1 in. long. Calyx more or less pubescent, campanulate ; teeth short, acute. 
Standard broader than long, retuse, exceeding the wings; keel with a short 
claw. Ovary silky. Pod 4-? in. long, pendulous, turgid, oblong-obovoid, 
glabrous when mature; valves thin; beak slender, curved upwards. Seeds 
2-3.—Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 118. Huttonella curta T. Kirk 
Students’ Fl. (1899) 116. 2 § / 
Sout Isnanp: Otago—Waitaki Valley, at Duntroon and Kurow, Petrie / 
Allied to C. juncea, but separated by the longer distant racemes, larger flowers, 
and larger pod. In none of the flowers which I have examined could [ find the callosity 
on the wings mentioned by Mr. Kirk. 
( 20. C. juneea Col. ex Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. 1 (1853) 51.—An erect or 
rarely prostrate glabrous branching shrub 1-2 ft. high. Branchlets very 
slender, s's- =, in. broad, compressed or almost terete, grooved. Leaves 
not seen. Racemes short, often fascicled, 2-8-flowered ; pedicels pubescent, 
rather longer than the calyx. Flowers minute, ;4-$1n. long. Calyx 
campanulate, silky ; teeth very small, acute. Standard broader than long, 
slightly exceeding the keel; wings narrow, somewhat shorter. Pod usually 
indehiscent, very small, ;4s—, 1m. long, oblong or ovoid-oblong, turgid or 
almost inflated; valves thin and membranous; beak slender, curved or 
sharply bent. Seeds 1-2, rarely 3.—Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 50; Cheesem. 
Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 118. Huttonella juncea T=firk Students’ Fl. (1899) 
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