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Brachycome. | COMPOSITAE. 909 
3. B. Sinclairii Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 137—An exceedingly 
_ variable perennial herb 1-12 in. high, glabrous or more or less glandular- 
pubescent. Rhizome short, stout, branched, ascending at the tip. Leaves 
all radical, 4-3 in. long, oblong- or obovate-spathulate to linear-spathulate, 
rounded at the tip, gradually narrowed into a rather broad flat petiole, 
coriaceous or almost membranous, sometimes slightly fleshy, entire or 
variously toothed or lobed or even pinnatifid. Scapes 1 or several, strict, 
1-12 in. high, glabrous or more or less glandular, naked or with 1-2 minute 
linear bracts. Heads very variable in size, 4-$in. diam. ; involucral 
bracts oblong to linear, obtuse or subacute, glabrous or glandular- 
pubescent ; margins thin, purplish or whitish, usually jagged. Ray-florets 
numerous; ligules very variable in length. Achenes much compressed, 
‘narrow-obovate, usually glabrous, margins slightly thickened.—T. Kirk 
Students’ Fl. (1899) 260; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 276. 
Norra Isuanp: Mountainous districts from the East Cape southwards, but 
rare and local. SourH Istanp: Abundant in mountain districts throughout. 
1000-6000 ft. December—February. 
Very variable in the size and shape of the leaves, and in their being entire, 
toothed, or lobulate, or even pinnatifid; but the variations are not constant, and 
entire and lobulate leaves can often be found on the same plant. The heads also 
vary greatly in size. 
4. B. odorata Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 138.—Rhizome stout, 
creeping, branched, ascending at the tips. Stems 2-4in. long, erect or 
ascending, branched from the base, more or less pubescent or glandular, 
as are the leaves, scapes, and involucres. Leaves few, $—-lin. long, 
including the slender petiole; blade oblong- or obovate-spathulate, obtuse, 
deeply and unequally 3-8-lobed. Peduncles terminating the branches, 
1-3in. long, rather slender. Heads 4-$in. diam.; involucral bracts 
oblong, obtuse. Ray-florets with short ligules. Achenes linear-clavate, 
densely glandular-pubescent.—T. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1859) 260; Cheesem. 
Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 276. B. radicata Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. 1 (1853) 
127 (an part). 7 
Nortu Istanp: Hawke’s Bay—Tutira, H. Guthrie-Smith ; Kaweka Mountains, 
Tryon! Wellington—Kaimanawa Mountains, Colenso!/ B. C. Aston / Ruahine Moun- 
tains, B. C. Aston. Ronui. . 
I am inclined to think that this is not separable from 6. Thomsoni ; but all the 
New Zealand Brachycomes require careful study in the field. Mr. Colenso states 
that the plant was prized by the Maoris on account of its fragrance, and that the 
flowers were often strung like daisies and worn round the neck. | 
5. B. Thomsoni 7. Kirk in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xvi (1884) 372, t. 27.— 
Rhizome stout, creeping, branched. Stems 3-12 in. long, stout, branched 
from the base, decumbent or ascending, densely glandular-pubescent, as 
are the leaves, scapes, and involucres. Leaves numerous, radical and 
cauline, 1-2 in. long, oblong- or obovate-spathulate, obtuse, narrowed into 
a very broad flat petiole, coarsely bluntly toothed or lobed or almost 
pinnatifid. Peduncles terminating the branches, 3-6in. long or more 
stout, somewhat rigid, naked or with a solitary linear bract. Heads 
about }in. diam.; involucral bracts oblong or oblong-ovate, obtuse, with 
purple tips. Ray-florets usually numerous, but sometimes wanting in 
reduced states; rays white, spreading. Achenes linear-clavate, densely 
glandular-pubescent ; margins thickened. Pappus of minute bristly scales. 
—T. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 260; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 277. 
