916 COMPOSITAE. [ Olearia. 
7. O. Lyallii Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 116.—A robust shrub or 
small tree, sometimes reaching the height of 30 ft., with a trunk 18-24 in. 
diam.; branches stout, spreading, densely tomentose. Leaves 4-8in, 
long (or more in young plants), elliptic-ovate or orbicular-ovate, abruptly 
acuminate, shortly petiolate, excessively rigid and coriaceous, white with 
floccose tomentum above but becoming glabrous when old, under-surface 
densely clothed with soft white wool; margins irregularly doubly crenate. 
Racemes terminal, stout, 4-8in. long; rhachis, pedicels, and bracts clothed 
with snow-white wool. Heads large, discoid, 1}-14in. diam., dark-brown ; 
involucral scales numerous, in 4-8 series, linear, villous at the tips. Achenes 
densely silky.—Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 125; T. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 
266: Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 283; Subantarct. Is. N.Z. ii (1909) 418. 
THe Swares: Abundant, 7. Kirk / Cockayne! B. C. Aston! and_ others. 
AuckLAND IsLanps: Rare and local, but forming a dense forest on Ewing Island, at the 
entrance to Port Ross, Lyall, Bolton, T. Kirk! Cockayne! B. C. Aston! J. S, Tennant ! 
A magnificent plant, nearly related to O. Colensot, but at once distinguished by the 
open and far more robust habit, larger and broader leaves, which are tomentose on the 
upper surface as well as beneath, and by the scales of the involucre being in several 
series. ( 4, 3 Vel ) 
8. O. Traversii, Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1867) 731.—A small tree 
15-30 ft. high, with a trunk 1-2 ft. diam.; bark pale, furrowed ; branches 
tetragonous, clothed with appressed silky tomentum, as are the leaves 
beneath, branches of the inflorescence, and involucres. Leaves opposite, 
14-24 in. long, oblong or ovate-oblong to broadly ovate, acute or apiculate, 
shortly petiolate, quite entire, flat, glabrous above or slightly silky when 
young. Panicles numerous, axillary, much branched, shorter or longer 
than the leaves. Heads numerous, small, +1in. long, discoid ; scales of the 
involucre few, linear-oblong, obtuse or subacute. Florets 5-15; outer ones 
female, with a minute tubular corolla with an oblique mouth; central 
hermaphrodite, campanulate above; style-branches very short. Pappus 
l-seriate. Achenes striate, silky.—T. Kirk Forest Fl. (1889) t. 34; Students’ 
Fl. (1899) 267; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 284. Eurybia Traversil 
F. Muell. Veg. Chath. Is. (1864) 19, t. 2. | 
CuatHam IsLaAnps: Abundant in woods. Akeake. October-November. 
A well-marked plant, easily recognized by the opposite leaves, axillary panicles, 
and discoid heads. 
9. O. Buchanani 7. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 267.—An erect shrub or 
small tree ; branchlets as thick as a goose-quill, reddish, glabrous. Leaves 
opposite, 2-4 in. long, elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse, gradually narrowed into 
a short petiole, quite entire, flat, glabrous above, clothed with thin appressed 
whitish tomentum beneath ; veins finely reticulated above, obscure beneath. 
Heads small, }in. long, in rather loose branched axillary corymbs about 
equalling the leaves ; pedicels slender, pubescent. Involucral scales 8-10, 
pubescent at the tips. Florets of the ray 3-4, ligulate ; of the disc about 4, 
campanulate above. Achenes short, grooved, pubescent.—Cheesem. Man. 
N.Z. Fl. (1906) 283. | 
Norta Istanp: Buchanan! The exact locality not known. 
Founded on a single specimen in Mr. Kirk’s herbarium stated to have been collected 
by Mr. Buchanan in the year 1870 in some locality in the North Island. It is evidently 
a distinct species, not closely related to any other. It and O. J'ravereii are the only 
species found in New Zealand with large opposite leaves. As no additional information 
has been obtained since the publication of the first edition of this work, I reproduce 
the matter given therein. ; ar 
