Celmisia. | COMPOSITAE, vine fi ot 949 
34. C. verbascifolia Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. 1 (1853) 121.—-Leaves 6-10 in. 
long including the petiole, 1-2in. broad, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 
acute, gradually narrowed into the petiole, coriaceous, quite entire or very 
obscurely denticulate, glabrous or sparingly pubescent above, beneath 
clothed with rather thin white or greyish-white tomentum ; petiole shorter 
than the blade, tomentose. Scapes 6—-14in. long or more, tomentose ; 
bracts linear, obtuse, almost villous. Heads 1—2in. diam. ; involucral 
bracts linear-subulate, villous towards the tips. Rays numerous, narrow, 
spreading. Achene sparingly silky.—Handb. N.Z. F 1. (1864) 132. 
CG, Brownii F. R. Chapm. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxii (1890) 444; T. Kirk 
Students’ Fl. (1899) 285; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 309 ; Cockayne 
Veg. N.Z. (1921) t. 47, £. 68. Te T3844 A)iOg, 
Sourn Isuanp: Otago—Mountains above Lake Harris, H. J. Matthews! Clinton 
Valley, Petrie! Mackinnon’s Pass, Ff. G. Gibbs/ Mystery Pass, between Lake Mana- 
pouri and Smith Sound, /. f. Chapman ! Humboldt Mountains, Cockayne / Milford 
Sound and Port Preservation, Lyall (Handbook). January—February. 
I have no doubt that C. Brownii Chapman is identical with Hooker’s C. verbascifolia, 
as stated under the previous species, which can always be distinguished by the much 
greater size, broader leaves, and much larger heads, which sometimes are 4in. in 
diameter. Sée JYtanys G2: tbS 
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35. C. Mackaui Raowl Choiz (1846) 19, t. 14.—Leaves 6-20 in. long, 
2-4 in. broad, linear-lanceolate, acuminate, gradually narrowed to the base, 
quite entire, membranous, glabrous on both surfaces when mature or 
slightly cottony at the base, often rather glaucous beneath ; petiole broad, 
erooved, sheathing at the base, usually cottony on the inner surface. 
Scapes 12-24in. high, stout, glabrous or sparingly cottony; bracts 
numerous, lanceolate, acuminate, sheathing at the base. Heads about 
Jin. diam.; involucral bracts numerous, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 
membranous, glabrous. Rays long and narrow.  Disc-florets very 
numerous; corolla thickened at the base. Achene linear, glabrous, 
strongly ribbed.—Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 122; Handb. N.Z. FI. 
(1864) 133; ZL. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 287; Cheesem. Man. N.Z, FI. 
(1906) 310. ©. coriacea Raoul Ann. Sci. Nat. (1844) 119 (non Hook. f.). 
Soutr Istanp: Marlborough—Mount Fyffe, H. B. Kirk (leaves only). Canter- 
bury—Rocky places in the vicinity of Akaroa, from sea-level to 2000ft., Raoul and 
many others; Mount Herbert, W. Gray ! January—February. 
A very distinct species, remarkable for the long acuminate leaves yreen and 
glabrous on both surfaces, the large heads, and herbaceous acuminate involucral bracts. 
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36. C. coriacea,.Hook. f. Fl. Antarct. 1 (1844) 36.—Leaves 12-24 in. 
long or even more, 1-3in. broad, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate to linear- 
oblong, acute, usually gradually narrowed towards the base, coriaceous, 
upper surface longitudinally furrowed or alirost plicate and covered with 
a delicate silvery pellicle, beneath clothed with appressed white and 
silvery tomentum ; margins entire or very obscurely serrulate ; sheaths 
short and broad, grooved, densely clothed with soft cottony or woolly 
tomentum. Scapes stout, 15-36in. high, densely woolly and cottony 
occasionally branched, or rarely even corymbosely divided ; bracts 
numerous, linear, erect, cottony. Heads 14-3 in.-diam. or more ; involucral 
bracts numerous, linear-subulate, cottony or almost glabrous. Rays very 
numerous, spreading, 1}in. long; tube of corolla more or less pubescent. 
Achene linear, compressed, grooved, pubescent.—Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 121, 
