1022 COMPOSITAE. [ Senecio. 
23. S. laxifolius Buch. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. 11 (1870) 89.—A small 
diffusely branched shrub 1-4 ft. high; branchlets, leaves beneath, and 
inflorescence densely clothed with white cottony tomentum. Leaves usually 
close-set, on slender petioles $-1d in. leng; blade 1-23 in., lanceolate or 
oblong-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, acute at both ends, glabrous above 
or slightly cottony when young, coriaceous, quite entire. Panicle terminal, 
long and narrow, lax; peduncles and pedicels slender, cottony; lower 
bracts foliaceous. Heads ?in. diam., broad-campanulate ; involucral 
bracts 12-15, linear-oblong, acute, tomentose, with broad scarious margins. 
Ray-florets 12-15, long and narrow, yellow. Disc-florets numerous. 
Achenes oblong, grooved, glabrous.—T. Kirk Students’ FI. (1899) 347; 
Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 379. 
SoutH Istanpd: Nelson—Mount Arthur and Mount Owen, 7. 7’. C.; Motueka 
Hills, Cockayne ; Wairau Gorge, 7. F. C., Bryant; Spenser Mountains, F. R. Gibbs / 
Discovery Peaks, W. 7. L. Dravers ; F ‘owler’s Pass, 7’. Kirk { 2000-3500 ft. Decem- 
yo 
ber-February. Watt ac .C-81. yl4Ss 
24. §. Greyii Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 148, t. 38—A small 
spreading shrub 2-8 ft. high; branches stout, woody, terete ; branchlets, 
under-surface of leaves, and petioles densely clothed with appressed soft 
white tomentum. Leaves on slender petioles $-1d in. long; blade 14-3} in., 
oblong or oblong-ovate, obtuse, rounded and often unequal at the base, 
coriaceous, quite entire, upper surface glabrous except a cottony line at 
the margin; midrib prominent beneath. Corymbs large, terminal, 2—5 in. 
broad, much branched; peduncles and pedicels glandular-pubescent ; 
bracts numerous, the lower ones foliaceous; the upper narrower, lanceo- 
late or lmear. Heads campanulate, 3-lin. diam.; involucral bracts 
about 15, linear or linear-oblong, membranous, acute, glandular-pubescent. 
Ray-florets 12-15, yellow; ligules spreading, i—kin. long. Disc-florets 
numerous ; limb campanulate, 5-lobed. Achenes linear, densely silky. 
Pappus-hairs in several series, white, rigid, scabrid.—Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864). 
161; 2. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 347; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 379. 
NortH Istanpd: Wellington—Faces of clifis from the Pahau River to Cape Palliser, 
rare and local, Colenso, 7’. Kirk / B. C. Aston !/ Sea-level to 1500 ft. December-— 
February. 
A handsome species, nearest to S. laxifolius, but at once separated by the larger 
obtuse leaves, dense corymbs, glandular-pubescent involucral bracts, and silky achenes. 
25. 8. eompactus 7. Kirk in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xii (1880) 395.— 
A small much-branched compact shrub 2-3 ft. high and 3-6 ft. diam.; 
branches, petioles, leaves beneath, and inflorescence densely clothed with 
appressed snow-white tomentum. Leaves on slender petioles }-2 in. long; 
blade #-14in., obovate or oblong-obovate, obtuse, rounded or narrowed 
at the base, coriaceous, glabrous above except a cottony line at the 
margin, obscurely crenulate or sinuate. Heads broadly campanulate, 
¢-lin. diam., in 4-8-flowered terminal leafy racemes; involueral bracts. 
about 12, linear, acute, densely tomentose. Ray-florets about 12, yellow ; 
ligules broad, spreading. Disc-florets very numerous ; limb funnel-shaped, 
d-toothed. Achenes linear, grooved, silky. Pappus-hairs white, minutely 
scabrid.—Students’ Fl. (1899) 349; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. FI. (1906) 380. 
Norta [suanp: Wellington — Limestone cliffs near Castlepoint, 7. Kirk / 
January—February. 
Closely allied to S. Monroi, but differing in the larger broader leaves with 
smoother and whiter tomentum beneath, narrow few-flowered inflorescence, and the 
white cottony tomentum of the pedicels and involucral bracts. A handsome plant,. 
with a very restricted distribution. 
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