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A larger species tliau either of the former, aud the only one at present known with quite smooth leaves. Stems
loosely tufted, slender, 4-10 inches long, much branched. Leaves crowded along the terminal branches, imbricating
at the base, spreading, 4 inch long, linear or linear-oblong, blunt, concave, rather coriaceous, quite smooth, pale
yellow-green. Heads of flowers hardly exserted beyond the upper leaves, amongst which they nestle. Involucral
scales loosely imbricated; outer like the leaves, but often brown at the tip ; inner longer, radiating, with white tips,
or sometimes witli the whole upper half white.
4. Eaoulia suhsericea, Hook, ill.; dense caespitosa, caubbus brevibus ramosis erectis v. ascendentibus,
foliis dense imbricatis bneari-bgulatis obtusis sericeis subcoriaceis patentibus v. suberectis enerviis, capitulis
majuscubs, involucri imbricati squamis exterioribus breribus lanatis intimis plurimis 1 -serialibus basi
scariosis suqira medium lineari-elongatis radiantibus albidis, flosculis perpliuimis.
H a b . Middle Island. Port Cooper,
A very pretty bttle species, with a conspicuous white ray to the head of flowers, which is not so large or broad
as in the following species. Stems 1-2 inches high, densely tufted, covered with closely imbricating, spreading, or
suberect leaves. leaves bnear, 3-4 bnes long, sometimes rather spathulate, broader towards the end, more or less
süky, sometimes nearly glabrous, blunt, rather coriaceous, gi*een. Heads large for the size of the plant, about twice
as long as the leaves, with very numerous florets. Outer scales of the involucre woolly, with scarious tips; inner
forming a regular series of many bnear white rays.
5. grandiflora, Hook, fil.; caule robusto brevi simpHci v. diviso curvo folioso radicante, fobis
dense imbricatis erectis lineari-lanceoktis ligulatisve subacutis striatis sericeis nitidis vaginis lanatis membranaceis,
capitubs magnis folus supremis immersis, involucri squamis extimis paucis brevibus sericeis intimis
1-seriatis longe radiatis albidis bnearibus obtusis, acheniis receptaculoque pilosis. T a b . XXXYII. A.
H a b . Northern Island. Top of the Ruabine range, <
Much the prettiest and largest species of the genus, conspicuous for its imbricating, shining, silky leaves,
and large capitula, with white, radiating, involucral scales. Stems curved, stout, simple, rooting from amongst the
leaves, apparently prostrate and ascending, 2-3 inches long, with the leaves inch thick. Leaves closely imbricated,
erect, shining and silky, lanceolate or bnear, rather sharp, striated or fuiTOwed, with broad, woolly, membranous
sheaths. Heads very large for the size of the plant, upwards of 4 iuch across. Outer involucral scales
short and silky; inner forming a very distinctly separate series of about twelve to fifteen white spreading rays.
Achenia and receptacle hairy.—This species very much resembles a single-headed Relichrysum ; but I have retained
it in Raoulia, because of its evident close affinity to R. subsericea, and the very narrow receptacle.—Plate XXXYII.^.
Fig. 1, involucral scale; 2, receptacle; 3, floret of the circumference; 4, of the disc; 5, pappus; 6, stamen :__all
magnijied.
Gen. XY. GNAPHALIUM, Linn.
Capitulum multiflorum, heterogamum ; floscuHs omnibus tubxdosis, radii ? , pluriseriabbus, tenuissimis,
dkci ^ . Involucrum disco æquale v. longius, oblongum v. late hemispboericura ; squamis erectis v. radiantibus
imbricatis scariosis apicibus plerumque hyalinis. Receptaculum planum v. convexum, nudum. An-
tkæræ basi bisetæ. Achenia teretia, papibosa v. glaberrima. Fappus 1-seriabs, setis fibformibus scaberubs.—
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Y oolly herbs, with alternate, generally narrow leaves, and solitary or coiymbose heads of flowers. Heads
many-flowered; florets of the circumference in many series, numerous, veiy slender, female; the rest tubular,
campanulate above, four- to five-toothed, hennaphrodite. Involucre of various forms, broad, with long, spreading,
white rays in the first two sections ; narrow, cylindrical, with conniving or erect, imbricating, hyaline, or scarious
scales in the last section. Receptacle convex or nearly plane, broad or narrow. Anthers with two tails. Achenia
terete, papillose or smooth. Pappus of one series of very slender, slightly roughened hairs, of equal length.—
A large and not very natural genus as at present constituted, species of which are found all over the world ; some of
these having also very wide ranges ; indeed, few latitudes, cbmates, or elevations are without the genus. It differs
from Helichrysum only in the numerous female flowers of the disc, otherwise these are undistinguishable as genera ;
and indeed some species of each are very closely albed to one another. Tbe radiate section should probably form
another genus, but if so, the radiate Helichrysa must also be made into a genus or be combined with these, disregarding
the number of female fiorets as of generic importance. (Name from yuacpaXnv, wool.)
§ a. CoNODiscus. ' Heads solitary. Young receptacle conical. Inner involuci'al scales forming a broad,
conspicuous white ray.
1. Gnaphalium prostratum, Hook, fil.; caule prostrato ramosissimo, ramubs fobosis lanatis ascendentibus
apice raonocephabs, folbs parvis obovato-oblongis spathulatisve obtusis mucronatis superne incanis v.
glabratis subtus pube laxe v. arete appressa sericeis, capitulis subsessilibus v. breve pedunculatis, involucri
squamis extimis brevibus lanatis acuminatis intimis 2-3-seriatis longe radiantibus subacutis, floscubs radii
paucis foemineis 2-3-seriatis, receptáculo lato convexo primnm conico. Fl. Antarct. p . 30. t. 21.
H a b . Northern Island. Mount Egmont, at 4000 feet elev., Dieffenhach; top of Titiokura, Colenso.
Whole plant silvery, with white wool and shining appressed tomentum on the fobage. Stems prostrate, slender,
rather woody at the very base, 6 inches to 2 feet loug, with ascending, leafy, woolly branches, terminated by an
almost sessile bead; the stem not being elongated beyond the caubne leaves into a bracteate peduncle as in tbe
foUowing species. Leaves numerous, spreading or recurved, oblong-obovate or oblong-spatlmlate, j - x mch long,
blunt, with a sharp muero ; the upper surface hoary or downy, rarely glabrous, the under densely wooUy. Heads
large, 4 - f inch across. Outer involucral scales short, wooUy, acuminate ; inner veiy long, narrow, radiating, white,
sharp-pointed, sometimes brown at the back. Florets much shorter than the involucre ; female small, few, iu
several series.—The involucral rays of this pretty plant expand long before the florets are fully formed, and I was
(in the ‘Flora Antarctica’) deceived as to the appearance of the latter, all of which I supposed to be hermaphrodite.
At that time I was acquainted with the following very closely afiied species, only through indifferent original specimens
of Forster, which, from their incomplete state, I could uot distinguish specificaby from this. I accordingly
recorded them as the same in Flora Antarctica Supplement.
2. Gnaphalium hellidioides, Hook. fil. ; caulibus breviter prostratis ascendentibus divisis v. parce ramosis,
ramis fobosis apice in pedúnculos lanatos bracteatos monocephalos abeuntibus, foliis lineari-obovatis
obovato-spathulatisve mucronatis superne lanatis glabratisve subtus dense argenteo-lanatis, peduncubs
elongatis laxe bracteatis, capitubs ut in priore. Xeranthemum hellidioides, Forst. Banks et Sot. MSS.
et Ic.
H a b . Northern and Middle Island. East coast, Banks and Solander, Colenso; Cook’s Straits, Forster,
H Urville; Otago, Lyall.
Very similar indeed to the preceding species, but not so prostrate and less branched, with the brandies terminating
ill long (3-G inches), bracteated, woolly peduncles, bearing heads of flowers quite like those of G. prostratum.
§ b. Heads corymbose. Receptacle plane or conve.v, rather broad. Inner involucral scales forming a broad,
conspicuous white ray.
3. Gnaphalium Lyallii, Hook, fil; caule robusto basi decumbente ramoso, ramis asceudentibus sericeis
sulcatis foliosis, fobis (3-4 unc.) patulis anguste lineari-oblongis lauceolatisve acuminatis 1-S-nerviis
supra glabratis subtus dense nivco-toinentosis, corymbis polycephalis, capitubs siibcongestis, involucri squa-
inis interioribus pluriscriatis longe radiantibus, floscubs foemineis multiseriatis, receptáculo lato convexo.
IIab. Middle Island. Massacre Bay, Lyall.
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