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uaiTOw, not revolute. Aims o f the styles of female (ligulate) flowers long, narrow, smooth, rounded or subacute ;
of the disc (tubular) florets shorter, truncate.—This and the two following are closely allied and very singular
species, the rigid bristles on the upper surface of this and of S. bellidioides are veiy peculiar, resembling those on
the foliage of the Auckland Island PleuropJtylhim criniferum.
2. Senecio bellidioides, Hook, fil.; foliis (omnibus radicalibus) petiolatis ovato-rotundatis obtusis in tegerrimis
marginibus ciliatis lanuginosisve superne hispido-setosis su b tu s glaberrimis reticulatim venosis
petiolo basi dense sericeo-viiloso, scapis gracilibus 1 -cephalis remote bracteatis sericeo-lanatis pilis atris
glandulosis immixtis, involucri squamis pube.scentibus, acheniis oblongis glaberrimis, pappo rigido, receptáculo
papilloso.
H a b . Middle Island. Canterbury, L y a ll.
A smaller plant than the former, but very similar in habit, and in the woolly and silky bases of the petioles.
Leaves 1 4 -2 inches long, generally margined with white, hispid above witb short stout hairs, smooth and glabrous
below. Scapes single-headed, slender, woolly with a few black glandular hairs. Heads 1 inch across, including
the ligulæ. Involucral scales pubescent, subglandular, rarely glabrous. Pappus not so rough and coarse as in S.
Lagopus. Achenia short, quite glabrous.
3. Senecio saxifragoides. Hook, fil.; foliis (omnibus radicalibus) amplis petiolatis, petiolo densissime
sericeo-lanato basi pilis longis villoso, lamina ovato-oblonga v. ro tu n d a ta superne sericeo-villosa v. glabrata
subtus dense molliter lanata secus ñervos sericeo-tillosa, vetustioribus glabratis reticulatim venosis, scapis
divisis polycephalis robustis sericeo-lanatis setisque paten tib u s glandulosis p u rpureis onustis parce foliatis,
capitulis magnis, involucri squamis molliter pubescentibus, ligulis elongatis, acheniis elongatis glaberrimis
sulcatis pappo molli longioribus disco calloso coronatis.
H a b . Middle Island. P o r t Cooper, I/ya ll.
A truly superb plant. Root stout, fleshy, with many strong, thick fibres. Petioles very stout, densely clothed
with long silky wool, and covered at their bases with brown, long, soft, shaggy hairs. Lamina of the leaf 3-5
inches long, broadly elliptical-ovate, oblong ox rounded, sometimes oblique or cordate at the base ; upper surface
clothed with shining silky and woolly hair, under ndth a thick woolly coat, silky along the ribs ; both surfaces
become glabrous and wrinkled when the leaves are old. Scapes 1 -1 4 foot high, stout, branched, bearing 8-10
broad heads, densely woolly and having spreading, soft, purple, jointed hairs, tipped with purple-black glands
scattered amongst tbe wool, and sometimes also on the margins of the leaf. Heads nearly 2 inches across the long
spreading ligulæ. Involucre \ meh. long, broadly cylindrical, conical at the base; scales pubescent and glandular,
with brown tips and midrib. Achenia quite smooth, deeply furrowed, veiy long (4 inch) longer than the white,
rather rigid pappus. (Named from the general resemblance this plant bears to Saxifraga ciliaris.)
4. Senecio bifistulosus. Hook, fil.; glaberrimus, caule basi lignoso ramoso cicatricato, ramis apice
foliosis, foliis eonfertis patentibus coriaceis anguste lineari-elongatis obscure remote crenatis superne cana-
liculatis subtus marginibus villosis ad costam revolutis et adhærentibus, scapo 1 -cephalo bracteato, in volucri
squamis late lineari-oblongis herbaceis dorso sublanatis, ligulis paucis latis non revolutis, pappo
molli, acheniis oblongis glaberrimis obscure costatis.
H a b . Middle Island. Dusky Bay, L ya ll.
A veiy remarkable species, of which I regret to say I have but one good specimen. Everywhere except the
involucral scales quite smooth, pale green. Stems prostrate, 2 -3 inches long, woody, scarred like a Pine-brancli,
ascending, leafy at the top. Leaves densely crowded, spreading, 1 inch long, narrow, linear-elongated, about 4 hnc
broad, subacute ; the margins rolled back so as to meet the stout midrib, to which they adhere by a woolly border,
hence the leaves are apparently inflated and formed of two tubes placed side by side, constricted faintly here and
there, which gives them the appearance of being crenate. Scape rising from below the leaves, 4 inches long, with
many erect leaf-like bracts. Head erect, l i inch broad across the lignlæ, which are few and broad. Involucral
scales few, broad, herbaceous, a little woolly at the back, i inch long. Achenia short, glabrous, obscurely ribbed.
Pappus very soft.—Closely allied to S. pectinatus of the Tasmanian mountains.
§ b. Smooth, tjlabrous (or nearly so), simple or branching, herbaceous plants, with leafy stems and corymbose
5. Senecio latifoli-us. Banks et S o l.; erectus, ramosus, glaberrimus, foliis polymorphis membranaceis
amplis inferioribus la te elliptico-ovatis in petiolum alatum elongatum an g u sta tis sinuato-lobatis denticula-
tisq u e superioribus ovatis profundius sinuatis basi pinnatifidis petiolo basi 2-auriculato semiamplexicauli
supremis sæpissime lineari-oblongis supra medium contractis basi lobis arg u te dentatis dilatatis amplexi-
caulibus, corymbis polycephalis, peduncuHs pedicellisque graciHbus, involucri bemisphærici squamuloso-
pubesoentis v. glabrati squamis linearibus acuminatis, liguHs an g u ste Hnearibus, acheniis sulcatis glaudu-
loso-puberulis, pappo tenuissimo molli sericeo, receptáculo alveolato. Ba n k s et Sol. M S S . et le .
H a b . N o rth e rn Is la n d ; wooded hilly districts, Dieffenbach, BidwiU. Wairarapa, Colenso.
A handsome brancldiig herb, Z-S feet high. Leaves large and broad, very variable in size and shape on the
same plant, sometimes all on long petioles, at others the lower only have long winged petioles, whilst the upper
are amplexieaul and sessile, with large dilated toothed auricles. Stems herbaceous, flexuose, fun-owed. Leaves
membranous, 4 -8 inches long, petiole sometimes nearly as long, dilated, toothed, and cordate at the base ; lamina
broadly ovate, lobed, sinuate, toothed, and the lobes again unequally finely toothed. Corymbs broad, of many
heads ; peduncles spreading. Heads inch diameter, with narrow spreading and revolute pale yellow rays.
Involucre broadly hemispherical, i inch long ; scales narrow, acuminate, smooth, pubescent or covered with ehaffy-
pubesoence. Achenia shorter than the involucre, furro-wed, covered with glandular hairs or long papillæ. Pappus
much longer thau involucre, of very soft white hairs.
0. Senecio lantus, F o rst. ; glaberrimus, berbaceus, caule breviusculo simpHci v. ramoso flexuoso
sulcato, foliis carnosis polymorphis omnibus v. inferioribus solum petiolatis Hneari-oblongis spathulatisve
acutis sinuato-dentatis superioribus v. sæpissime omnibus Hneari-oblongis sinuatis lobatis pinnatifidisve
lobuHs brevibus elongatisve integerrimis v. repando-dentatis, petiolis basi simpHcibus v. semiamplexicauUbus,
corymbis oHgo(3 -7)-ceplialis, involucri late campanulati squamis linearibus acuminatis basi squamuHs paucis
sæpius subsquarrosis involucratis, ligulis brevibus elongatisve rarius 0, acbeniis Hnearibus sulcatis costis
pubescentibus. Forst. Frodr. S. neglectus, A . Rieli. Flora. A . Cunn. Prodr. S. rupicola, A . Rich.
Rx e. a. lautus ; ramosus, foliis pinnatifidis segmentis Hnearibus, capituUs Hgulatis, liguHs elongatis
jjatulis. 8. liuifolius, Lah. F l. Nov. Holl.
Var. /S. R a o u li; caule subsimplici, foHis Hneari-oblongis spathulatisve sinuato-dentatis, ligulis p arris
V. 0. S. EaouH, Spach, in Herb. Hook.
Yar. 7 . macrocephalus ; caule ramoso, foliis sinuato-pinnatifidis lobatisve varie incisis, capituHs majo-
i-ibus dcpresso-hemispliæricis, ligulis revolutis.
I I a b . Th ro u g h o u t tb e Islands, v e ry abundant, especially o n maritime rocks. B ank s and Solander,
Forster, etc.
A smooth, rather succulent, generally branching herb, woody at the base, 1 -2 feet high, with entire or generally
lobed or pinnatifid leaves, aud terminal corymbs of S-7 heads ; very variable in stature, foliage, size of the
heads, and development of the ligulate ray-fiowers. Petioles simple or dilated a little, and clasping halt the stem
at the base. Leaves 1 -2 inches long, linear-oblong or spathulate, entire, lobed, pinnatifid or almost multipartite ;
lobes variously cut. Heads i - 1 inch broad, depending ou the length of the ligulæ. Involucre broadly oblong or
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