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Flowers insigiiilicaut, iii short, simple, or dirided spikes. 1 -2 ioches long, smooth. Ferianth cylindrical, of six
pieces ; three outer very smaU; inner erect, hnear oblong, blunt. Stamens twelve, in two series, three of the outer
serms imperfect. Anthers two-celled. Fruit included in the berried perianth. (Name, the Greek oue for Ouscuta,
which this genus closely resembles.)
1. Cassytha p a n iaU a ta , Br. ; glabra, apicibus ramulorum puberulis sericeisve, spicis simplicibus clivi-
sisve, floribus cylindraceis distantibus glabris. S r . Prodr. p . -404.
H ab. N o rth e rn extremity of th e N o rth e rn Islan d , Dieffenbach, Colenso.
N a t. Ord. LXXIII. MONIMIACEÆ, Juss.
Gen. I . LA U E E L IA , Juss.
iYores unisexuales. P e rianthium laciniis multiseriatis. H i. g . Stamina 7 -1 4 , biglaiid
u lo sa; antheræ 2-loculares, 2-valves. E l . ¥ . Squamulæ disco perianthii numerosæ. P is tilla plurima,
villosa. Achenia longe plumosa, perianthio aucto urceolari 4-valvi v. la te rah te r ru p to inclusa ; stylis p lu mosis,
b reviter exsertis. Semen erectum, albuminosum ; embryone basilari.
A sinall genus of aromatic trees, of which the New Zealand and a South Chilian species are the only ones
known. Branchlets and petioles downy. Leaves coriaceous, opposite, petiolate, ovate or oblong, blunt, quite
glabrous, obtusely semte, 1 4 -2 4 inches long. Flowers dioecious, iu axillary racemes, silky, 8 lines across. Ferianth
five-parted. Siamens eight to ten ; filaments with two glands ; anthers two-celled, two-valved. Fenmle perianth
covered with scales in place of stamens, and having in the centre many hairy ovaria. Fruit composed of the liuear-
urceolate, altered, coriaceous perianth, nearly an inch long, oontaining many achenia, with long styles and simple
stigmas, wholly clothed with long silky hairs. (Name from the resemblance to a Laurel.)
1. Laureha Novæ-Zelandiæ, C u n n .; ramuhs petiolisque puberulis, foliis oblongis obtusis grosse obtuse
serratis, racemis floribusque sericeis, perianthio 5 -partito. A . Cunn. Prodr. T ab. L I .
H ab. N o rth e rn Islan d an d n o rth e rn parts of Middle Islan d , Cunningham, etc. Nelson, B idw ill.
N a t. name, “ P u k a te a ,” Col.
Mr, BidwiU says this is one of the largest New Zealand trees, 130 feet high and 8-7 in diameter, besides
havnng buttresses 15 feet thick at the base. Bark white; wood soft, yellowish, much used for boat-building,
Eamification resembling a pine, or the allied genus Atherosperma of Australia, Cunningham describes the plant as
aromatic ; Mr. Bidwill says it is not so. I have always found the fruit veiy odoriferous, even when dry. P late
LI, Fig. 1, male flower ; 2, stamen ; 3, female flower ; 4, ovaria ; 6, fruit ; 6. carpel ; 7, vertical section of carpel :
— all but jig. 5 niagnijied.
Gen. I I . HEDYCABYA, Forst.
Flores Aioiá. Pe rianthium rota tum, 5 -1 0 -fid um . E L .r f . Stamina p lu rim a ; antheræ fundo p e rianthii
sessiles. E l . ¥ ■ Ovaria plurima, 1-locnlaria ; stigmate sessili, obtuso ; ovulo 1, péndulo. Drupæ
paucæ, stipitatæ, perianthio immutato sessiles.
A remarkable genus, of a few East Australian and New Zealand plants; only one is found in the latter country,
which forms a large evergreen bush, or sometimes a tree, 20-30 feet high. Branches pubescent. Leaves opposite,
petiolate, glabrous or slightly pubescent, linear-oblong, blunt, entire or toothed distantly. Mowers dioecious, in
axillary, pubescent, few-flowered panicles, which are shorter than the leaves. Perianth pubescent, -i inch across,
rotate, five- or ten-lobed. persistent. Male flower with very many sessile oblong anthers, hairy at the tip. Female
fiowers of eight to ten one-celled ovaries, with a sessile stigma and solitary pendulous ovule. Fruit of about four
red, oblong, obtuse, pedunculate drupes I inch long. Endocarp coriaceous. Seed pendulous, albuminous. Fmbryo
half the length of the albumen; cotyledons diverging; radicle pointing to thebilum. (Name from ■)?Svs, vweet, and
Kapva, a nut.)
1. Hedycarya dentata, E o rs t.; ramulis pubescentibus, foliis lineari-oblongis obovatisve remote dentatis
v. integerrimis, paniculis axillaribus paucifioris pubescentibus. Forst. Prodr. A. R ich . Flora. A . Cunn.
Prodr. Raoul, Choix de Plantes, p . 30. t. 30 (excl. syn. Forst.). H . scabra, A . Ounn. Prodr. Xantho-
xylon Novæ-Zelandiæ, A. R ich . Flora.
IÍAB. N o rth e rn an d Middle Is la n d s ; found as far so u th as Akaroa, Ba n k s and Solander, Forster, etc,
(Cultivated in England.)
N a t . O r d . LXXIV. PROTEACEÆ, Juss.
Gen. I . K N IG I-IT IA , B r .
Pe rianthium 4-phyllum. Stamina u ltra medium corollæ inserta. Glandulæ hypogynæ- 4. Ovarium
sessile, 4-spermum. Stigma verticale. Folliculus coriaceus, 1-locularis. Semina apice alata.
A very large tree, nearly 100 feet high, erect, and very narrow for its height, hence conspicuous : the wood
(Rewa-Eewa) is much prized for its colour (mottled red and brown), and for splitting into shingles. Branches very
stout, woody, pubescent. Leaves 4 -8 inches long, very hard, linear-ohlong, blunt, coarsely and bluntly toothed.
Racemes nearly as long as the leaves, densely covered with red-brown velvety down, as are the pedicels, flowers, and
ovaria. Mowers in pans, 1 inch long, slender. Perianth jointed on to the peduncles, of five linear valvate pieces.
Stamens with very long anthers, and short filaments, attached to the pieces of the perianth. Style long, slender,
thickened towards the end. Fruit a woody, downy capsule, 1 inch long, with a long style, and four seeds winged
at the apex. (Named in honour of T. A . Knight, an eminent author on vegetable physiology.)
1. K n ig h tia excelsa, foliis crassis coriaceisque lineari-oblougis obtusis obtuse dentatis, racemis
axiUaribus dense ferrugineo-tomentosis, bracteis parvis deciduis. B r . in L in n . Soc. Trans, v. 10. 1 94. t. 2.
A. Cunn. Prodr.
H ab. N o rth e rn I s la n d ; common in woods. N a t. name "R ew a Rewa.” (Cultivated in En g lan d .)
Gen. I I . P E R SO O N IA , Sm.
Pe rianthium 4-phyllum, foliolis medio staminifcris, regulare, deciduum. Glandulæ hypogynæ 4.
Ovarium pedicellatum, 1-loculare, 1 -2-spermiira. Stigma obtusum. Dru p a b a c c a ta ; putamine 1 -2 -
loculari.
A very large Australian and Tasmaman genus, of wbich only one species is found in New Zealand, P . Toro,
a small evergreen tree, perfectly glabrous. Leaves narrow hnear or linear-lanceolate, 4 -8 inches long, coriaceous,
acuminate, narrowed iuto the petiole, shining. Flowers one-bracteate, on short, erect, axillary, pubescent, six- to ten-
flowered racemes au incli long. Perianth of four piibesceut lachiiæ, bearing the stamens about the middle. Ovary
glabrous, sessile, with a sliort style and blunt stigma. Fruit an oblong two-celled drupe. (Named in honour of
Dr. D. 6. II. Pei'soon, a native of the Cape Colony, and an eminent Botanist.)
1. Persoonia Toro, A. C u n u .; glaberrima, fruticosa v. arbuscula, foliis anguste Kneari-lanceolatis
acuminatis nitidis coriaceis paucincrviis, racemis axillaribus stric tis pubescentibus 6-1 0 -flo ris, floribus
pubescentibus. A. Cunn. Prodr.
H ab. N o rth e rn Islan d . YVoods, from Auckland northward, Ba n k s and Solander, etc. N a t. name,
"T o ro ,” Col.