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elliptical to narrow oblong, sharp or acuminate, seldom blunt, margin unequally cut into broad, rounded or
sharp teeth. Corymh veiy large, much branched. Involucres short and small, their scales all short and blunt.
Floicers very much as in E. nitida j but the pappus is often red, and the achenia are quite smooth.—Best distinguished
by its smooth achenia, and the loosely appressed wool of the under surface of the leaves, etc. I have suppressed
the trivial name “ Rani,” given by Cunningham under the erroneous impression that it was the native one.
— P l a t e XXX. Fig. 1, involucre aud receptacle; 3, flower of ray ; 3, its stigmas ; 4. flower of d isc; 5, its stigmas;
6, stamen; 7, p appus:— all inagnijied.
4 . E u ry b ia dentata, Plook. f il.; arbórea, ramulis corimibis petiolis foliisque su b tu s pube arete
appressa subnitida argentéis, foliis elliptico- v. lineari-oblongis linearibusve acutis acuminatisve grosse irregularite
r obtuse V. argute eroso-dentatis sinubus ro tu n d a tis marginibus undula tis basi rotimdatis v. tr u n catis
subtus reticulatim venosis, corymbis effusis sericeo-nitentibus ramulis gracilibus, involucri campanulati
squamis tomentosis, floribus radii ligula lineari, acheniis villosis.
Var. a. oblongifolia ; foliis oblongis v. lineari-oblongis sinuato-dentatis, nervis costee obliquis.
Yar. /3. linearifolia ; foliis lineari-oblongis v. lineari-elongatis arg u te subspinoso-dentatis, nervis costie
perpeudicularibus.
H a b . N o rth e rn and Middle Islands. Yar. a. Ruahine range, Colenso. Yar. Tongariro, B idw ill.
Top of Ruahine Mountains, Colenso. Otago and MUford Sound, L y a ll. F l. December.
Á small tree, smelhng strongly of musk, like the former species in habit, most easily recognized by the sharp
toothing of the leaves, which are white and shining below; and by the hahy achenia. Leaves 3-5 inches long, variable
in breadth, oblong in var. a, linear-oblong, sometimes four times as long as broad in var. in which the veins underneath
spread so as to form a right angle with the midrib; under sm-face covered with a very closely appressed
white down, hence looking silvered; margins waved, much cut into large teeth, sometimes almost spinous, like
holly. Branchlets and corymb covered with appressed brownish tomentum. Peduncles sometimes bearing small
leaves 4 inch long. Involucres 4 inch long, of ten to fifteen tomentose linear blunt scales, very unequal in size.
Plowers of the ray ten to twelve, about as long as the involucre. Achenia furrowed and hairy. Pappus whitish
or red.
5. Eurybia Hook. f il.; arborea, ramis ramulisque sulcatis incano-tomentosis, foliis sublonge
petiolatis oblongis ovato-oblongisve obtusis undulatis integerrimis coriaceis junioribus superne furfuraceis
senioribus reticulatis subtus appresse albido-tomentosis venosis, panicula effusa ramosa, ramis compressis
sulcatis pube densa appressa albidis, involucri cylindracei squamis brevibus obtusis multiseriatis imbricatis,
flosculis 8 -1 0 , pappo albido, acheniis pubescentibus.
H ab . N o rth e rn Islan d . Auckland, Sinclair. E a st coast, Colenso.
A small tree, very like E. furfuracea, distinguished from it by its oblong, longer, narrower leaves, which are never
toothed; and by the imbricated involucral scales. Branches furrowed, hoary and downy. Leaves on petioles 4 - f inch
long, oblong, linear, or ovate-oblong, blunt, undulate, quite entire, 3 inches long, upper surface powdered with
white meal in a young s ta te ; when old, smooth, reticulated, under surface quite white with dense closely appressed
down, veins conspicuous. Panicles large, branched ; branches furrowed, quite white. Involucral scales small,
closely imbricated. Achenia downy.
§ b. Shrubs, with small broad or narrow leaves, less than 1 inch long.
late, axillary or terminal, with six to ten florets.
6. Eurybia mmm u la rifo lia , Hook. fil. \ frutex erectus, rigidus, fasciculatim ramosus, ramis validis lignosis
foliosis ramulis foliis junioribus involucrisque glutinosis, foliis subimbricatis crassis coriaceisque parvis breve
petiolatis obovato- v. oblongo-rotundatis obtusis marginibus recurvis integerrimis superne nitidis subtus
tomento dense appresso nitidis, capitulis axiUaribus breve pedunculatis, involucri tu ib in a ti squamis pauci-
V. multiseriatis imbricatis extimis parvis, fl. radii 3 -5 ligulatis lig u la latiuscula brevi v. elongata disci 6 -8 ,
pappo fuscescente, aclieniis pubescentibus.
H a b . N o rtliern and Middle Islands. Tongariro an d mountains above Nelson, a ltitu d e 4 5 0 0 feet,
B idw ill. E a s t coast. M o u n t H ik u ran g i, etc., Colenso.
A rigid, erect, brancMng, leafy skrub, 2 -3 feet high. Branches all stout, woody. scalTed at the places where
leaves have fallen away, covered with pale brown bark; younger ones and leaves generally gummy. Leaves numerous,
closely set, uniform in size and shape, A inch long, shortly petiolate, very thick and coriaceous, round, oblong
or obovate, margin recurved, entire, young reticulated above, all covered below with dense white appressed tomentum.
Capitula on short axiUary peduncles, nearly i inch long. Involucre obconic-turbinate, of few or many scales,
the lower or outer much the smaller. Florets about eight or te n ; outer ligulate; ray variable in length and
breadth. Achenia pubescent.—This species, like the following, varies a good deal in the number of involucral
scales and in the length of the ray florets. I t is a very handsome plant, and verj' closely resembles Cassinia
Vauvilliersii.
7. E u ry b ia Solandri, Hook, fil.; fruticosa, erecta, fastigiatim ramosa, ramulis gracilibus virgatis
tomentosis glabratisve jun io rib u s foliisque viscosis, foliis parvis fasciculatis oppositisve an g u ste linearibus
lineari-obovatisve obtusis superne medio sulcatis ma rginibus integerrimis recurvis su b tu s albido-lanatis,
capitulis sessilibus axillaribus ramulis abbreviatisve terminalibus, involucri tu rb in a ti squamis brevibus
imbricatis dorso tomentosis, ligulis paucis brevibus, pappo pallido v. rufescente, acheniis glaberrimis sulcatis.
Galea axillaris, Sol. i l S S . noti BC.
H a b . N o rth e rn Islan d . Sandy places by th e coast, etc.. B a n k s a n d Solander, etc. Thames, Sinclair.
An erect, branching, twiggy shrub, 5 feet high. Branches slender,twiggy, ro u n d er angled, smooth or tomentose,
the younger and young leaves glutinous. I.eaves small, about ^ inch long, in opposite tufts, or solitary-and
opposite on young twigs, Hnear-oblong, blunt, sometimes recurved, margins recurved, under surface thickly covered
with appressed tomentum. Capitula longer than the leaves, solitary and terminal on the very short brancldets, or
axillary. Involucral scales viscid when young, in few or many rows, imbricated, short, blunt, tomentose along the
back. Florets eight or ten, those of the ray with short ligulce. Achenia quite smooth.—Tery similar to E. ramulosa,
DC., of Tasmania, but the involucres are of a different shape.
8. Eu ry b ia virgata. Hook, fil.; frutex gracilis, ramosus, ramis sulcatis elongatis virgatis oppositis
divaricatis parce foliatis ultimis lanatis glabratisve angulatis, foliis fasciculatis parvis (fasciculis oppositis)
obovatis obtusis breve petiolatis subtus appresse tomentosis, capitulis solitariis geminisve gracile p edunculatis,
pedunculis folio feqiulongis brevloribiisve tomentosis, involucri la te campanulati squamis brevibus
tomentosis pauciseriatis, flosculis radii paucis ligulatis, disci 6 - 8 , acheniis puberulis.
I I a b . N o rth e rn aud Middle Islands. I n bogs, TTairarapa, Colenso. IT a rra u Pass, Nelson, Bidw ill.
A shrub 6 -8 feet high, with slender, twiggy, sparingly leafy branches, the younger tomentose. Leaves few and
small, in opposite fascicles, solitary and o]iposite on the terminal branchlets, i—I iuch long, obovate or linear-obovate,
blunt, on short petioles, under surface thickly covered with closely appressed down. Capitula small, on slender tomentose
peduncles, which arc sometimes bracteate, A inch broad. Involucral scales small, woolly, in few series, short.
Florets of the ray with short ligulm. Pappus white or reddish. Achenia pubescent.
§ c. Trees or large shrubs, with large broad leaves and much-branched panicles.
(Sliawia, Forst.)
Capitula with 1—1 florets.
9. Eurybia Forsteri, Hook, fil.; arbuscula,ramis ramulisque sulcatis paniculisque fuscis p ubescenti-tomentosis,
foliis petiolatis elliptico-oblongis ovatisve obtusis undulatis integerrimis u trin q u e reticulatis subtus
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