South Island: Otago—Cliffs of the southeast coast, from the Clutha River to Waikawa, Lindsay, Buchanan! Petrie! Kirk! Mount Bonpland, Martin; Lake Harris, H. J. Matthews. January–February.
A handsome species, which succeeds well in cultivation. Mr. Kirk considers that the Mount Bonpland and Lake Harris localities are erroneous.
15. C. Sinclairii, Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. 132.—Stems branched at the base, prostrate; branches suberect. Leaves 1–3 in. long or more, ¼–¾ in. broad, linear-obovate or obovate-spathulate to linear-oblong, obtuse or subacute, membranous or rarely coriaceous, obscurely toothed, glabrous above, beneath clothed with thin white appressed tomentum or rarely glabrous on both surfaces; midrib evident; sheaths membranous, glabrous or slightly cottony. Scapes 1 or more, slender, 3–9 in. high; bracts linear, white beneath. Heads 1–1½ in. diam.; involucral bracts linearsubulate, pubescent and viscid; tips recurved. Ray-florets spreading. Achene silky.—Kirk, Students' Fl. 285.
South Island: Not uncommon throughout in mountain districts. Stewart Island: Summit of Mount Anglem, Kirk! Altitudinal range 2500–5000 ft. December–January.
This comes very close to large forms of C. discolor, being only separable by the larger and much more membranous leaves, which are dull-green above and clothed with thin tomentum beneath.
16. C. Traversii, Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. 134.—Root stout, tapering. Leaves 6–16 in. long including the petiole, 1½–2½ in. broad, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, subacute or obtuse, coriaceous, dark brownish-green and glabrous above except the silky midrib, under-surface and margins clothed with rich soft and thick velvety ferruginous tomentum; midrib beneath glabrous, dark-purple; petiole from one-half to as long as the blade, purple; upper surface and sheaths with loose snow-white tomentum. Scapes stout, 8–20 in. long, densely clothed with ferruginous tomentum; bracts few or many, linear. Heads 1–2 in. diam.; bracts of the involucre numerous, linear, clothed with ferruginous wool. Rays narrow, spreading. Achene glabrous.—Kirk, Students' Fl. 285.
South Island: Nelson—Mount Arthur, Mount Peel, Raglan Mountains, T.F.C.; Discovery Peaks, Travers! mountains overlooking the Hanmer Plains and Upper Clarence Valley, T.F.C.; Mount Captain and the Upper Waiau, Kirk! 3500–5500 ft. December–January.
A magnificent species, remarkable for the bright ferruginous tomentum of the under-surface of the leaves, the purple midrib, and the snow-white tomentum of the sheaths. I have not seen specimens from the south of Lake Tennyson.
17. C. cordatifolia, Buch. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xi. (1879) 427, t. 18.—Leaves 2–9 in. long including the petiole, ½–2 in. broad; blade about half the length, ovate-oblong or oblong, obtuse or sub-
