and often jagged. Achenes obovate, glabrous; margins thickened. Pappus of very minute scales.—Kirk, Students' Fl. 259. B. radicata var. b, Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 127.
South Island: Canterbury Plains—Near Burnham, Kirk! between Springfield and the Kowai River, T. F. C. Stewart Island: Lyall (Handbook). December–January.
Although this has a very different appearance from the ordinary state of B. Sinclairii, some varieties of that plant approach it so closely as to be almost indistinguishable.
3. B. Sinclairii, Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. 137.—An exceedingly variable perennial herb 1–12 in. high, glabrous or more or less glandular-pubescent. Rhizome short, stout, branched, ascending at the tip. Leaves all radical, ½–3 in. long, oblong- or obovate-spathulate to linear-spathulate, rounded at the tip, gradually narrowed into a rather broad flat petiole, coriaceous or almost membranous, sometimes slightly fleshy, entire or variously toothed or lobed or even pinnatifid. Scapes 1 or several, strict, 1–12 in. high, glabrous or more or less glandular, naked or with 1–2 minute linear bracts. Heads very variable in size, ⅓–¾ in. diam.; involucral bracts oblong to linear, obtuse or subacute, glabrous or glandular-pubescent; margins thin, purplish or whitish, usually jagged. Ray-florets numerous; ligules very variable in length. Achenes much compressed, narrow-obovate, usually glabrous, margins slightly thickened.—Kirk, Students' Fl. 260.
North Island: Mountainous districts from the East Cape southwards, but rare and local. South Island: Abundant in mountain districts throughout. 1000–6000 ft. December–February.
Very variable in the size and shape of the leaves, and in their being entire, toothed, or lobulate, or even pinnatifid; but the variations are not constant, and entire and lobulate leaves can often be found on the same plant. The heads also vary greatly in size.
4. B. odorata, Hook. f. Handb. N.Z. Fl. 138.—Rhizome stout, creeping, branched, ascending at the tips. Stems 2–4 in. long, erect or ascending, branched from the base, more or less pubescent or glandular, as are the leaves, scapes, and involucres. Leaves few, ½–1 in. long, including the slender petiole; blade oblong or obovate-spathulate, obtuse, deeply and unequally 3–8-lobed. Peduncles terminating the branches, 1–3 in. long, rather slender. Heads ¼–⅓ in. diam.; involucral bracts oblong, obtuse. Ray-florets with short ligules. Achenes linear-clavate, densely glandular-pubescent.—Kirk, Students Fl. 260. B. radicata, Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 127 (in part).
North Island: Kaweka, Hawke's Bay, H. Tryon! Patea, Wellington, Colenso! Roniu.
Of this species there are three specimens in Mr. Colenso's herbarium, and I have also seen a single specimen collected by Mr. Tryon. Mr. Colenso states that the plant was prized by the Maoris on account of its fragrance, and that the flowers were often strung like daisies and worn round the neck.
