41. C. glandulosa, Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 124.—Stem rather stout, sending out creeping and rooting leafy stolons. Leaves few, rosulate, ½–1½ in. long, ¼–½ in. broad, ovate- or oblong-spathulate or obovate, acute or apiculate, narrowed into a winged petiole, acutely serrate or dentate, membranous, green on both surfaces, glabrous or more usually covered with minute glandular pubescence, veins reticulated; petioles expanded into a short sheath; margins often ciliate. Scape slender, 2–5 in. long, glandular-pubescent; bracts few, linear, acuminate. Head ½–¾ in. diam.; involucral bracts in 2–3 rows, linear-subulate, erect or the outer recurved, glandular-pubescent, often ciliate at the tips. Rays few or many, spreading. Achene silky.—Handb. N.Z. Fl. 135; Kirk, Students' Fl. 293. C. membranacea, Col. in. Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxii. (1890) 470.
North Island: Tongariro, Colenso! H. Hill! Rangipo Plain, G. Mair! Kirk! Petrie! South Island: Not rare in mountain districts from Nelson to the west of Otago, usually in peaty swamps. 1500–4500 ft December–January.
42. C. vernicosa, Hook. f. Fl. Antarct. i. 34, t. 26, 27.—Perfectly glabrous, leafy, densely tufted. Leaves very numerous, most densely crowded, rosulate, spreading, 1–4 in. long, 18–13 in. broad, linear, straight or curved, obtuse or subacute, in small specimens often knobbed at the tip, rigid and coriaceous, polished and shining, entire or obscurely toothed, flat or convex above, margins recurved, midrib prominent beneath; sheath short, broad. Scapes usually numerous, 1–9 in. high, rather stout, often flexuose, clothed with leafy coriaceous bracts. Head 1–1½ in. diam.; involucral bracts linear, erect, margins often ciliate. Rays numerous, white, rather broad, spreading. Disc-florets purple; corolla-tube pilose. Achene hispid.—Handb. N.Z. Fl. 136; Kirk, Students' Fl. 293.
Auckland and Campbell Islands: Abundant from sea-level to over 1200 ft. November–December.
An exceedingly handsome plant, of which a beautiful plate is given in the "Flora Antarctica." It and the following species are the only ones with purple disc-florets.
43. C. Campbellensis, Chapm. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxiii. (1891) 407.—Leaves rosulate, 3–6 in. long, ½–¾ in. broad, lanceolate or obovate-lanceolate, obtuse or subacute, gradually narrowed to a short broad sheathing base, hardly coriaceous, glabrous above and longitudinally furrowed, sparingly tomentose and with prominent longitudinal ribs beneath; margins flat, finely and sharply serrate. Scapes 6–10 in. high, sparingly tomentose; bracts numerous, linear, sheathing at the base. Head 1½–2 in. diam.; involucral bracts linear, acute, glabrate or sparingly cottony, midrib evident. Rays spreading, white. Disc-florets purple; corolla-tube pilose. Achene hispid.—C. Chapmani, Kirk in Gard. Chron. ix, (1891) 731, fig. 146; Students' Fl. 293.
