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1. australis, Hook. fil.; caule elato basi prostrato radicante valido glaberrimo v. parce piloso ad nodos setoso, foliis amplis longe petiolatis ternatis infimis oppositis late ovato-cordatis grosse crenatis sinubus segmentisque acutis 5-7-nerviis utrinque parce setosis et sub lente scabriusculis subtus pilosiusculis, stipulis ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis integris v. bifidis.

Lord Auckland's group; in woods near the sea, rare; also on the pebbly beach above high-water mark.

Caulis basi repens, remote nodosus, ad nodos radicans, deinde ascendens et erectus, 2-3 pedalis, teres, crassus, crassitie penn&aelig; olorin&aelig;, herbaceus, succulentus, glaberrimus v. hic illic parce pilosus, pilis albidis, plerumque ad nodos subincrassatos setosus, internodiis 3&mdash;4 uncialibus. Folia longe petiolata, infima opposita, superiora ternata, carnosiuscula, siccitate submembranacea, majuscula, 4&mdash;6 unc. longa, 3&mdash;5 lata, late ovata, acuta, basi plus minusve profunde cordata, grosse serrato-dentata, segmentis latis, acutis v. rarius breviter acuminatis, s&aelig;pius cucullata, nervis 5&mdash;7 validis percursa, tuberculis minutis scaberula, setis paucis, sparsis, subtus pilosiuscula, pilis obscuris albis. Petioli folio &aelig;quilongi v. paulo breviores, graciles, glaberrimi. Stipul&aelig; ad basin petioli 2, &frac12;&mdash;&frac34; unc. long&aelig;, foliace&aelig;, erect&aelig;, lanceolat&aelig;, acuminat&aelig;, glaberrim&aelig;, interdum foliorum oppositorum connat&aelig;, tunc latiores et plus minusve profunde bifid&aelig;.

Planta maritima paulo diversa; humilior, crassior, foliis minoribus petiolis superne stipulisque majoribus setosis. Plantis junioribus folia inferiora latiora evadunt, argutius serrato-dentata.

I find no species in the Herbarium exactly agreeing with this; it is however nearly allied to a New Zealand plant of which we have very imperfect specimens collected in the southern part of the Northern Island by Mr. Bidwill, with the petioles rather shorter and the leaves and stem copiously setose.

2. Aucklandica, Hook. fil.; tota pubescens, caule erecto robusto angulato, foliis omnibus oppositis petiolatis late ovatis acutis basi plus minusve cordatis grosse serrato-dentatis segmentis acuminatis multinerviis rugosis sparse setosis coriaceis, petiolo lamina breviore, stipulis subfoliaceis plerisque connatis late ovatis bifidis nervosis, perigonio masc. tetraphyllo.

Lord Auckland's group; on the sea-beach near the margins of woods, rare.

Herba rigida, tota pilis brevibus, cinereo-albidis pubescens. Caulis erectus, validus, durus, rigidus, pedalis, crassitie penn&aelig; anserin&aelig;, tetragonus, angulis obtusis, ad nodos incrassatus et setosus; internodiis contractis, subuncialibus, sulcatis. Folia opposita, patentia, petiolata, majuscula, 2&mdash;3 uncias longa, 1&frac12;&mdash;2&frac12; lata, late ovata, acuta, basi s&aelig;pius cordata, interdum imo rotundata, cucullata, grosse serrato-dentata, sinubus acutis, segmentis latis breviter acuminatis, coriacea et rigida, rugosa, subplicata, pluri-7&mdash;9-nervia, nervis subtus prominulis costata, reticulata, sparse et pr&aelig;cipue subtus ad nervos setosa, setis urentibus, luride virescentia, opaca; siccitate nigrescentia; juniora fusco-pubescentia. Petioli subunciales, validi, sulcati. Stipul&aelig; majuscul&aelig;, foliace&aelig;, late ovat&aelig;, bifid&aelig;, bipartit&aelig; v. rarius usque ad basin fiss&aelig;, et tunc lanceolat&aelig;, acuminat&aelig;. Spic&aelig; mascul&aelig; axillares, breviuscul&aelig;; immatur&aelig; tantum mihi vis&aelig;. Flores aggregati, pedicellati; pedicellis basi bracteolatis; bracteola ovata integra. Perigonii foliola rotundata, concava, &frac14; lin. longa, dorso setosa. Stamina 4, filamentis brevibus.

This is unlike any species with which I am acquainted, and apparently quite distinct from the last, though I much regret having been unable, from the early season of the year, to obtain more satisfactory specimens of both.