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Olearia (To the species described on pp)

To the species described on pp. 481-2, Vol. II., the following should now be added:

O. dentata (toothed), of Hooker. A synonym of O. macrodonta. O. macrodonta (large-toothed). fl. white, small, Daisy-like, disposed in large, hemispherical corymbs. l. elliptic-oblong, undulated, coarsely toothed, somewhat Holly-like in appearance. New Zealand, 1886. Hardy shrub or tree. (G. C. n. s., xxvi., pp. 304-5.) SYN. O. dentata (of Hooker). O. nitida (shining). fl.-heads white, in close, many-flowered, rounded corymbs; florets fifteen to twenty. l. resembling those of O. furfuracea, but more ovate, less coriaceous, sinuate-toothed, acute or acuminate, the tomentum more silvery and shining. New Zealand, 1886. A small, hardy tree. (G. C. n. s., xxvi., pp. 44-5.) O. Traversii (Travers'). fl.-heads 1/4in. long, very numerous, on slender pedicels; panicles numerous, cymose, axillary and terminal, much-branched. l. flat, opposite, oblong-or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, quite entire, 1 1/2in. to 2 1/2in. long, glabrous and shining above, silky-downy beneath (as well as the panicles and branches). h. 30ft. to 35ft. New Zealand, 1887. (G. C. ser. iii., vol. ii., p. 187.)