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The species occm' as yellow matted filamentous branches, twisted together, and generally strangling the plant
(always if an herbaceous one) which they attack. In England the genus is called “ Dodder,” and the species do
great mischief to clover and flax crops, with which the seeds are sometimes imported from the Continent. Varions
kinds are natives of the North Temperate zone, a few of the Tropics, two species are found in Australia, and one in
Tasmania.—The only New Zealand species has slender stems, like masses of tangled pack-thread, and crowded six-
to ten-flowered racemes -J-i inch long, of smaU yellow flowers i inch long. Calyx with five short blunt lobes.
Corolla marked (as is the calyx) with oblong-linear transparent oil-canals, subcampanulate, with five recurved lobes.
Stamens placed at the junction of the lobes of the corolla. Scales inserted below the middle of the tnhe, on the
thickened filaments, which are adnate with the coroUa. broadly obloug, fimbriated, united at their bases into a thin
membrane. Oaniy two-celled, with two straight styles terminated by capitate stigmas; cells with two ovules in
each. Capsule membranous, two-ceUed, two-seeded, splittmg all round above the base transversely ; seeds albumi-
nous.-The only New Zealand plant at all resembling this is Cassytha. (Name of doubtful origin.)
1. Cuscuta densifiora, Hook. fil. ; caule filiformi, racemis dense congestis 4-8-floris, calyce breviter
5-lobo, corolla subcampanulata glandulis linearibus notata, filamentis crassiusotrlis, squamis late oblongis
obtusis fimbriatis basi membrana brevissima cobærentibus, stylis 2, stigmatibus capitatis.
H.vb. Middle Island. Port Underwood,.
N a t . O r d . LIX. CYRTANDRACEÆ, Jack.
Gen. I. EHABDOTHAMNUS, Cunn.
alte 5-fldus. Corottee tahns campanulatus; limbo 2-labiato. antherifera 4, exserta;
antheris in coronulam cohærentibus, loculis divaricatis. Ovarmm ovatum, in stylum elongatum desinens ;
stigmate obtuso, obscure bilobo, Capsula demum 4-valvis ; placentis utrinque seminiferis. Semina albu-
minosa.
^ The mountains of India and the Malay Archipelago are the favourite haunts of the beantifrd bnt small natural
famUy to which this genus belongs. One species is found in Australia, several inhabit the Cape of Good Hope, one
Europe, and a few are found in other quarters of the globe.—A. Solandri forms a slender, twiggy, very muoh branched
shrub, 2-4 feet higb, eveiywhere more or less pubescent, with opposite leaves and pretty yellow and red striped
ilowers. Imaves petiolate, i - 1 inch long, broadly obovate or orbicular, repand or coarsely toothed, scabrid on both
sm-faees, dull green. Flowei-s pedicellate, solitai-y and axillaiy, or in terminal pairs ; pedicels as long as or shorter
thau the leaves, without bracts. Calyx of five ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, pubescent, more or less united or free
leaflets i mch long. Corolla J inch long, two-lipped, horizontal, with a bell-shaped tube; upper lip two-lobed,
under three-lobed. Stamens îoxn ; filaments exserted, their tips arching towards one another. Jnthers mdtei. Ovary
broadly ovate. Style long, slender, curved and dUated at the apex, tmncate, obscurely two-lobed. (Name from
pathos, a twig, and Sapvos, a shrub.)
1. Ehabdotbamnus Solandri, A. Cunn. ; frutex virgatus, ramosissimus, ramis griseis pubescentibus,
foliis oppositis petiolatis orbiculatis v. late obovatis repando-dentatis utrinque scaberulis, pedicellis folio
æquilongis v. brevioribus solitariis binisve axiUaribus et terminaUbus ebracteatis, sepalis liberis coalitisve
lanceolatis acuminatis. A. Cunn. Prodr. Brovm et Bennett, Flora .Javce. Columnea soabrosa. Banks et
Sol. MSS. et Ic.
H a b . Northern Island. From the Bay of Islands, as far south as the east coast. Banks and Solander,
etc. (Cultivated in England.)
The leaf of this plant a good deal resembles that of young specimens of Carpodetus serratus, and of Trophis
aspera, having the same lurid pale green tint.
N a t . O rd . LX. SCROPHULARINEÆ, Juss.
Gen. I. CALCEOLABIA,
Calyx basi ovario subadhærens, 4-partitus. Corollm tubus brevissimus ; limbus cóncavas, 2-lobus, lobo
inferiore inflato. Stamina 2, lateralia. Capmla ovato-conica, septicide dehisoens; valvulis bifidis, marginibus
inflexis columnam placentrferam nudantibus. Benth. in BC. Prodr.
A very large South American genus, of which upwards of a hundred species are known, chiefly from the west
side of the Andes. The only two extra-American species are the New Zealand ones, and are Herbs, with opposite
leaves and axillary or terminal many-flowered peduncles. Calyx four-parted, adhering to the veiy base of the
ovary. Corolla of two lips; upper lip small, arching; lower lai-ge, inflated; tube very short. Stamens two, one
on each side of tbe tube of the coroUa.—The New Zealand species belong to the section Jovellana, which
has the corolla more eqnaUy two-lipped and less inflated. (Name from calceola, a slipper : from the shape of the
lower lip.)
1. Calceolaria Sinclairi, Hook.; herbácea, basi suffrutescente, viscoso-pubescens, laxe ramosa, foliis
petiolatis ovatis grosse dupU- v. triplicato-crenatis lobatisve cordatis v. breviter oblique cuneatis subtus pallidis,
panicula gracili pauciflora, calycis laciniis ovatis acutis, corollæ puberulæ labiis concaviusculis alte
conuatis superiore calyce pluries longiore inferiore vix majore apice brevissime involuto. Eook. Ic. Plant,
t. 561. Benth. in BC. Prodr. v. 10.y). 206.
H a b . Northern Island. East Cape, Sinclair. Hawke’s Bay, Colenso.
This species is so very nearly allied to C. punctata, of South Chili, that it is only to be distinguished by the
usually broader leaves, fewer flowers, and smaller calyx, characters used by Mr. Bentham to distinguish Dr. Sinclair’s,
the original specimens, but which are hardly borne out by others.received from Mr. Colenso. Did the New
Zealand plant occur in South CliiU, it would be refen-ed to 0. punctata, but the wide difference of locaUty suggests
the propriety of adopting very slender gi-ounds to separate them.—Whole plant covered with glandular pubescence.
Stems decumbent, woody below, simple or branched, 6 inches to a foot high. Leaves petiolate, opposite, membranous,
3-6 inches long (petioles i-3 inches), ovate, coarsely doubly or trebly crenate, or serrate, or lobed. Panicles
triohotomously branched, slender, few-flowered. Calyx very small; segments ovate, blunt. Corolla downy, yellow,
spotted with purple, A inch long, dirided to the middle into , two concave lips, the upper shortest, lower obscurely
loPed.—This is a variable plant, dift'eriiig according to size and hamness with the e.xposure.
2. Calceolaria repeois. Hook. fil. ; herbácea, pubescens, caule gracili elongato repente ramoso, ramis
prostratis ascendentibusve filiformibus, foliis longe et gracile petiolatis rotundatis grosse dupli-triplicato-
crenato-deiitatis, pedicellis paucis gracilibus 1 - 2-floris, calyce semisupero lobis brevibus obtusis, capsubs
membranaceis.
IIab. Northern Island. Base of Euahine range, in ravines, Colenso.
A very slender, creeping, pubescent plant. Bteim long (8-10 inches). Branches suberect, sparingly leafy,
slender. Leaves opposite ; petiole slender, 4 inch long; lamina inch, orbicular, coarsely crenate, the crenatures
toothed. Peduncles axillary or terminal or subpaniculate, two or three together at the ends of the branches.
Capsule membranous, 4 inch long, obovate, its conical lower half adherent to the calyx ; valves blunt.—I regi*et
very much being unacquainted with the flowers of this curious species ; it appears very closely related to a South
American one.