till!
f l o r a o f n ew ZEiVLAND. [Scrophularineæ.
rolls, floribus gracile pedicellatis, sepalis oblongis obtnsis acutis mucronatisve, capsulis ut in T. cataracla
Hook.Ie. Plant, t. 645. Benth. I. c.
H a b . Northern and Middle Islands. East coast, Taupo, Tongai-iro aud Kualiine mountains, etc.
Bidwill, Colenso. Dusky Bay, Menzies.
Very nearly allied indeed to V. cataractæ, and only differing iu the broader, shorter leaves, and in the sepals
not being acuminate. Stems 1-2 feet long, flexnose. prostrate, diffuse, sparingly branched. Leaves 1 -1 | inch lono-
Î broad, simflar in consistence, colom-, and toothing to V. cataractæ. Macenws the same, bnt sepals blunter.
19. Veromca BidwiUii, Hoot. ; parvula, berbacea, caule repente ramisque prostratis foliosis apicibus
ascendentibus, foUis minimis breve petiolatis obovatis obtusis grosse pauci-dentatis lobatisve glabris coriaceis
racemis erectis longe pedunculatis puberulis multi- v. paucifloris, floribus graefle pedicellatis, sepalis oblongis
obtusis capsulam bilobam æquantibus v. brevioribus. Hook. Ic. Plant, t. 814.
H ab. Middle Island. Warrau Pass near Nelson, elev. 2250 feet, Bidmll.
A very pretty species, and, as far as Mr. Bidwill’s specimens go, a very distinct one, resembling much a small
creeping Bpilohmm. Stems rather stout for the size of the plant, branched, prostrate, creeping, pubei-ulons. 3-5
inches long. Leaves thick and coriaeeous. 2 lines long, obovate, shortly petiolate, nnequaUy distantly lobed or
toothed. Bucemes on peduncles 2-4 inches long, few- or many-flowered, pubescent. Mowers small i inch across -
pedicels slender. Sepals oblong, blunt. CorolU rotate, with the lateral lobes rounded and lower smallest. CapsuU
broadly obcordate, imbedded iu the calyx or exserted.
20. Vfrromca Lyallii, Hook. fil. ; caule prostrato vage divaricatim ramoso, ramis diffusis ascendentibus
pubescentibus glanduloso-villosisve inferne bifariam pubescentibus, foliis coriaceis breve petiolatis obovatis
oblongis rotundatisve rarius ovato-lauceolatis obtusis glaberrimis gi-osse crenatis calloso-serratisve subtus
discoloribus, racemis longe pedunculatis erectis breviuscoHs pauci- v. vix pluri-floris, pedicellis inferioribus
præcipue elongatis basi foliaceo-bracteolatis, sepaHs late obovatis oblongisve subfoliaceis, corolla ampia lobis
ut m y . Bsdwdhi, capsula late obovata biloba calyce inclusa.
Tar. S', caule suberecto basi frutescente, foliis ovato-oblongis profunde crenato-dentatis.
H a b . Middle Island. Milford Sound, Injall.
A very beautiful little species, but according to Dr. Ly.iU’s specimens a very variable one. In the usual state
the stems are slender,flexnose, woody at the base, aspan to 1* foot long, diffusely branebed; the brauobesprostrate
covered with glandular pubescence. Loaves petiolate, M inch long, ovate or oblong, deeply coarsely toothed oé
crenate. eonaceous. Baceme, few-flowered, on slender peduncles 2 inches long, pubescent. Mawers laro-e nearly
I inch broad, on slender pedicels, with a leafy bract at tbe base ; the pedicels of the lower flowers are lourest’ sometimes
} meh. Sepah broadly obovate, blunt or mucronate, large and leafy, as long as tbe capsule.-In“var’ S the
stems are more robust, branches erect, and leaves deeply bluntly serrate, almost lobed.
21. Veronica « « & , Hook. M.; humilis, prostrata, cæspitosa, ramosa, foHis breve petiolatis ovatis
obtusis crenatis supra glabratis subtus ramulisque pubescentibus, pedunculis robustis elongatis apice co-
r ^ b o s is pauciflons glanduloso-pubescentibus, sepalis ovato-oblongis subacutis liirtellis ciliatis. Hook. Ic.
Plant, t. 640. B enth I. c. V. Hookerianay Walpers, Rep.
H ab. Northern Island. Tongariro, BidwiU. Summit of Ruahine range, Colenso.
A smaU, robust, sparingly braucbed, prostrate plant, a span or so long, with stout pubescent stem. Leaves
numerous, approximate, petiolate, ovate, blunt, bluntly coarsely crenate, eoriaeeons. A inch long, smooth on both
sides or downy below. FeiuncU axillary, stout, erect, 2 inches long, bearing a smaU, subcorymbosc, pubescent,
glandular raceme of six to eight flowers, which are pediceUate. Lower pediceh longer, stout, with leafy braoé
teolæ. Sepah oblong, blunt or subacute, glandular, pubescent, ciliated. CapsuUs as short as or longer than the
calyx. Mowers white, with pink veins.
22. Veronica spathulata, Bentli. ; liumilis, prostrata, cæspitoso-ramosissima, foliis petiolatis obovato-
spathulatis crenatis supra glabris subtus ramulisque hirto-puberulis, pedunculis folio paulo longioribus
apice paucifloris, sepalis late oblongis obtusis liirtis capsulam latam truncatam æquantibus. Benth. I. c.
H a b . Northern Island. Tongariro, Bidwill.
Stems 2-4 inches long, prostrate, branching, tufted, leafy. Leaves very thick and coriaceous, 4 inch long,
petioles as long, obovate-spathulate, with a few large blunt crenatures. Peduncles very little longer than the leaves,
stout, erect, with a few flowers at the top. Sepala oblong, blunt, as long as the broad truncate capsule.
23. Veronica Anagallis, Linn. ; glabra v. rarius puberula, decumbens, berbacea, flaccida, foliis sessilibus
semiamplexicaulibus rarius breve petiolatis ovali-ellipticis oblongisve obtusis crenato-serratis crassiusculis
basi rotundatis, capsula membranacea subrotnnda turgida emarginata. Linn. Sp. PI. Engl. Bot. t. 781.
Benth. I. c.
H a b . Northern Island. Watery places on the east coast, etc., Colenso.
A succulent plant, frequenting wet places ; everywhere smooth, rarely pubescent. Stems rooting at the base,
a span to a foot long. Leaves 1-2 inches long, membranous when dry, oblong, blunt, obtusely crenate, with contracted
half-stem-clasping bases. Racemes numerous, axiUary, opposite, longer than the leaves, many-flowered.
Peduncles patent or reflexed, 4 inch long. Mowers pale blue or flesh-coloured.
24. Veronica elongata, Benth.; caulibus elongatis procumbentibus v*el reptantibus glabris, foHis petiolatis
late ovato-deltoideis inciso-serratis glabris v. utrinque hirtis, racemis brevibus 1-4-floris v, elongatis
remote paucifloris depauperatis, bracteis oblongis, sepalis obovatis capsulam latam emarginatam siiperanti-
bus. Benth. I. c. V. calycina, A. Cunn. Prodr. non Br.
H a b . Northern Island. Bay of Islands, Cunningham, etc.
Stems very long and slender (2-3 feet), flexuose, glabrous or pubescent, prostrate, diffusely branched. Leaves
broadly ovate-cordate or deltoid, 4-1 inch long, coarsely in*egularly crenate or toothed, three-nerved, glabrous or
slightly hairy, on petioles 4-4 inch long. Peduncles axillary, stout, bearing short or elongated racemes of fom- to
ten flowers, 3-5 inches long. Pedicels elongate, 4 inch long, with leafy bracts. Sepals leafy, obovate, blunt, 24
lines long, longer than the ripe capsule.—A very distinct species, closely allied to the Australian V. calycina.
Gen. V III. OURISLA, Cowm.
Caly.v 5-lobus v. -partitus. Corolla infundibuliformis, incurva v. obliqua; limbi 5-fidi laciniis obtusis
planis. Statnina 4, didyuama, inclusa ; antheræ subreniformes, loculis divaricatis confluentibus. Stylus
apice capitato-stigmatosus. loculicide bivaMs ; valvulis medio septiferis, placentas auferentibus.
Semina plurima ; testa laxa, reticulata. Benth. in BC. Prodr.
Erect or creeping herbs, natives of Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the mountains of South .America.
Leaves opposite, radical or cauliue, or both, the latter sometimes whorled. Mowers axiUary aud soUtai-y, or racemose,
or subumbellate. Calyx five-lobed or -parted. Corolla funnel-shaped, with au oblique or incurved tube, and
five blunt lobes. Stamens ioMX, didynamous. Anthers reniform, two-eelled ; cells divaricating, confluent at top.
Style capitate. Capsule two-v.alved, loculicidal. (Named in honour of ilf. Ouris, Governor of the Falkland Islands,
who procured the first species from Eiiegia.)
1 . Onñúamaci'ophylia, Rook.; elata, caule brevi repente, foUis radicalibus longe petiolatis ovato-
cordatis v. basi obliquis crenatis floralibns verticillatis oblongis, racemo multifloro umbelliformi v. pedicellis
verticillatis, corollæ tubo limbi laciniis calyceque subæquilongo. Hook. Ic. Pl. f. 545, 546. Be?ith. l. c.
H a b . Northern and Middle Islands. Mount Egmont, Bieffenhach. Ruahine mountains, Colenso.
Chalky Bay, Lyall.