indeed, as stated under V. Traversii, united most of these 
and others with V. elliptica, under the common name of 
V. Forsteri. 
V. carnosula is a native of the Middle Island of New 
Zealand; it was discovered by the late Mr. Bidwill 
in the mountains of the Nelson province, where it ranges 
from 2200 to 5000 feet, flowering in January. It was, I. 
believe, first raised in Britain by the veteran horticulturist, 
Mr. I. A. Henry, of Hay Lodge, Trinity, Edinburgh, and 
is now not uncommon in gardens under the name of V. 
pinguifolia. It is not quite hardy at Kew, but very nearly 
so, and flowers in the open border in July and August. 
Duscr. A small robust much-branched erect or decum- 
bent whitish shrub, glabrous or nearly so ; branches scarred 
by the fall of the old leaves. Leaves spreading and imbri- 
cate, one-fourth to one-half of an inch long, sessile, elliptic 
or obovate, obtuse, quite entire, concave, very thickly 
leathery, without midrib or nerves on either surface. 
Spikes subglobose, axillary, peduncled, three-fourths of an 
inch in diameter; peduncle stout, longer or shorter than 
the leaves. Flowers white, sessile, one-third of an inch in 
diameter ; bracts coriaceous, oblong, about as long as the : 
oblong calyx segments; both puberulous. Corolla-tube 
very short; lobes spreading, two lateral and anticous 
rounded obtuse, posticous oblong rounded at the tip. 
Anthers reddish-yellow. Capsule (in dried specimen) ovoid, 
acute, glabrous.—J. D. H. 
Fig. 1, bract, calyx, and style; 2, flower; 3, stamens; 4, ovary ; 5, narrower 
section of ditto :—all enlarge 
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