has, in our open borders; the elevated grounds, occupied by our 
Veronica in its native-land, being greatly exposed to the prevalent 
tempests of its weather-beaten coast, in nearly the same degree of 
southern latitude (about 36°), in which, we believe, the Clianthus has 
been lately found on the Eastern Coast. 
V. lgustrifolia ; racemis pedunculatis terminalibus pubigeris folium 
subeequantibus, bracteis oblongo-lanceolatis pedicello duplé bre- 
vioribus, laciniis calycis ovato-lanceolatis acutiusculis longitudine 
tubi corolle, foliis ovali-oblongis angusto-lanceolatisve obtusius- 
culis integerrimis glabris, caule fruticoso, 
Has. In Insula septentrionali Nove Zelandie: in collibus sylvosis — 
umbrosisve ad ripas fluminis Kaua-Kaua, Bay of Islands. 1833. 
Rich. Cunningham. 
Frutex gracilis bipedalis. Folia opposita, ovalia, vel attenuato-lanceo- 
lata, sessilia. Flores albidi, spicato-racemosi. Calyx persistens, 
laciniis equalibus. Corolle dacinie acutiuscule. 
Ozs. V. angustifolia, A. Richard (Fl. Nov. Zel. p. 187.), cui affinis 
differt: spicis gracilibus pedunculatis axillaribus folio duplé et 
ultra longioribus, laciniis calycinis obtusis tubo corolla duplo bre- 2 
vioribus, foliis lineari-angustis acutis subtus glaucescentibus. 
V. diosmifolia (R. Cunn. MSS.) ; corymbis axillaribus terminalibusve 
multifloris, bracteis. ovatis pedicello duplé brevioribus, laciniis — 
calycis ovalibus obtusis dimidium tubi corolle aquantibus, foliis — 
decussatis petiolatis lanceolatis acutis integerrimis serrulatisve, — 
serraturis simpliciter incisis remotis, supra concavis lavibus subtus- 
discoloribus, caule fruticoso erecto. ioe 
Has. In Nova Zelandia: in sylvis densis prope ortum fluminis 
Wycaddy ; etiam circa cataractas preruptas rivi Keri-Ken, ad 
sinum Bay of Islands dictum; alibique in insula septentrionali. 
1834. Rich. Cunningham. 
Ab Incolis Piriti dicitur, 
Frutex gracilis virgatus 3-12 pedalis, cum habitu omnind Zrachy- 
menes, Rami stricti, erecti, foliosi. Folia 9-lineas longa, avenia, 
subtus carinata. Fores albi. Capsula elliptica, acuta, compressa, 
bipartibilis, calyce ciliato triplé longior. 
With the above enumerated species, specimens were received of 
another, which appears identical with one originally discovered by 
t. Brown, in Van Diemen’s Land: viz. oe 
V. calycina (R. Br.) ; racemis lateralibus pedunculatis paucifloris 
Strictis folio multoties longioribus, foliis laté ovatis subcordatis 
rugosis ineequaliter serrato-crenatis petiolatis cauleque hirsutis, 
calycibus pilosis ciliatis capsula longioribus. eee oS 
_ Veronica calycina. Brown Prodr. Fl, Nov. Holl. 1. p. 435. Rom. 
| et Schult. Syst. Veget. 1. p. 119. a 
Has. In Nove Zelandie ins. sept.: ad ripas amnis Keri-Keri, inter 
gramina. 1834. Rich. Cunningham. | ' oe 
Caulis herbaceus elongatus (sepe 5-6 pedalis) in locis graminosis late 
Tepens v. decumbens. Folia opposita grossé serrata, subtus dis- 
colora, hispida. Calyx quadripartitus capsula longior, laciniis obo- : 
Vatis obtusiusculis nervosis. Capsula rotundata, compressa, emar- 
_ ginata s. obcordata polysperma, dissepimento contrario. A.C. 
