T. KiKK. — Oil Veronica. 521 



in Gard. Chron., vol. iii. (1888), 21, figs. 5d, 5e, represents 

 the young state. Tiie corolla is white or pale-purple, never 

 violet. 



V. armstrongii, T. Kirk, in Trans. N.Z. Inst., xi. (1878), 464. 

 South Island : Alpine districts in Nelson, Westland, 

 Canterbury, and Otago ; 2,500ft.-4,o00ft. 



V. tctrasticlui, Hook, f., Handbk., 211. 



Stems lin.-4in. long, excessively branched. Leaves in 

 the young state linear subulate, slightly imbricated at the 

 base and spreading above. The mature capsules are broadly 

 obovate or pyriform, rounded at the apex and compressed, 

 three times as long as the calyx. 



South Island : Common in alpine situations in the Nelson 

 District ; less frequent in Canterbury ; rare and local in 

 Otago ; 3,000ft.-5,000ft. 



V. tumida, n. s. 



Stems prostrate, forming compact depressed patches 6in.- 

 24in. diameter; branchlets excessively numerous, lin.-3in. 

 long, strict, erect, obtusely quadrifarious, (with the leaves) 

 ■J-gin.-Jg-"^- diauoeter. Leaves densely imbricate, about aV^i- 

 long, tumid obtuse, deltoid above, cuneate at the base and 

 slightly connate at the side, concave on the upper surface 

 but almost keeled beneath. Flowers in terminal 2-4- 

 flowered fascicles, sessile. Calyx minute, deeply 4-cleft, 

 lobes linear oblong obtuse ; corolla, minute ciliolate tube 

 equalling the limb, lobes narrow, spreading ; filaments as 

 long as the rather broad anthers ; ovary conical. Capsule 

 suborbicuiar, compressed, rounded at the apex. 



South Island: Nelson— Mount Rmtoul and Ben Nevis, 

 F. G. Gibbs ! Mount Starvation, W. H. Bryant! Otago—/. 

 Buchanan ! 3,000ft.-4, 500ft. 



A singular plant, allied to V. salicornioides and V. tetras- 

 ticha, but distinguisheil from both by the tumid leaves, 

 crowded shorter branches and broad capsules, from the 

 former in addition by its quadrifarious branchlets. 



V. quadrifaria. 



An erect rigid shrub Sin. -Bin. high, much branched, 

 branches with the quadrifarious leaves jV^- diameter. Leaves 

 very coriaceous, most densely imbricated, ovate deltoid, con- 

 nate and ciliate at the base. Flowers terminal in 4-flowered 

 umbels, each consisting of 2 opposite pairs of bracteate pedi- 

 cellate flowers. Calyx divided nearly to the base, lobes 4, 

 linear, obtuse, ciliate, shorter than the ovate bracts ; corolla 

 tube equalling the calyx, lobes 4, rounded, spreading; stamens 

 2, on very short filaments, included ; ovary narrow^ oblong ; 



