T. KiKK. — On Veronica. 529 



I have ventured to give an amen(3ecl description, as Mr. 

 Buchanan confused this plant with the next. 



V. coxiana, n. s. 



Scarcely suffruticose, decumbent, stems 6in.-12in. high 

 or more, soft. Stems, leaves on both surfaces ; peduncles, 

 bracteoles, and pedicels clothed with short soft pubescence. 

 Leaves rather distant, sessile or shortly petiolate, ]in. long, 

 elliptical, rounded at the apex, rarely narrowed below, mem- 

 branous, soft. Eacemes as in V. chathamica but broader, 

 pedicels longer, bracteoles usually exceeding the pedicels. 

 Sepals lanceolate-acute, pubescent. Corolla-tube exceeding 

 the limb ; lobes reflexed, uppermost broader than the others ; 

 style shortly exceeding the exserted stamens. Capsule not 

 seen. 



Chatham Islands : II. H. Travers ! F. A. D. Cox ! 



Distinguished at sight from V. chathamica by the stouter 

 suberect stems, pubescent membranous leaves, broader 

 racemes, and by the corolla-tube being longer thaii the 

 limb. It is the most herbaceous member of the section, 

 being even less suffruticose than F. cataractcs, Forst. ; usually 

 the only portion of the stem that is at all woody is the short 

 prostrate base. Specimens have been distributed under the 

 name of V. chathamica, var. major. 



I gladly take this opportunity of acknowledging my in- 

 debtedness to my friend Mr. Cox for specimens of the plants 

 of the Chatham Islands, accompanied in many cases by valu- 

 able information as to their habits and distribution : so that it 

 affords me great pleasure to attach his name to this interest- 

 ing plant. 



V. macrocarpa, Vahl., Symb. Bot., iii., 4. 



Erect, 4ft. -7ft. high, branchlets rather stout. Leaves 

 3in.-4in. long, narrow-oblong-ltinceolate, acute, rather coria- 

 ceous. Eacemes usually exceeding the leaves, 4in.-7in. long, 

 cylindrical, acute ; sepals oblong, obtuse ; corolla very large, 

 white ; stamens much exserted. 



North Island: Apparently local — Bay of Islands, Waite- 

 mata, Tokatea Peaks, Mercury Bay, Tologa Bay. South 

 Island : Marlborough — Cook Strait ; Totaranui ; Otago. 

 Stewart Island. Sea-level to 2,000ft. 



This species is much less frequent than might be expected 

 from the wide area over which it is distributed. I have not 

 seen it growing south of the East Cape, and suspect that the 

 Stewart Island specimens, which are said to have leaves lin. 

 long, and short broad racemes lin.-2in. long, belong to some 

 other species. 

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