Laing. — V r(j( tdtion (if Bdnks Peninsula. 101 



equal the calyx, the leaves are spathulate rather than orbicular-oblong 

 or oblong, being one and a half to twice as long as broad. I'he nutlets 

 are ovoid, not orbicular. The colour when dry is not so dark as that 

 of M. austmlis, nor so green as that of M. Forsteri. The flowers are 

 invariably wliite. the calyx tubular in the flower, becoming campanulate 

 in the fruit. 1 propose, however, to leave the discussion of this and 

 other critical species for a subsequent paper. 



*Myosotis Forsteri lichni. [J. B. A.] 



A more typical form of .1/. Forsteri occurs on the Akaroa-Flea 

 Bay Eidge above 2,000 ft. 



J. B. A. has also (-)M. capitata. 



Family Veebenaceae. 



Teiicridium parvifolium Hook. f. [J. F. A. ; J. B. A. ; L. C] 



Mount Pleasant ; Caton's Valley. Perhaps now extinct in the former 

 locality. 



Family Labiatae. 



Mentha Ciirtninghamii Benth. [R. ; J. F. A. ; J. B. A.] 

 Hoon Hay Valley ; hills behind Tai Tapu. 



{'-)Scutellaria has been recorded by J. A. B., but probably in error. 



Family Solan ace ae. 



Solanum aviculare Forst. f. |J. F. A. : J. B. A. ; L. C] 



A common weed in country that has been recently cleared of bush, 

 and in the outskirts of the forest ; not common elsewhere. 



Solanum nigrum Linn. [J. F. A. ; L. C] 



An abundant weed in gardens and elsewhere, appearing as an 

 introduction. 



Family Scrophulariaceae. 



Mimulus repens R. Br. 



Heathcote Valley ; Kaituna (Lake Ellesmere). 



''{^)Mazus pumilio R. Br. [Lyall; J. B. A.] 

 A doubtful inhabitant. 



{^)Gratiola nana is also recorded by J. B. A. 



*Limosella tenuifolia Nutt. 

 Lake Ellesmere. 



Specimens collected by T. Kirk under the name L. aqualicn are in 

 the Canterbury Museum. 



Veronica salicifolia Forst. f. var. communis Cockayne. [J. B. A. : L. C] 

 Abundant in scrub and near the edge of the forest. 



Veronica leiophyUa Cheesem. [L. C] 



This is the F. ligustrifoUa Cunn. of Armstrong's list. It is abundant 

 on the upper fringes of the bush, and is often not found elsewhere. In 

 the Kaituna Valley it occurs all through the forest, reaching from over 

 2,000 ft. down to sea-level ; in other places where it comes down to 

 sea-level {e.g. Akaroa, Crown Island, Little Akaloa) the leaves become 

 shorter and broader than in the typical form. 



