184 Transactions. 



Hub. — Moist grassy slopes near Lake Harris. Routeburn Valley, Lake 

 Wakatipu, 4,000 ft, 



This species is somewhat closely allied to G. Grisebachii Hook, f., 

 differing in the stouter more erect stems and branches, the much larger 

 flowers, and the shorter broader calyx-lobes. It is named in honour of 

 the late Henry J. Matthews, for some years Chief Forester under the 

 Dominion Government. Though Mr. Matthews did not write much on 

 botanical subjects, he had a wide and accurate knowledge of the native 

 flora, and, as he was an acute observer and had occasion to visit many out- 

 of-the-way districts, he formed a fine collection of the native plants, and 

 contributed very considerably to our knowledge of plant-distribution and 

 to the elucidation of several imperfectly known species, besides discover- 

 ing a number of new ones. To his kindness I am indebted for numbers 

 of interesting and valuable specimens that have greatly enriched my 

 herbarium. He was equally liberal to other botanical workers. His pre- 

 mature death was a great loss to the science he loved so well. The 

 magnificent alpine garden that he established at his home in Dunedin 

 was one of the sights of the Dominion. Many of its treasures are still in 

 cultivation in the Dunedin Botanical Gardens, which the taste and talent 

 of Mr. Tannock have made so attractive and instructive. 



Euphrasia Laingii sp. nov. 



Planta perennis, erecta vel basi decumbens, 1-2 dcm. alta, a basi 

 tan turn ramosa, bifariam pubescens. 



Folia in paribus distantibus disposita, erecta, cuneata, 8-10 mm. longa, 

 4-6 mm. lata, sessilia, glaberrima, subcoriacea, obtusa, apice triloba (lobo 

 medio lato, lateralibus angustis), subrecurva. 



Inflorescentia racemus spiciformis, elongata (5-10 cm. longa), multi- 

 bracteata, bracteis foliis similibus. 



Flores axillares plerumque in paribus oppositis dispositi, pedicellati, 

 pedicellis folia aequantibus et + bifariam pubescentibus. 



Calyx bracteis aequilongus, breviter 4-lobatus, lobis acutis vel sub- 

 acutis, manifeste venosus, venis ad 10. 



Corolla infundibuliformis, 12-15 mm. longa, limbo valde dilatato, venis 

 manifestis. 



Capsula cuneato-oblonga, bracteis aequilonga, calycis tubum vix vel 

 omnino aequans. 



Perennial, erect or decumbent at the base, 1-2 dcm. high, branched 

 from the base, strongly bifariously pubescent. 



Leaves in rather distant pairs, erect, cuneate, 8-10 mm. long, 4-6 mm. 

 broad at the tops, sessile, glabrous, subcoriaceous, the wide obtuse tips 

 cut into a broad median lobe and 2 narrow lateral ones, slightly recurved, 

 dull dark green. 



Inflorescence a bracteate spike-like raceme, 5-10 cm. long, bracts leaf- 

 like. 



Flowers generally in opposite pairs, pedicellate, the pedicels as long 

 as the leaves and more or less bifariously pubescent. 



Calyx as long as the bracts, 4-lobed, the lobes a quarter the length of 

 the tubular part, acute or subacute, veined, the 5 veins corresponding to 

 the midribs more prominent than the others. 



Corolla-tube funnel-shaped, much exceeding the calyx, 12-15 mm. long, 

 limb widely expanded with evident nerves ; lower lip 3-lobed emarginate, 

 upper 2-lobed refuse. 



