Veronica,^ Lxxxiir. sckopiiularixe^. 507 



F. Mueller (Fragm. vi. lOi]) reduces this to V. arenaria, A. Cunn., bat that was probably 

 without actual comparison of specimens, for Cunningham's plant has tall simple herbaceous 

 steins with long racemes and short pedicels, and is more nearly allied to V. Derwentia. 



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4. V. perfoliata, R. Br. Prod. ^LSi. Stems from a perennial or shortly 

 slirubby base erect, but often flexuose, simple or slightly branched, attaining 

 several feet, the whole plant glabrous and usually glaucous. Leaves stein- 

 clasping and often more or less connate by their broad bases, ovate or ovate- 

 lanceolate, acuminate or acute, quite entire or with a few prominent teeth, 1 

 to 2 or rarely 3 in. long. ¥lowers of a bluish violet streaked with purple, 

 in long slender racemes in the upper axils. Calyx-segments 4, linear, rather 

 unequal, IHo 2 lines long. Corolla-lobes 2^0 above 3 lines long, rather 

 unequal, nearly rotate but obscurely 2-lipped as in F. Dencentia. Capsule 

 ovoid or oblong, turgid at the base, readily septicidal.— Benth. in DC. Trod. 



X- 463; Bot. Mag. t. 1936 ; Bot. Reg. t. 1930 ; Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 781 ; 



V. imperfoliata, Benth. in UC. Prod. x. 463. 



N.S.Wales. Blue Mountains, Jt. Brown, A. Cunningham, and otiicrs; on the 

 Murrumbidgee, M'Jrl/iar ; Mount Milchell, Beckler ; southward to Twofold Bay, F. 



Victoria. Forest Creek, Fuller's Range, Ovens and Broken rivers. Mount M'lvor, 

 Grampians, etc., usually indicating auriferous regions, F. Mueller. 



5. V. Derwentia, Jndr. Bot. Pep. t. 531. Stems from a perennial 

 "iise erect, simple, 2 to 3 ft. high, glabrous as well as the foliage except a few 

 Pilia at the junction of tlie leaves, and sometimes a slight pubescence in 2 

 neeurreut lines on the stem, or the inflorescence shortly pubescent. Leaves 

 s«ssile, broadly lanceolate, acuminate, serrate, attaining 3 or 4 in. Flowers 

 p;ile blue or white, rather crowded, in racemes often 6 to 8 in. long m the 

 jipper axils. Calvx about l\ lines long, divided to below the middle into 4 

 lanceolate or almost linear lobes, with usuallv a small upper fifth lobe. Co- 

 rolla-lobes rather broad, acute, nearly 3 lines long, not very unequal bnt ob- 

 scurely an-anged in 2 lips. Capsule ovoid or oblong, obtuse or acute, turgid 

 at the base, exceeding the calvx, readily septicidal.— Fl lahiata, E. Br. Frocl. 

 f 4 ; Benth. in DC. Prod. x. 463 ; Hook. f. Fl. Tasm. i. 293 ; Bot. Mag. 

 *• 1G60, and 3461. 



pW-. S. Wales. Blue Monutains, Macquarrie river, and to the west of Batbirst^ .^. 

 "-mnivgham; Tweed river, C.Moore; Clarence river, ^^-fXY^r ; Meant L.udsay, W.MiH. 

 "^southward to Twofold Bay, J. Cunningham ; Maneroo ^^\^m%Lhot~Jcy 



Victoria. Port Phillip, R. Brown ; Loddon river, Cresw.ck Creek, Mount Ui»"PF'^t- 

 "'^n.t. Gran^pians, F. Mueller; Ballarook forest. Whan; mouth of he Glenelg, 4« /. 

 ,J,^««ania. Port Dulryn.plc, B. Brown; abundant in many places, especially m the 

 onHern and central parts of the island, /. D. Hooker. 

 S- Australia. Near Adelaide, Blandowshj , Bu-le Range, F. Mueller. 



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ews in the llejwsitory. 



^ 6. V. arenaria, A. Cunn.; Benth. in DC. Prod, x 463 Stems from 

 ^perennial (or sulfrutescent ?) base, erect, simple or nearly so 1 to 2 t . high, 

 §'^l"-ous as well as the foliage. Leaves sessUe, linear or rarely bnear-lanceo- 



