Epilobium.] ONAGRARIEZ. 177 
8. H. tenuipes, Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 59.— Stems short, 
slender, 1-4 in. long, decumbent and rooting at the base, ascending 
at the tips, bifariously pubescent. Leaves opposite or alternate, 
crowded, rigid, erecto-patent, t-}in. long, narrow linear-oblong,. 
lower ones obtuse, upper acute, narrowed at the base, glabrous, 
remotely denticulate or almost entire. Flowers few, solitary in the 
axils of the upper leaves or terminal, small, white, 4 in. diam. 
Calyx-lobes lanceolate, acuminate. Capsules slender, 3-1 in. long, 
glabrous or puberulous; peduncles much elongated, very slender, 
2-3 in. long, finely pubescent. Seeds smooth.—Haussk. Monog. 
Epilob. 297, t. 20, f. 83; Kirk, Students’ Fl. 171. EH. nanum, Col. 
in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxvi. (1894) 315. 
Nort Istanp: Dannevirke (Hawke’s Bay) and head of the Wairarapa 
Valley, Colenso! Ruahine Mountains, A. Hamilton! Sourn Iszanp: Not 
uncommon in mountain districts from Nelson southwards. December— 
January. 
A pretty little plant, easily distinguished by the narrow linear-oblong erect. 
leaves, very long fruiting peduncles, and smooth seeds. Specimens collected by 
Mr. Petrie on Mount Hikurangi (Hast Cape district) have much broader ovate- 
oblong leaves, but the long fruiting peduncles and smooth seeds are those of 
EH, tenuipes. 
9. EB. Hectori, Haussk. Monog. Epilob. 298, t. 19, f. 82.—Stems 
slender, branched below, 2-6in. high, decumbent and rooting at 
the base and then erect or ascending, pale-green or reddish, terete, 
uniformly clothed with short crisp hairs or bifariously pubescent. 
Leaves small, opposite, uppermost alternate, crowded or distant, 
¢-4 long, oblong or linear-oblong, obtuse, entire or remotely denti- 
culate, usually glabrous. Flowers in the axils of the uppermost 
leaves, small, erect, +—jin. diam., white. Calyx-lobes ovate- 
lanceolate, acute, shorter than the petals. Stigma clavate. Cap- 
sules 4-lin. long, purplish-red, obscurely tetragonous, usually 
pubescent on the angles, rarely glabrous; peduncles much longer 
than the leaves. Seeds smooth.—Kirk, Students’ Fl. 172. 
Nort Isutanp: Ruahine Range, Herb. Colenso! SourHIsnanp: Common 
in mountain districts from Nelson southwards. Ascends to 3500 ft. De- 
cember—February. 
Often confounded with LF. alsinoides, from which it is separated by the 
much more erect habit, narrower leaves, purplish-red capsules with hairy lines, 
and smooth seeds. The capsule of H. alsinoides is always evenly covered with 
a grey pubescence. 
10. E. alsinoides, A. Cunn. Precur. n. 540.—-Stems 4-10 in. 
long, pale-green, slender, branched, decumbent or creeping and 
rooting at the base, erect or ascending above, terete, pubescent or 
more rarely glabrous. Leaves all opposite or the uppermost alone 
alternate, very shortly petioled, 1-4in. long, orbicular or orbicular- 
ovate or oblong-ovate, obtuse, rounded at the base, glabrous, entire 
or remotely denticulate. Flowers few in the upper axils, small, 
erect, tin. diam. Calyx-lobes ovate-lanceolate, acute, almost 
