Gaultheria.| ERICACEA). 407 
weet. 175.  G. Colensoi, Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel: i. 162.” G. 
divergens, Col. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xx. (1888) 198. G. subcorym- 
bosa, Col. l.c. xxii. (1890) 476. G. glandulosa, Col. l.c. xxviii. 
(1896) 600. G. calycina, Col. l.e. xxxi. (1899) 274. Andromeda 
rupestris, Forst. Prodr. n. 195; A. Rich. Fl. Now. Zel. 208, t. 27. 
A highly variable plant, the numerous forms of which are best arranged 
under two heads, as under :— 
Var. lanceolata.—Leaves large, oblong-lanceolate or obovate-lanceolate, 
acute, branches glabrous or more or less pubescent or setose. 
Var. parvifolia.—Leaves smaller and broader, oblong or oblong-ovate to 
orbicular-ovate ; branches glabrous or rarely pubescent. 
NortH AND SoutH Istanps: Not uncommon in hilly and mountainous 
districts from the Thames goldfields southwards. Sea-level to 5000 ft. No- 
vember-—February. 
_ Some forms of this come very close to G. antipoda in foliage, but can 
always be distinguished by the truly racemose inflorescence. 
4. G. fagifolia, Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 162.—An erect much- 
branched shrub 4-5it. high; branches spreading or ascending, 
rigid, younger ones more or less setose. Leaves alternate or sub- 
opposite, shortly petiolate, 4-lin. long, oblong or ovate-oblong to 
broadly ovate, acute or subacute, cordate at the base, crenate- 
serrate, very thick and coriaceous, both surfaces finely reticulated, 
quite glabrous. Racemes axillary and terminal, 4-2in. long, some- 
times compound. Flowers white. Calyx-lobes ovate, acute, re- 
maining unaltered in all the fruiting specimens I have seen.— 
Handb. N.Z. Fl. 175. 
Norra Istanp: Near Rotorua, Rev. Ff. H. Spencer ! Rotokakahi, G. Muir ! 
Motukino, near Lake Taupo, Colenso! Kirk! 1000-2000 ft. January. 
This appears to me to be a mere form of G. rupestris verging towards 
G. oppositifolia, or possibly a hybrid between the two plants. 
5. G. oppositifolia, Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 162, t. 43.—A 
much-branched shrub 2-8 ft. high; branches spreading, glabrous 
or sparingly setose. Leaves opposite, sessile or nearly so, some- 
times stem-clasping, 14-24 in. long or more, ovate or oblong-ovate, 
acute or obtuse, cordate at the base, crenate-serrate, very thick and 
coriaceous, both surfaces finely reticulated, glabrous or sparingly 
minutely setulose. Racemes axillary and terminal, the latter often 
compound, forming broad terminal panicles 2-4 in. long, with oppo- 
site spreading branches. Flowers very numerous, white, about 
¢in. long. Calyx-lobes ovate-triangular, acute, remaining un- 
altered in all the fruiting specimens I have seen. Capsule dry.— 
Handb. N.Z. Fl. 175. G. multibracteolata, Col. in Trans. N.Z. 
Inst. xxiv. (1892) 389. 
