538 SCROPHULARINEZ. [ Veronica. 
A very distinct and beautiful plant, excellently figured in the ‘‘ Flora 
Antarctica.’’ As pointed out by Hooker, abnormal flowers are frequently seen 
in which the corolla is 6-lobed, with 3 stamens and a 3-celled ovary. Other 
flowers have a 3-lobed corolla, but with the usual number of stamens and a 
2-celled ovary. 
65. V. erecta, 7. Kirk in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxviii. (1896) 
517.—A sparingly branched shrub 6-18in. high; branches few, 
slender, strict, erect, terete, sparingly leafy, puberulous above. 
Leaves in distant pairs, spreading, sessile, #-lin. long, oblong- 
lanceolate or obovate-lanceolate, acute, entire or obscurely toothed, 
subcoriaceous, margins minutely puberulous or ciliate. Racemes 
2-6, solitary in the axils of the upper leaves, 3-4 in. long, strict, 
erect, naked below; rhachis pubescent, as are the bracts and short 
pedicels. Flowers about +in. diam., often obscurely fascicled or 
whorled.. Calyx deeply 4-partite: segments ovate-oblong, acute, 
ciliate. Corolla-tube short and broad, shorter than the large 
spreading limb; lobes 4, broadly ovate, acute. Stamens long, 
exserted; anthers large, broadly ovate. Immature capsule ex- 
ceeding the calyx, compressed, oblong, acute. 
Sourn Isnanp: Otago—Said to have been collected on Mount Bonpland, 
but exact locality doubtful. 
A species founded on cultivated specimens sent to Mr. Kirk by the late 
Mr. Martin, of the Fairfield Gardens, near Dunedin. It does not seem to be 
closely allied to any other New Zealand species, and its strict erect habit and 
elongated racemes give it a very peculiar appearance. For the present I place 
it near to V. Hulkeana, but more specimens are required before its exact posi- 
tion can be determined. 
66. V. Hulkeana, F’. Muell. ex Hook. 7. Handb. N.Z. Fl. 213. 
—A slender erect laxly branched shrub 1-3 ft. high; branches 
spreading, sparingly leafy, terete, puberulous above. Leaves in 
remote pairs, spreading, 1—2 in. long, broadly ovate or oblong-ovate, 
obtuse or acute, obtusely or acutely coarsely serrate. rather fleshy 
when fresh, dark-green and shining, petiole +-4in. long. Panicle 
slender, terminal, much branched, 6-12in. long by 2-6 in. broad, 
finely pubescent; branches opposite, the lower ones again com- 
pound; bracts minute, in. long, broadly ovate, obtuse, ciliate. 
Flowers very numerous, small, sessile, 4+in. diam., pale-lilac. 
Calyx rather narrow, 4-partite; segments ovate, obtuse, ciliate. 
Corolla tube very short; lobes 4, rounded. Stamens 2; anthers 
broadly ovate, yellow. Capsule small, oblong, obtuse, twice as long 
as the calyx. Bot. Mag. t.5484; Armstr. im Trans. N.Z. Inst. xiii. 
(1881) 350. 
Var. Oblonga, 7. Kirk in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxviii. (1896) 518.—Leaves 
narrow-oblong, 1—3 in. long including the petiole. 
Var. Fairfieldii, 7. Kirk, 1.c.—Smallerand stouter. Leaves smaller, seldom 
more than 1 in. long, crenate-dentate, with reddish margins. Panicle shorter 
and broader. Calyx-segments narrower, linear-oblong, pubescent. — V. Fair- 
fieldii, Hook. f. Bot. Mag. t. 7323. 
