190 FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND. [Serophularinee. 
spathulatis obtusis integerrimis, corolla pilosa v. glabrata, staminibus 4. Tricholoma elatinoides, Benth. in 
DC. Prodr. v. 10. p.426. Lobelia submersa, A. Cunn. Prodr. fid. Herb. Heward. 
Has. Northern Island, common in wet places, Cunningham, Colenso, etc. 
Gen. VI. LIMOSELLA, Z. 
Calye campanulatus, 5-dentatus. Corolle tubus brevis, subrotato-campanulatus ; limbo 5-fido. Sta- 
mina 4; antherarum loculis confluentibus. Stylus brevis; stigmate incrassato, breviter bifido. Capsula 
2- (raro 3-) valvis; valvis integris, dissepimento tenuissimo incompleto placentifero libero parallelis. 
A genus of very small delicate flaccid plants, growing in marshes, sometimes under water, generally in tempe- 
rate climates. The only New Zealand species is also found in Europe, Tasmania, Australia, the Falkland Islands, 
Kerguelen's Land, throughout North and South America, and is a native of England: it is thus characterized. 
Everywhere quite smooth. Stems none or creeping; throwing out white fibrous roots and fascicles of leaves. 
Leaves 2-12 inch long, linear or subulate, blunt or dilated at the apex. Peduncles solitary, or several from the 
roots, short. Flowers very minute, white. Calyx bell-shaped, five-toothed. Corolla obscurely two-lipped, between 
rotate and bell-shaped; limb five-toothed or -lobed. Stamens four; anther-cells confluent. Style short; stigma 
thickened. Capsule rounded, often on a curved pedicel, two-valved, partially two-celled ; valves entire, parallel to 
the dissepiment. (Name from limus, a marsh ; in allusion to the place of growth.) 
1. Limosella aquatica, Linn., var. tenuifolia ; folis linearibus lineari-subulatisve obtusis dilatatisve, 
corolla lobis ovali-oblongis tubo calycis multoties brevioribus. F7. Antaret. p. 384. L. tenuifolia, Nuttall; 
Benth. in DC. Prodr. v. 8. p. 427. L. australis, Br. Prodr. p. 443. 
Has. Throughout the Islands. Common in wet places, Sinclair, ete. Ruapuke Island, Lyall. (A 
native of England.) 
Gen. VII. VERONICA, L. 
Calyx 3-5-partitus. Corolla rotata v. breviter campanulata, 4-loba; laciniis patentibus, lateralibus 
seepe angustioribus. Stamina 2, ad latera lacinise superioris inserta. Stylus elongatus ; stigmate subcapi- 
tato. Capsula compressa, bisulcata; carpellis dorso loculicide dehiscentibus, marginibus inflexis columns 
placentiferee adherentibus v. ab ea septicide solutis; v. capsula septicida cum columna placentifera biparti- 
bilis. Benth. in DC. Prodr. 
One of the most extensive and beautiful genera of New Zealand plants, abounding in all the Islands, and form- 
ing a greater proportion of the Flora in them than in any other part of the world. Species are found in all tempe- 
rate climates, and in some tropical mountains, but in very different proportions. In Europe and North Africa they 
abound, but are scarce throughout America. Many are found in North Asia, a few in the Himalaya, in Australia, 
and Tasmania, none in Norfolk Island or in the Pacific Islands. Of the shrubby species, many are very well 
marked; others run very much into stirpes and varieties. Although the species hybridize with great facility, they 
cannot be said to be quite so puzzling on the whole as the other great New Zealand genera, especially Epilobium 
and Coprosma. There are probably too many species made, in the first group especially. The size of the 
flowers is a conspicuous but deceptive character, as Mr. Bentham informs me, who has observed the perennial Euro- 
pean species to present two varieties, one with large blue and the other with smaller pink flowers.—Small trees, 
shrubs, or creeping herbs, with opposite exstipulate leaves, and racemose, often blue, flowers. Calyx generally 
four-partite. Corolla rotate or campanulate with a very short tube, deeply four-lobed; lateral lobes generally 
smaller than the others, sometimes with the lower lobe smallest. Stamens two; filaments slender; anthers two- 
celled. Style slender, with a small capitate stigma. (Name from iepa eıxav, the sacred picture ; because the flowers 
of a European species were said to bear a representation of our Saviour.) 
