196 FLORA OF NEW ZEALAND. [Serophularinee. 
rulis, floribus gracile pedicellatis, sepalis oblongis obtusis acutis mucronatisve, capsulis ut in Y, cataracte. 
Hook. Ic. Plant. t. 645. Benth.l. c. 
Has. Northern and Middle Islands. East coast, Taupo, Tongariro and Ruahine mountains, ete., 
Bidwill, Colenso. Dusky Bay, Menzies. 
Very nearly allied indeed to 7. cataract, and only differing in the broader, shorter leaves, and in the sepals 
not being acuminate. Stems 1-2 feet long, flexuose, prostrate, diffuse, sparingly branched. Leaves 1-14 inch long, 
2 broad, similar in consistence, colour, and toothing to Y. cataracte. Racemes the same, but sepals blunter. 
19. Veronica Bidwillii, Hook. ; parvula, herbacea, caule repente ramisque prostratis foliosis apicibus 
ascendentibus, foliis minimis breve petiolatis obovatis obtusis grosse pauci-dentatis lobatisve glabris coriaceis, 
racemis erectis longe pedunculatis puberulis multi- v. paucifloris, floribus gracile pedicellatis, sepalis oblongis 
obtusis capsulam bilobam sequantibus v. brevioribus. Hook. Ic. Plant. t. 814. 
Has. Middle Island. Warrau Pass near Nelson, elev. 2250 feet, Bidwilt. 
A very pretty species, and, as far as Mr. Bidwill's specimens go, a very distinct one, resembling much a small 
creeping Zpilobium. Stems rather stout for the size of the plant, branched, prostrate, creeping, puberulous, 3-5 
inches long. Leaves thick and coriaceous, 2 lines long, obovate, shortly petiolate, unequally distantly lobed or 
toothed. Racemes on peduncles 2-4 inches long, few- or many-flowered, pubescent. Flowers small, 4 inch across ; 
pedicels slender. Sepals oblong, blunt. Corolla rotate, with the lateral lobes rounded and lower smallest. Capsule 
broadly obcordate, imbedded in the calyx or exserted. 
20. Veronica Zyallii, Hook. fil. ; caule prostrato vage divaricatim ramoso, ramis diffusis ascendentibus 
pubescentibus glanduloso-villosisve inferne bifariam pubescentibus, foliis coriaceis breve petiolatis obovatis 
oblongis rotundatisve rarius ovato-lanceolatis obtusis glaberrimis grosse crenatis calloso-serratisve subtus 
discoloribus, racemis longe pedunculatis erectis breviusculis pauci- v. vix pluri-floris, pedicellis inferioribus 
precipue elongatis basi foliaceo-bracteolatis, sepalis late obovatis oblongisve subfoliaceis, corolla ampla lobis 
ut in Y. Bidwillii, capsula late obovata biloba calyce inclusa. 
Var. 8; caule suberecto basi frutescente, foliis ovato-oblongis profunde crenato-dentatis. 
Has. Middle Island. Milford Sound, Zyall. 
A very beautiful little species, but according to Dr. Lyall's specimens a very variable one. In the usual state 
the stems are slender, flexuose, woody at the base, a span to 13 foot long, diffusely branched ; the branches prostrate, 
covered with glandular pubescence. Leaves petiolate, 4-3 inch long, ovate or oblong, deeply coarsely toothed or 
create, coriaceous. acemes few-flowered, on slender peduncles 2 inches long, pubescent. Flowers large, nearly 
1 inch broad, on slender pedicels, with a leafy bract at the base; the pedicels of the lower flowers-are longest, some- 
times 2 inch. Sepals broadly obovate, blunt or mucronate, large and leafy, as long as the capsule.—In var. 8 the 
stems are more robust, branches erect, and leaves deeply bluntly serrate, almost lobed. 
21. Veronica nivalis, Hook. fil.; humilis, prostrata, ceespitosa, ramosa, foliis breve petiolatis ovatis 
obtusis crenatis supra glabratis subtus ramulisgue pubescentibus, pedunculis robustis elongatis apice co- 
rymbosis paucifloris glanduloso-pubescentibus, sepalis ovato-oblongis subacutis hirtellis ciliatis. Hook. Ic. 
Plant. t. 640. Benth. l. ce. V. Hookeriana, Walpers, Rep. 
Haz. Northern Island. Tongariro, Bidwi//. Summit of Ruahine range, Colenso. 
A small, robust, sparingly branched, prostrate plant, a span or so long, with stout pubescent stem. Leaves 
numerous, approximate, petiolate, ovate, blunt, bluntly coarsely crenate, coriaceous, i inch long, smooth on both 
sides, or downy below. Peduncle axillary, stout, erect, 2 inches long, bearing a small, subcorymbose, pubescent, 
glandular raceme of six to eight flowers, which are pedicellate. Lower pedicels longer, stout, with leafy brac- 
teole. Sepals oblong, blunt or subacute, glandular, pubescent, ciliated. Capsules as short as or longer than the 
calyx. Flowers white, with pink veins. 
