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ascendentibus gracilibus foliosis, foliis radiealibus longe petiolatis orbiculatis spathulatisve apiculatis caulinis 
brevius spathulatis, racemis simplicibus aphyllis elongatis laxe multifloris, pedicellis calyce zeguilongis, 
calyce pilis patentibus seepe uncinatis tecto profunde 5-fido corolle tubo breviore, antheris inclusis, 
nucibus calyce campanulato inclusis orbiculatis late ovatisve obtusis compressis pallide fuscis nitidis. Rem. 
et Sch. Syst. Veg. A. Cunn. Prodr. 
Has. Northern and Middle Islands, Banks and Solander. East coast, etc., Colenso. Akaroa, Port 
Cooper, etc., Raoul, Lyall. 
Very variable in size, and rather so in habit. Stems covered everywhere with somewhat hispid hairs, nume- 
rous, ascending, slender, leafy. Radical leaves 2-1% inch long, on petioles 13 inch or less, broadly ovate or orbi- 
cular, apiculate; cauline spathulate. Racemes leafless, sometimes 8 inches long. Flowers numerous, rather re- 
mote, on spreading pedicels 2 lines long. Calyx hispid, quinquefid to below the middle, campanulate in fruit. Corolla 
very variable in size, 2-4 lines across the mouth. Anthers included. “Nuts two, very small, broadly ovate, blunt, or 
orbicular, compressed, pale yellow-brown, polished. | 
3. Myosotis australis, Br.? dense hispido-pilosa, caulibus e radice plurimis erectis, foliis oblongo- 
lanceolatis lineari-spathulatisve obtusis, floribus breve pedicellatis, calyce 5-partito pilis uncinatis patenti- 
bus hispido. Br. Prodr. DC. Prodr. 
Haz. Middle Island. Otago, elev. 1800 feet, Lyall, 
I have only one specimen of this plant from Dr. Lyall, a very good one, but only in flower ; it agrees entirely 
with Tasmanian and Australian specimens of M. australis, and may be readily recognized by the copious, spreading, 
hooked hairs on the calyx, more abundant than in M. Forsteri, from which it also differs in the more deeply divided 
calyx, short pedicels, and narrower sessile leaves. The corolla is larger than in the usual Tasmanian state. 
$ b. Stems procumbent, diffuse, leafy throughout. Flowers solitary or awillary on the stems. Anthers included. 
4. Myosotis antaretica, Hook. fil.; parvula, hispido-pilosa, caulibus elongatis brevibusve et ceespito- 
sis prostratis apicibus ascendentibus foliosis, foliis obovato-oblongis spathulatisve, floribus axillis foliorum 
superiorum solitariis breve pedicellatis, corolle fauce squamulis clausa, nucibus ovatis subacutis compressis 
atris nitidis. 77. Antarct. p. 57. €. 88. 
Haz. Northern Island. Fast coast and interior, chiefly in dry, stony, and mountainous places, 
Colenso. 
A very small species, variable in habit according to exposure, hispid and pilose; seedling plants simple and 
slender, older ones with a perennial root, and prostrate, often ceespitose, leafy branches, 1-4 inches long. Leaves 
a inch long, obovate, spathulate, sessile; cauline smaller. Flowers very minute, blue, yellow, or purple, nearly 
sessile, axillary, solitary. Calyx deeply four-cleft, strigose. Corolla tube exserted, mouth closed with scales. 
Anthers included. Nut small, compressed, ovate, subacute, black, shining.—This species was originally discovered 
in Campbell’s Island. 
5. Myosotis spathulata, Forst.; hispido-pilosa, caulibus gracilibus prostratis elongatis vage ramosis 
laxe foliosis, foltis petiolatis orbicularibus obovatis spathulatisve obtusis apiculatis, floribus solitariis axilla- 
ribus extra-axillaribusve pedicellatis parvis, calyce 5-partito, corolle subinfundibuliformis fauce nudo, fila- 
mentis gracilibus medio tubi insertis, antheris 3-exsertis, stigmate clavato, nucibus brunneis obtusis. Forst. 
Prodr. DC. Prodr. Anchusa spathulata, Rem. et Sch. A. Cunn. Prodr. 
Has. Northern and Middle Islands. Dry stony places, not unfreguent, Banks and Solander, etc. 
Whole plant pilose and rather hispid. Stems many from the same root, slender, prostrate, sparingly leafy, 
4-10 inches long. Leaves petiolate, 4-1 inch long, orbicular or broadly ovate, blunt, apiculate. Flowers small, 
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