318 Transactions.— Botany. 
Veronica, n.sp. Raglan Mountains, alt. 5,500 feet. Habit approaching 
that of Pygmaa; but the corolla lobes are of the normal 
number; and the calyx is very peculiar, having long pinna- 
tifid lobes. Very distinct from any described species. 
Pygmea pulvinaris, Hook. f. Raglan Mountains, 4,500-5,500 feet; moun- 
tains above the Wairau Gorge ; summit of Mount Arthur. 
Ourisia macrophylla, Hook. Abundant in sub-alpine damp and shaded 
localities. 
»  colensot, Hook. f. Mount Peel; Raglan Mountains; mountains 
above the Wairau Gorge. 
»  e@spitosa, Hook. f. Mount Arthur plateau ; Raglan Mountains. 
Euphrasia monroi, Hook.f. Dun Mountain; St. Arnaud Mountains; Mount 
Arthur plateau, etc. 
” revoluta, Hook. f. St. Arnaud Mountains; Mount Arthur 
plateau. 
»  @ntarctica, Hook. f. An abundant alpine plant. 
ERBENACE, 
Teucridium parvifolium, Hook.f. ‘Nelson, Bidwill, Travers’ (Handbook). 
Myoporum letum, Forst. Near Nelson ; Stoke; Spring-grove; and other 
places near the shores of Blind Bay. 
Lasiatz. 
Mentha eunninghamii, Benth. Not uncommon, ascending to 4,500 feet at 
Seutellaria nove-zealandia, Hook. f. Maitai Valley ; ‘‘ Foxhill, Monro 
(Handbook), 
PLANTAGINES, j 
Plantago brownti, Rapin. Raglan Mountains; mountains above the Wairau 
Gorge. 
»  raoulii, Decaisne. Abundant, ascending to 4,500 feet on the Mount 
Arthur plateau. 
CHENOPODIACER. 
Chenopodium triandrum, Forst. Near Nelson. 
” glaucum, L., var. ambiguum. Salt marshes, Nelson Harbour, 
and shores of Blind Bay. 
Sueda maritima, Dum. Shores of Blind Bay. 
Atriplex patula, 1. Salt marshes, Nelson Harbour. 
Salicornia indica, Willd. Muddy shores, Nelson Harbour and Blind Bay- 
Paronycuiex. ee 
Scleranthus biflorus, Hook. {. Abundant through the district, ascending 
4,500 feet. A very variable plant. A variety with © 
owers solitary instead of in pairs, is common in the Wax88 
