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Tliis plant, from its large leaves when young and ciliate margins, has good 

 claim to be re-established as a distinct species, though latterly it has only been 

 considered as a var. of D. iirvilleanum. 



It is also found in the Lake District of Otago, where it was at first 

 supposed to be D. me7iziesii, Hook, fil., never having been found in flower, 

 although the leaf transition was noticed on small plants. 

 Dracophyllum rosmarinifolium, Forst. 



A small shrub 3 — 8 inches high. In Mr. Travers' collection rooted 

 specimens 3 — 4 inches high are found in flower. It agrees in every respect 

 with the above species, except in sometimes having 1 — d-flowered spikes, 

 instead of 1 — 2-flowered spikes, as described by Dr. Hooker (Handb. N.Z. 

 Flora, 183). 



Myrsine^. 

 "^Myrsine chathamica, F. Muell. 



Shrubby, erect, much branched. Leaves IJ — 2 J inches long, obovate- 

 oblong, obtuse or emarginate, pale and reticulated on both surfaces (Dr. 

 Hooker, Handb. KZ. Fl. 736). The fruit is described by Baron F. von 

 Mueller as purplish, spherical, one-seeded, size of a large pea. To this may be 

 added : Flowers in capitate lateral fascicles ; calyx, 4-lobed ; petals, 4, pale 

 greenish, spotted red, ciliate on the mai'gins, erect ; stamens, 4, adherent to 

 the petals ; anthers large ; stigma sessile, capitate. Dr. Hooker thinks this 

 may be a lar2;e state of M. urvillei, and specimens of the latter, with large, 

 nearly flat leaves, found in New Zealand, approach it very closely, except in 

 size of fruit. 



Myrsine nummulaHay Hook. fil. 



Primulace^. 

 Samolus lUtoralis, Br. 



Gentiane^e. 

 Gentiana j^lcurogynoides, Griseb. 



BoRAGINEiE. 



*3fyosotidium nohile, Hook. (PL XII.) 



CONVOLVULACEyE. 



Convolvulus sejnum, Linn. 



soldanella, Linn. 

 Dichondra repenSy Forst. 



Solanum aviculare, Forst. 

 nigrum, Linn. 



SOLANEiE. 



SCROPnULARINEiE. 



Veronica salici/olia, Forst. {V./orsteri, F. Muell. var. salicifolia., I. c. 4G.) 

 *dicjjenbachiif Benth . 



"^cliathamica, n. sp. (V. fordtcri, F. Muell. var. eWqHica, I. c. 4G.) 

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