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Veronica, n. sp. Eaglan Mountains, alt. 5,500 feet. Habit approaching 

 that of PygmcBa; 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. 

 Pygmaa pulvinaris, Hook. f. Eaglan Mountains, 4,500-5,500 feet ; moun- 

 tains above the Wairau Gorge ; summit of Mount Arthur. 

 Ourisia macroiohylla, Hook. Abundant in sub-alpme damp and shaded 

 localities. 

 „ colensoi, Hook. f. Mount Peel ; Eaglan Mountains ; mountains 



above the Wairau Gorge. 

 ,, ccEspitosa, Hook. f. Mount Arthur plateau ; Eaglan Mountains. 

 Eujjhrasia monroi, Hook. f. Dun Mountain ; St. Arnaud Mountains ; Mount 

 Arthur plateau, etc. 

 „ revoluta, Hook. f. St. Arnaud Mountains ; Mount Arthur 



plateau. 

 ,, antarctica. Hook. f. An abundant alpine plant. 

 Verbenace^. 

 Teucridium parvifolium, Hook. f. " Nelson, Bidwill, Travers " (Handbook). 

 Myoporum latum, Forst. Near Nelson ; Stoke ; Spring-grove ; and other 

 places near the shores of Blind Bay. 

 Labiate. 

 Mentha cxinninghamii, Benth. Not uncommon, ascendmg to 4,500 feet alt. 

 Scutellaria nova-zealandice. Hook. f. Maitai Valley; " Foxhill, Monro'' 

 (Handbook). 



Plantagine^. 

 Plantago brownii, Eapin. Eaglan Mountains ; mountains above the Wau'au 

 Gorge. 

 „ raoulii, Decaisne. Abundant, ascending to 4,500 feet on the Mount 

 Arthur plateau. 



Chenopodiace^ . 

 Chenopodiimi triandrum, Forst. Near Nelson. 



,, glauGum, L., var. ambiguum. Salt marshes. Nelson Harbour, 



and shores of Blind Bay. 

 Suceda maritima, Dum. Shores of Blind Bay. 

 Atriplex patula, L. Salt marshes. Nelson Harbour. 

 Salicornia indica, Willd. Muddy shores, Nelson Harbour and Bhnd Bay. 



PARONYCHIEiE, 



Scleranthus hiflorus, Hook. f. Abundant through the district, ascending to 

 4,500 feet. A very variable plant. A variety with the 

 flowers solitary instead of in pairs, is common in the Wairau 

 Valley. 



