CALCEOLARIA SINCLAIRII, Hook. fl. 
All the species of Calceolaria are confined to South America, with the exception 
of two native to New Zealand — the present one and C. repens — which thus afford, 
a good illustration of the affinity existing between the floras of the two countries. 
C. Sinclairii is, however, of very local distribution, being confined to the district 
between the East Cape and Napier. The flowers, though pretty, are very small 
compared with those of many of the American species. [Cheeseman). It flowers 
in March. 
EUPHRASIA MONROI, Hook. JiL 
Eyehright 
There are probably only about a score of members of this genus, which really 
deserve specific rank, although a large number have been described as distinct. 
The Eyebrights are found in temperate regions of both hemispheres, about five 
being represented in the flora of New Zealand, and these are distinct enough from 
those which occur in Arctic Europe, &c. The generic name is derived from the 
Greek eupliraino to delight, the plants being supposed to possess the power of 
curing blindness. In rustic practice in Britain E. officinalis is still used as an eye- 
medicine. {Nicholson). It flowers in January. Mount Egmont. 
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