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Flowers on slender, curved pedicels, with a subulate bract at the base or 
middle. Corolla blue, in. diam. — Iiook. Ic. PI. t. 567. 
Northern and Middle Islands, Banks and Solander, etc. : common as far south as 
Canterbury. Also common in South-Eastern Australia and Tasmania. 
4. G-RATIOLA, Linn. 
Erect or creeping herbs. Leaves small, usually sessile. Peduncles axil- 
lary, 1 -flowered.— Calyx 5-partite. Corolla : upper lip entire or shortly 
2- fid ; lower 3-fid ; throat without protuberances. Stamens 2 fertile, and 2 
reduced to filaments ; anther-cells distinct, parallel. Stigma inflated or 2- 
lamellate. Capsule 4-valved ; valves falling away from the placentas. Seeds 
numerous, small. 
A considerable tropical and subtropical genus, scattered over the world, rare in temperate 
regions though found in Europe. 
Leaves t—f in. long, glabrous, toothed 1. G. sexdentata. 
Leaves -r-j in. long, glabrous or puberulous, obtusely toothed ... 2 . G. nana. 
1. G. sexdentata, A. Cunn. ; — FI. N. Z. i. 189. Stems stout, ascend- 
ing or suberect, 6-18 in. long, glabrous. Leaves \ in. long, sessile, ob- 
long, subacute, with scattered teeth. Peduncles very short. Flowers ■§ in. 
long, yellow. Anthers 2-celled, one cell sometimes empty ; sterile filaments 
elongated. 
Northern Island: marshy places, not uncommon, Banks and Solander, etc., probably 
overlooked in the Middle Island. Also found in South-Eastern Australia and Tasmania; 
and most closely allied to the South American G. peruviana. 
2. G. nana, Benth. ; — FI. N. Z. i. 189. Stems short, matted, creeping, 
and as well as the leaves, glabrous or puberulous. Leaves i- £ in. long, ob- 
long, obtuse, obtusely-toothed. Peduncles very short. Flowers as in G. sex- 
dentata. 
Northern Island : Bay of Islands, R. Cunningham, and elsewhere probably common 
but overlooked. Middle Island : Kowai valley, Haast. Much smaller than G. sexden- 
tata. Flowers white or pinkish. Also found on the alps of Tasmania. Very like Mimulus 
repens, in general appearance. 
Herpestes cuneifolia, Spr., is introduced into Raoul’s catalogue of New Zealand plants, 
no doubt by mistake for a Gratiola, or for Mimulus repens, which it closely resembles. 
5. GLOSSOSTIGMA, Arnott. 
Minute, tufted, creeping herbs. Peduncles axillary, 1-flowered. — Calyx 
bell-shaped, 3-5-lobed. Corolla most minute, upper lip 2-lobed, lower 
3- lobed. Stamens 2-4; anthers 1-celled, exserted. Stigma large, dilated, 
spathulate. Capsule subglobose, loculicidal, 2-valved ; valves separating 
from the placentas. 
Minute Indian, African, and Australian herbs. 
1. G. elatinoid.es, Bentli.; — FI. N. Z. i. 189. Glabrous. Stems root- 
ing at the nodes, 1-2 in. long. Leaves petioled, spathulate, A — \ in. long, 
quite entire, obtuse. Peduncles shorter than the leaves. Flowers ^ in. 
long. Stamens 4 ; anthers peltate, exserted. — Triclioloma elatinoides, Benth. ; 
Lobelia submersa, A. Cunn. 
Northern Island: common in wet places, A. Cunningham, etc. 
