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11. V. elliptica, Forst. ; — FI. N. Z. i. 193. A bushy large shrub or 
small tree, 5-20 ft. high ; branches stout, hoary all round or in 2 bnes, 
Leaves close-set, spreading, uniform, petiolate, f in. long, i—} broad, 
linear-oblong or obovate-oblong, more or less truncate at the base, entire, flat, 
coriaceous, not shining; midrib strong, produced at the tip. Eacemes very 
short, few-flowered, forming together a loose subcorymbose head at the ends 
of the branches, glabrous ; pedicels distinct ; bracts small, lanceolate. Se- 
pals large, in. long, ovate, acuminate. Corolla large, white ; tube short ; 
limb -§•-■§ in. broad. Capsule ^ in. long, turgid, twice as long as the calyx. 
— V. decussata, Aiton ; Eot. Mag. t. 242 ; V. Menziesii, Benth. 
Middle Island : Dusky Bay, Forster ; Canterbury, Haast ; Otago, abundant by the 
sea. Lord Auckland’s group and Campbell’s Island, frequent, J. 1). H. Also found 
in South Chili, Fuegia, and the Falkland Islands. A very handsome and most distinct spe- 
cies, easily recognized by its oblong, spreading, apiculate, petioled leaves, and large white sub- 
corymbose flowers. 
12. V. diosmsefolia, R. Cunn. ; — FI. N. Z. i. 193. A glabrous shrub, 
3— 12 ft. high; branches rather slender. Leaves petioled, close-set, spread- 
ing, rigidly coriaceous, \ — | in. long, £ broad, linear- oblong, acute at both 
ends, entire, not shining, sharply keeled by the midrib below. Corymbs ter- 
minal, depressed, many-flowered ; pedicels slender ; bracts lanceolate, acumi- 
nate. Sepals small, t V _ tV i n - long, ovate, obtuse or acute, glabrous. Corolla- 
tube short ; limb £ in. across. Capsule twice as long as the calyx. 
Northern Island: Bay of Islands and Hokianga, Cunningham, Fdgerly, Colenso, etc. 
A very distinct species, kuown by its fascicled branches, narrow rigid acute patent leaves, 
and small truly corymbose flowers. 
13. V. Colensoi, Hook. f. — V. Menziesii, Benth. in part; El. N. Z. i. 
193. A small glabrous shrub. Leaves patent or erecto-patent, almost ses- 
sile, -g-1 in. long, in. broad, very coriaceous, linear-oblong, or narrow 
oblong-obovate, acute, entire, narrowed into the petiole, flat, not keeled, 
opaque, sometimes glaucous ; midrib distinct, excurrent. Eacemes subter- 
minal, often compound, short, peduncled, hardly longer than the leaves, 
puberulous ; pedicels very short or 0 ; bracts as long as the sepals, coriaceous. 
Sepals ovate-oblong, obtuse or subacute, T J T in. long. Corolla white pink or 
bluish ; tube short; limb £ in. diam. Capsule ^ in., twice as long as the 
calyx. 
Northern Island: Ruahine mountaius, Colenso (racemes simple, leaves glaucous). 
Middle Island : Nelson mountains, Bidwill ; Tarndale, Sinclair; Southern Alps, abun- 
dant, Haast ; ascending to 4000 ft., Wairau valley, and 3-5000 ft., Travers-, Rotaiti Lake, 
Munro (midrib nearly obsolete, and leaves most coriaceous). A very variable plant, difficult 
in some states to distinguish from V. lavis and V. Traversii, ; best characterized by the sub- 
sessile flowers, large coriaceous bracts, and subcorymbose inflorescence. 
14. V. Isevis, Bentli. ; FI. N. Z. i. 194. A small stout glabrous shrub, 
2-4 ft. high. Leaves erect and appressed and imbricating, rarely patent, 
in. long, j broad, broadly obovate-oblong, obtuse or acute, extremely coria- 
ceous, entire, concave, sharply keeled by the stout prominent midrib, narrowed 
rather suddenly into the very stout, short petiole. Eacemes short, twice as 
long as the leaves, usually crowded at the ends of the branches, puberulous ; 
pedicels short ; bracts short, coriaceous. Sepals in. long, oblong-ovate, 
obtuse. Corolla-tube short ; lobes -J in, across. Capsule not seen. 
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