ere) 
Laingii. Branches palmate and spreading. 
The plant I saw is young, with indications 
that it will not attain to anything but a 
very moderate height, the branches bending 
almost to the ground 
Albicans.—A most remarkable and novel 
bush, barely a foot high. The ordinary 
person would not take it for a veronica. 
The leaves are amplexicaul at the base, 
thick, very coriaceous, and of pale sage 
green colour on both sides. ‘The flower 1s 
white with purple-coloured tip, and is 
about as thick as a finger and 2in long. 
There would certainly be a demand for this 
little plant if in commerce. It is found at 
the head waters of the Rangitata River. 
Of the dwarf varieties of the whipcords at 
Wetherstones I may pick out for special 
mention Loganioides, Fenwicki, Spedent, 
Hunter1, Poppelwelli. and Garviei. As to 
these svecific names, it is necessary | should 
say that only Loganioides and Poppelwelli 
have been officially described. 
Loganioides is an interesting little plant, 
of spreading habit, with branches and 
foliage uncommonly like those of the 
heaths. It has aroused a great deal of in- 
terest among botanists, and Mr Cheeseman 
describes it as a remarkable plant, quite 
unlike any other, although the habit of the 
plant, with its woody stems and _ small, 
close-set leaves, is nearer that of the sec- 
tion including V. lycopodioides and _ its 
allies. 
Hunteri was found by Speden in the 
Hump Mountains. It has delicate, thin, 
almost lacy branchlets, with the usual dis- 
tinct whipcord plait. Tt roots freely 
wherever the little branchlets touch the 
ground, and is a free flowerer, the flower 
being white. 
Fenwicki is a species found by H. J. 
Matthews on Mount Earnslaw about fifteen 
years ago. It is a pretty little plant, very 
small, with light foliage, and specimens 
are in the gardens of Dr Hunter and the 
writer in addition to those at Wetherstones 
and the Dunedin Botanical Gardens. 
Spedeni was discovered in the Dome 
Mountains. Its foliage is of a golden 
brown colour, and forms an excellent little 
rock plant, the distinctive colour of its 
fohave being in contrast with the green 
foliage of its fellows. 
