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green colour, with the young tips of lighter 
shade, at once arrest attention. ‘The plant 
I inspected was five years old, and had 
attained a height of 2ft, with a diameter 
about the same. ‘The maximum height of 
the species is about 30in. The altitude at 
which it has been collected ranges from 
3500ft to 6000ft, and it grows in many 
places iti the Southern Alps. It 1s very 
rarely found in flower, but has been so 
found in the Otago Lakes district. It is a 
truly handsome plant, and should be in all 
gardens where veronicas form part of the 
attractions. 
Coarctata.—A small,compact bush, which 
reaches a maximum height of 3ft, although 
the specimen I saw was only 12in. The 
foliage is of a much lighter green than that 
of Hectori. It has a spreading habit of 
growth, and has appressed imbricating 
leaves; flowers white, forming smal] ter- 
minal heads. Its character is not so vigor- 
ous as that of Hectori, to which it has, 
however, a strong resemblance, and may 
be described as a plant midway between 
Hectori and Armstrongii. It was collected 
in the Mount Arthur and Mount Owen 
ranges by Cheeseman, and in the Brunner 
range by Townson. 
Cassinicides.—This species was found by 
H. J. Matthews, and although differing 
markedly in character, with its cassinia- 
like foliage, from Hectori, Coarctata, and 
others of the whipcord tribe, it has been 
classed vith them. It does not attract, 
perhans, sc strongly as plants of the dis- 
tinctly marked whipcord type, but is weil 
worthy of a place among its congeners. 
Laingii—This is a moderate-sized— 
almost dwarf—and altogether charming 
little plant, with bright green foliage—the 
young tips the tenderest and lightest of 
greens. It is of compact, yet spreading, 
growth. The small pointed leaves are 
opposite, and in pairs of four. FT ound on 
Mount Anglem, in Stewart Island. 
Imbricata.—Collected on the Hump 
Mountains by Speden. A most distinctive 
whipcord, with dull green stems ana 
branchlets, without the small leaflets of 
