604 ONAGRACEAE. [# ‘pilobium. 
very lowest subopposite, the remainder alternate, lanceolate or linear- 
lanceolate, acute, upper portion armed with irregularly placed remote 
denticles, lower part entire, both surfaces densely covered with spreading 
hairs, midrib prominent beneath, villous. Flowers erect, rather small, 
¢in. long. Calyx-segments lanceolate, acute; tube short, villous. Petals 
purplish, shghtly longer than the calyx. Stigma capitate-clavate. Capsule 
2-3 in. long, straight or curved, densely villous; peduncle very short, 
many times shorter than the capsule. Seeds ovoid-oblong, red-brown, 
densely papillose—Raoul Choix (1846) 49; Haussk. Monog. Epilob. (1884) 
291, KE. junceum var. hirtigerum Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 60; Handb. 
N.Z. Fl, (1864) 80; T. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 169; Cheesem. Man. N.Z, 
Fl. (1906) 175. 
NortH anp Sourn Istanps: Abundant from the North Cape southwards to 
Westland and South Canterbury. Sea-level to 2000 ft. Novem ber—March. 
Further study of this plant has fully convinced me that Haussknecht was fully 
justified in maintaining it as a distinct species. Its distinguishing characters are the 
tall strict habit, usually grevish-green colour, dense clothing of villous spreading hairs 
mixed with shorter ones, the small flowers, and very short peduncles, According to 
Haussknecht it is not uncommon in south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. 
7, EK. pubens 4. Rich. Fl. Nouv. Zel. (1832) 329, t. 36.—Stems 1-2 ft. 
high, slender, simple or branched, decumbent and woody at the base, 
erect above, terete, uniformly clothed with a short fine pubescence. Leaves 
all alternate or the very lowest alone opposite, 4-11 in. long, ovate or 
ovate-oblong, obtuse or rarely subacute, narrowed into slender petioles, 
pubescent on both surfaces, membranous, toothed or repand-denticulate, 
Flowers in the axils of the upper leaves, numerous, small, +-+in. diam., 
white or pink, Calyx-lobes lanceolate, acute, puberulous. Stigma clavate. 
Capsules 1-2 in. long, hoary-pubescent ; peduncles shorter than the leaves. 
Seeds minutely papillose.—A. Cunn. Precur. (1839) n. 543: Raoul Choix 
(1846) 49; Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 61; Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 80 ; 
Haussk. Monog. Epilob. (1884) 29; TT. Kirk Students’ Fl. (1899) 170; 
Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 175. 
NortaH anp Soutn Istanps, Stewart Istanp, CuatHam Istanps: Abundant 
from the North. Cape southwards. Sea-level to nearly 4000 ft. | October-January. 
Also in Australia, according to Professor Haussknecht. ‘i 
8. E. econfertifolium Hook. f. in Ic. Plant. (1844) t. 685.—Main stems 
2-8in. long, creeping and rooting at the nodes, much branched, often 
forming broad matted patches; branches rooting at the base, ascending 
at the tips, usually bifariously pubescent, but sometimes obscurely so. 
Leaves opposite, close-set, often subimbricate ; ¢-3in. long, oblong or 
oblong-obovate, obtuse, almost fleshy, smooth. and glabrous on both 
surfaces, margins entire or obscurely denticulate ; petioles short, connate 
at the base. Flowers few, erect, solitary in the axils of the upper leaves, 
small, 4in. diam., almost sessile, bright-pink. Calyx-seements lanceolate, 
acute, glabrous. Stigma shortly clavate. Capsules 4-3in. long, strict, 
pale-green, perfectly glabrous; peduncles short, equalling the leaves or 
sigh y longer. Seeds ovoid-oblong, minutely papillose.—FI. Antarct. i 
(1844) 10; Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 78 (as regards the Auckland and 
Camp ell Island specimens); Haussk. Monog. Epilob. (1884) 295; T. Kirk 
Students’ Fl. (1899) 171; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 175; Sub- 
antarct. Is. N.Z. ii (1909) 406. ; 
