Gaultheria. | ERICACEAE. 691 
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A highly variable ale the numerous forms of which are best arranged under 
two heads, as under :—., 
Var. laneeolata,—Teaves large, oblong- lanceolate or obovate-lanceolate, acute, 
branches glabrous ¢r more or less pubescent or setose. 
Var. parvifolia. - — eee “smaller and broader, nplanees or oblong-ovate to orbicular- 
ovate ; branches glabrous or rarely pubescent. 
NortH anp- Sout Istanps: Not uncommon in hilly and mountainous districts 
from the Thames goldfields southwards. Sea-level to 5000 ft. November—Feb- 
ruary. 
Some forms of this come very close to G. antipoda in foliage, but can always be, 
distinguished by the. truly racemose inflorescence. 
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~O5..G. fagifolia Hook. f. Fl. dee ZA (1853) 162.—An erect much- 
branched shrub 4-5 ft. high; branches peed or ascending, rigid, 
younger ones more or less setose. Leaves alternate or subopposite, shortly 
petiolate, 3-1 in. long; oblong or ovate-oblong to broadly ovate, acute or 
subacute, cordate at the base, crenate-serrate, very thick and coriaceous, 
both surfaces finely reticulated, - ‘quite glabrous. Racemes axillary and 
terminal, 3-2 in. long, sometimes conipound., Flowers white. Calyx- -lobes 
ovate, acute, remaining unaltered in all the fiyriting specimens I have seen. 
Uandb: N.Z. Fl. (1864) 175 ; Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fi. (1906) 407. 
NortuH Istanp: Near Rotorua, Spencer! Lake Rotokakahi, G. Mair / Motukino, 
near Lake Taupo, Colenso/ 7. Kirk! H. J. Matinews ! 1000-2000 ft. December— 
February. 
This appears to me a mere form of G. rupesiris, verging towards (@. oppositifolia, {| 
or possibly a hybrid between the two plants. 
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6. G. oppositifolia Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. 1 ( ) 162, t. 483.—A much- 
branched shrub 2-8 ft. high; branches spreading, glabrous or sparingly 
setose. Leaves opposite, sessile or nearly so, sometimes stem-clasping, 
14-24 in. long or more, ovate or oblong-ovate, acute or obtuse, cordate at 
the base, crenate-serrate, very thick and coriaceous, both surfaces finely 
reticulated, glabrous or sparingly minutely setulose. Racemes axillary and 
terminal, the latter often compound, forming broad terminal panicles 2-4 in. 
long, with opposite spreading branches. Flowers very numerous, white, 
about din. long. Calyx-lobes ovate-triangular, acute, remaining unaltered 
in all the fruiting specimens I have seen. Capsule dry.—Handb. N.Z. FI. 
(1864) 175; Cheesem. Man, N.Z. Fl. (1906) 407; Jll. N.Z. Fl. 1 (1914) 
t. 123. G. multibracteolata Col. in Trans. ee Z. eA XX1V pe 389. 
oRTH IsLAND: Abundant fr al Heats in S) Gaente Thathes Vraer 
Rotorua, the Upper Waikato, and Taupo, G. Mair! T. Kirk! Petrie! T. F. C. : 
cliffs between Hawke’s Bay and Taupo, Colenso; Hast Cape, between Whangaparaoa 
and Hicks Bay, Bishop Williams! near Wanganui, A. C. Preld ! 500-3500 ft. 
November-—January. 
A very handsome plant, easily recognized by the large opposite leaves, which are 
sessile and cordate at the base, and by the usuaily panicled racemes. 
2. PERNETTYA Gaud. 
Glabrous or hispid rigid shrubs, usually of small size.. Leaves small, 
alternate, shortly petiolate, penniveined, serrate. Flowers small, axillary 
and solitary or racemose. Calyx 5-partite, not enlarged and succulent in 
fruit. Corolla urceolate or almost globose, shortly 5-lobed ; lobes recurved. 
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