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SCROPHULARIACBAE. | [ Veronica. 
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Stems rather slender, prostrate, 3-6in. long. Leaves j-3 in., 
ovate, serrate, glabrous. Racemes rather slender, pubescent, \ 
many-flowered. Capsule oblong a i .. 96. V. Olseni. 
Stems tufted and prostrate, much branched, 3-6in. long. 
Leaves 2-+in., ovate- or deltoid-spathulate, crenate- 
lobed, glandular-pubescent ; petioles long. Racemes very 
short s + ‘a ae * .. 97. -V. spathulata. 
Stems sparingly branched, decumbent at the base; branches 
few, glabrous below, pilose above. Leaves cuneate- 
obovate, 3-7-lobed. Flowers few, large, white, 4-3 in. 
diam. = oA is 2 wl e. 
Stems prostrate, elongated, 1-3 ft. long. Leaves petiolate ; 
lamina 3-lin., ovate-deltoid, coarsely toothed. Racemes 
lateral, short, 2-5 in. long i a + .. 99. V. plebeia. 
Stems suberect, glabrous, 6-18 in. high. Leaves 1-3 in., 
linear-oblong, serrate, sessile. Racemes 4-10 in. long, 
many-flowered oo 
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98. V. Birleyi. 
100. V. Anagallis. 
** Flowers solitary. 
Stems prostrate, 6-12in. long; branchlets erect. Leaves 
$3 in., oblong or obovate, toothed or entire. Flowers 
$-% in. diam. ics * - +4 -» LOL. V. Muelleri. 
Densely tufted, forming rounded patches 2-5 in. across. 
Leaves }-}in., narrow-obovate, coarsely toothed. Flowers 
sin. diam. Calyx-segments toothed  .. te: .. 102. V. Cheeseman. 
Creeping, matted. Leaves minute, q5-7z5 In., ovate, entire. 
Flowers 4-4 in. ‘diam. - a . 103. V. canescens. 
Quite a considerable number of hybrid Veronicas are in cultivation either in New 
Zealand or in Great Britain; but so few observations of scientific value have been made 
upon them that I am unable to take up the matter here. I regret this, for it is quite 
possible that certain species included in this enumeration may prove to be of hybrid 
origin. 
It is desirable to give the following information respecting certain doubtful 
plants :— 
V. carnea J. B. Armstr. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xiii (1881) 357 is a garden-plant of 
unknown origin, and has never been found in the wild state. It is probably a hybrid. 
V. macrocalyx and V. rugulosella Col. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxiv (1892) 391 and V. oligantha 
Col. lc. xxv (1893) 333 are proved by the types in Mr. Colenso’s herbarium to be 
nothing more than slight varieties of the naturalized V. serpyllifolia Linn. Similarly, 
V. longiracemosa Col. lc. xx (1888) 203 and V. hirsuta Col. Lc. xxiv (1892) 393 are 
V. arvensis Linn, ; and V. areolata Col. l.c. 392 is V. persica Poir (V. Buxbaumii Ten.), 
both species being now naturalized throughout the Dominion. In the absence of authentic 
specimens I have been unable to precisely identify V. Rakaiensis J. B. Armstr. lc. xiii 
(1881) 356 and V. polyphylla Col. l.c. xxxi (1899) 277; but the first-mentioned is probably 
identical with my Veronica Traversii var. elegans. If it should be maintained as a distinct 
species, then Mr. Armstrong’s name will take precedence. | | 
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1. V. speciosa R. Cunn, in Bot. Mag. (1836) sub. t. 3461.—A stout glabrous 
shrub 2-5 ft. high with ‘numerous spreading leafy branches; branchlets 
‘thick, angled, }-}in. diam. Leaves spreading, sessile or on very short 
thick petioles, 2-4 in. long, I-ljin. broad, obovate or obovate-oblong, 
rounded at the tip, truncate or slightly cordate at the base or narrowed 
into the petiole, thick and coriaceous, dark-green and glossy, midrib downy 
above, lateral veins obsolete, margins entire. Racemes axillary and opposite, 
near the tips of the branches, not much longer than the leaves, very stout 
and dense-flowered, sometimes exceeding 1} in. diam. ; rhachis puberulous; - 
pedicels short, spreading. Flowers large, din. diam., dark reddish-purple 
or violet-purple. Calyx 4-partite ; segments ovate, subacute or obtuse, 
| ciliolate. Corolla-tube broad, funnel-shaped, } as long again as the 
