832 SCROPHULARIACEAE. [ Veronsea, 
Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 545. V. elongata Benth. on DC. Prodr, 
x (1846) 478; Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 197; Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 
916. V. calycina A. Cunn. Precur. (1838) n. 382 (not of R. Br.). 
Nort Istanp: In grassy places in lowland situations from the North Cape to the 
Thames River, once not uncommon, now rare and local. 
2% -100. V. Anagallis Linn. Sp. Plant. (1753) 12.—Stems stout, succulent, 
glabrous, decumbent at the base, then erect, simple or sparingly branched, 
6-18in. high. Leaves sessile and semiamplexicaul, 1-3 in. long, oblong- 
lanceolate or linear-oblong, subacute or obtuse, often cordate at the 
base, more or less serrate or almost entire, membranous when dry. 
Racemes numerous towards the ends of the branches, axillary, suberect, 
4-10 in. long, many-flowered ; bracts small, linear or lanceolate. Flowers 
small, $-tin. diam., pale-blue’ or almost white. Calyx 4-partite; seg- 
ments ovate-oblong, obtuse or subacute. Corolla-tube very short; limb 
4-lobed, spreading. Capsule broadly oblong, notched, shorter than the 
calyx.—Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i (1853) 197; Handb. N.Z. Fl. (1864) 216. 
Norru Istanp: Hawke's Bay, watery places, Colenso / 
This has not been observed since its original discovery by Mr. Colenso, more than 
seventy years ago. Although a widely distributed plant in the Northern Hemisphere 
it is unknown in the Southern, except in South Africa, where it is supposed to be an 
introduction, and in New Zealand. Possibly Mr. Colenso’s specimens were introduced 
as well; but, if so, it is remarkable that the plant should have apparently disappeared. 
101. V. Muelleri Buch. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xiv (1882) 351, t. 32. 
—Stems prostrate or rooting, branched, 6-18in. long, putting up 
numerous short suberect branchlets 4-2in. long. Leaves crowded 
towards the tips of the branchlets, spreading, petioled, $-4 in. long, linear- 
obovate to ovate-oblong, obtuse, entire or with 1 or 2 coarse notches on 
each side, coriaceous, glabrous or the petioles ciliate on the margins. 
Flowers solitary and axillary at the tips of the branches, almost hidden 
by the leaves, sessile or shortly pedicelled, }in. diam. Calyx 4-partite ; 
segments linear-obovate, obtuse. Corolla-tube rather long, exceeding the 
calyx; limb spreading, 4-lobed. Stamens shorter than the corolla-lobes. 
Capsule equalling the calyx or rather shorter than it, transversely oblong, 
didymous.—Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 546. See 1. n- 72:41 
SoutH Istanp: Otago — Hector’s Col, Mount Aspiring Range, alt. 5000 ft., 
Buchanan and McKay! Garvie Mountains, Poppelwell. 
Of this I have only seen two very indifferent specimens in Mr. Buchanan’s herbarium’ 
both long past flower. It is clearly a very distinct species, and, if Mr. Buchanan’s 
plate is correct, differs widely from all the New Zealand species belonging to the section 
with didymous capsules in the elongated tube of the corolla. 
102. V. Cheesemanii Benth. in Hook. Ic. Plant. (1882) t. 13664.— 
Small, greyish-green, densely tufted, forming rounded cushions 2-5 in. 
diam., pubescent in all its parts; branches slender, closely compacted. 
Leaves spreading, }in. long, narrow-obovate, obtuse, coarsely and 
obtusely toothed or lobed, puberulous on both surfaces, narrowed into 
a long or short broad petiole. Flowers solitary and axillary, subsessile, 
small, white, #in. diam. Calyx deeply 4-partite, segments linear-spathu- 
late, spreading, coarsely toothed towards the tip. Corolla slightly longer 
than the calyx; tube very short; limb with 4 obovate emarginate lobes. 
Stamens shorter than the corolla-lobes. Ovary broadly ovoid, hispid. 
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