. Plants of New Zealand . Botany. THE SNAP-DRAGON FAMILY 883 and floral decorations. Unfortunately, however, it is not well known, and is in cultivation only in a few gardens near Cliristchurch. Veronica Hidkeana, on the other hand, is not infrequently to be seen listed in gardeners' catalogues. It is an allied species from the mountains and river gorges of eastern Nelson,. Fig. 1-2. \'eronica cataractae (life size). and bears long sprays of lilac-coloured flowers in loose panicles, sometimes a foot in length. It is one of the handsomest and most graceful species of the genus. Veronica catarac
. Plants of New Zealand . Botany. THE SNAP-DRAGON FAMILY 883 and floral decorations. Unfortunately, however, it is not well known, and is in cultivation only in a few gardens near Cliristchurch. Veronica Hidkeana, on the other hand, is not infrequently to be seen listed in gardeners' catalogues. It is an allied species from the mountains and river gorges of eastern Nelson,. Fig. 1-2. \'eronica cataractae (life size). and bears long sprays of lilac-coloured flowers in loose panicles, sometimes a foot in length. It is one of the handsomest and most graceful species of the genus. Veronica cataractae {Tlie Waterfall Ycwnica). A small, slender herb. Stems prostriitc at the , and ascending. Leaves very variable, oval or oblong", I long, serrate. Racemes very slender, few-flowered. Corolla « in. broad, white with red spots. Stamens short. North Island: East Coast, Rnahine ^lountains. South Island; Western Otago. PI. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Laing, R. M. (Robert Malcolm), b. 1865; Blackwell, E. W. (Ellen W. ). Christchurch : Whitcombe and Tombs
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