. Plants of New Zealand. s Handbook of the NewZealand Flora was published, and Professor Henslow hasapparently relied largely on the altitudes given there. Veronica speciosa {The Handsome Veronica). A stout shrub, with angular branches. Leaves oblong, thick, shining,1 in. long, 1 in. broad. Flowers in dense racemes, deep purple, \ diameter. Stamens long. Capsule Jin. long. North Island: Hokianga(now extinct). Fl. Oct. A rare and beautiful form with crimson flowers, whichflourishes best, when in reach of the sea spray. It wasformerly found at Hokianga Heads, but is apparently
. Plants of New Zealand. s Handbook of the NewZealand Flora was published, and Professor Henslow hasapparently relied largely on the altitudes given there. Veronica speciosa {The Handsome Veronica). A stout shrub, with angular branches. Leaves oblong, thick, shining,1 in. long, 1 in. broad. Flowers in dense racemes, deep purple, \ diameter. Stamens long. Capsule Jin. long. North Island: Hokianga(now extinct). Fl. Oct. A rare and beautiful form with crimson flowers, whichflourishes best, when in reach of the sea spray. It wasformerly found at Hokianga Heads, but is apparently nowextinct in that locality. According to Mr. Rutland, it ishowever, still to be found in Titirangi Bay, Marlborough; butthis habitat requires confirmation. Many varieties of thisplant are cultivated in gardens. The glossy green leaves, andlarge racemes, densely packed with flowers, make it a veryattractive shrub. As in other sea-side plants, the leaves areprotected by a two-layered epidermis. THE SNAP-DKAGON FAMILY 377. Fig. 125. Veronica salicifolia (S nat. size 378 PLANTS OF NEW ZEALAND Veronica salicifolia {The Willoiv-leaved Veronica). A large shrub ; branches cylindrical. Leaves linear, 2 in. long, variable, in long racemes, white, mauve, or bluish-purple. CorollaJ in. diameter. Capstde |in. long. Both islands, abundant. ]Maori names, Kokoromiko, Koromiko. Of all the species of the genus, this is probably the mostabundant. It is almost everywhere common throughout theislands, and along with various hybrids between it andVeronica speciosa and Veronica niacrocarpa, is much cultivatedin gardens. There are a number of allied species, which areonly being gradually separated from it by botanists. Theflowers are usually white, and produced in densely packedracemes several inches in length. The leaves are much usedas a remedy in cases of diarrhoea. Veronica Tpaversii (Traverss Veronica). A sEtiall shrub. Leaves | long, J in.
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