182. D. IJrvilleaniim, var. scoparium. — Chatham Islaad, W, Travers; Otago,
Hector and Buchanan,

Order XX.III. MYBSINEJS.
134^ After Myr^me Urvillei —

M. Chathamica, F. Muell. Veg. Chatham Island, 38. Shrubby, erect,
mueli-branched. Leaves 1.^-2^ in. long, obovate-oblong, obtuse or emargi-
Bate, pale and reticul^ited on both surfaces. Flowers unknown.
Qhathaia Island, JT. Trovers. There are no flowers in my specimen. The fruit is
deseribed by F. Mueller as purplish, spherical, l^^seeded, size of a large pea. Calyxrlobes
^Vilate ; pedicels very short. Perhaps only a large state of M. Urvillei.
184. M. diyaricata. — Common on both the east and west coasts of Otago,
Hector and Buchanan,

Order XLIV. PRIMULACKaS.
185. Samolus littoralis — Chatham Island, W. Travers. Mueller correctly
observes that the specific name of S, repens^ Persoon, has the priority over
8. littoralis, Br.
Order XLVI. JASMINE.ZE:.
187. Olea montana — Mr. Colenso assures me that the Bay of Island habitat
is erroneous.
ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, ETC. 787

„ Ordbs XLVni. LOQANIACEJE.
rage

.88. Before Logania, insert —

1. MITBASACME. — Small annual, rarely perennial, herbaceous
plants. Leaves opposite, often connate, quite entire, exstipulate. Flowers
minute, axillary and umbelled, or solitary and terminal. Calyx 2-4-lobed or
partite. Corolla 4-lobed or partite; lobes valvate. Stamens 4, filaments
short or slender. Ovary 2-celled; styles 2, distinct, or connate by the
capitate stigmas; ovules several or numerous, attached to axile placentae.
Capsule turgid, 2-celled, dehiscing loculicidally between the styles at the
summit. Seeds numerous, roughish ; albumen fleshy.
A considerable genus of small plants, natives chiefly of Australia. A few are Indian.
