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448 1. G. filipes, Cheesem. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxviii. (1896) 536.—A small annual herb 1–3 in. high; stems slender, erect, simple or branched from the base, sparingly leafy. Leaves mostly cauline, few, small, ⅙–⅓ in. long, oblong- or obovate-spathulate, obtuse or subacute, sessile or the lower ones narrowed into short flat petioles. Flowers solitary, terminating the branches, large for the size of the plant, ⅓. in diam., white. Calyx broad, tube ⅛ in. long; lobes ⅕ in., broadly ovate, acute. Corolla subrotate, divided about ½-way down; lobes ovate, subacute. Stamens more than ½ as long as the corolla; anthers oblong. Ovary linear-obovoid.

2. G. lineata, T. Kirk in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxvii. (1895) 334, t. 27.—A small densely tufted perennial herb 2–4 in. high, often forming a compact sward; rootstock branched above. Leaves all radical or crowded on very short branches, erect, ½–¾ in. long, $1⁄25$–$1⁄15$ in. broad, linear or narrow linear-spathul ate, acute or obtuse, gradually narrowed into a slender flat petiole, sheathing at the base. Scapes 1–3 in. long, slender, wiry, erect, naked or with 1 or 2 pairs of linear leaves at the very base. Flower solitary, ½–⅔ in. long. Calyx-tube $1⁄10$ in. long; lobes $3⁄10$ in., linear-subulate, tapering to an acute or almost acuminate tip. Corolla narrow-campanuiate, cut down ⅔ of the way to the base into 5 ovate acute lobes. Stamens ⅔ as long as the corolla.

3. G. Griselbachii, ''Hook. f. in Hook. Ic. Plant.'' t. 636.—A slender much or sparingly branched annual herb; root weak, often filiform; stems branching from the base, very slender, decumbent or subei-ect, 3–14 in. long, rarely more. Lower leaves narrowed into slender petioles as long or longer than the blade, ½–1 in. long, spathulate or oblong-spathulate, rather thin and membranous, obtuse; cauline usually smaller, remote, sessile or shortly petiolate, oblong or ovate-oblong, obtuse or subacute. Flowers few or many, terminal and solitary at the tips of the branches, rather small, ⅓–⅔ in. long, white. Calyx divided ¾-way down or more, often somewhat angled at the base; lobes linear or linear-subulate, acuminate, midrib distinct. Corolla narrow-campanuiate, divided more than ½-way down; lobes narrow-ovate or oblong, acute. Stamens about two-thirds the length of the corolla. Ovary linear-oblong, often shortly stipitate.—G. montana, ''Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. i. 178; Handb. N.Z. Fl. 190 (not of Forst.)''.