32 ME. J. EALL ON THE TLOBA 



capsulis sutglobosis, oligospermia. Semina in exeinplaribus 



nostris immatura. 



I have not seen authentic specimens of jD. divaricafa, H. B. K. ; 

 and from the description in the ' Synopsis Plantarum -Slquinoctia- 

 linm ' one is led to suppose that it is nearly allied to the common 



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\videly from D, cordata^ collected near Lima and at Liirin in the 

 same region, have heen (probably correctly) named D. divaricata^ 

 H. B, K. This is the nearest ally of my Andean plant; but is 

 more than twice as large, with laxer inflorescence, acute sepals, 

 and the petals much larger and broader and less deeply diyided. 

 D. glaherrima, Bartl., in fiel. Hsenk. ii. p. 7, differs from 

 D. nifida, among other particulars, in having petiolate leaves, and 

 the cymes of flowers on long axillary peduncles. Specimens col- 

 lected by IViathews "in moist places, Iluamantanga," in Peru, 

 were, I think, correctly referred by Planchon (in Herb- Kew) to 

 Z). <jlaherrima^ though diff'ering in some respects from Bartling's 



detailed description. 



The Galapagos plant, referred by Hook, fib, 

 XX., to 2). glaherrima^ differs more widely 

 from Bartling's description. 



Drymaria leptoclados, Hemsl. Diagn. PL Nov A. p. 2; Biol. 

 Centr.-Amer. i, p, 74, tab. 3, xav. pertcviana^ nob. ? Chicla! A 

 minute plant scarcely 3 inches high, with cuspidate leaves ending 

 in a sharp point, scarious bracts tapering to a long acuminate 

 point, with a green midrib, and a few subsessile flowers in a con- 

 gested cyme. It is certainly nearly allied to the Mexican species 

 above quoted, to which I think must also be referred No. 950, 

 Mandon's * Plants of Bolivia.' 



PORTULACACEJB. 



Cala^'dhinia caulescens, H. B. K. Chicla ! 



Cala^'DEINIA ? Chicla ? Possibly a dwarf variety of the 



last, or an undescribed species. It is less than half the size of 

 G. caulescens ] and I did not notice any intermediate forms; but 

 I have not detected any further differences. 



Calanbeinta acaults, R. B. K, Above Casapalta ! 



Malvaceje. 



Malvastktim LiME2^SE=Malva limensis, L. Chicla ! Also in 

 the upper valley of the liimac ! 



