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OxALis LAXA, Hooh. et Am. Bot. Beech. Voy. i. 13? This 

 approaches near to O. albicans^ H, B. K. O. laxa extends from 

 Coquimbo to Cliiloe, while O. albicans has a rather wide range in 

 tropical America. 



FfiAisrcoA soxcHiFOLTA, Cav, The five described species of 

 tliis genus, which is peculiar to Chili, arc rery nearly allied; and 

 Mr, Eolfe (' Gardeners' Chronicle,' for 26 Aug. 1882) has therein 

 maintained that the genus consists of a single variable species. 

 My opportunities for studying the question have been insuflScient, 

 but I may remark that if his conclusion b3 adopted the name 

 soncMfoUa should be retained in honour of its original discoverer 

 Peuillee, who (* Journal dcs Observation?,' ii. 742, tab. 31) has 

 given a very accurate description with a correct figure of the 

 flowering plant, under the name Llaupanlce amplissimo SoncJii 

 folio. It extends through Central and Southern Chili. 



Eugenia apiculata, DC. Prod,\\\. 276 ? = E. Luma, Berg. 

 According to C. Gay this species is confined to Southern Chili, 

 and there is a second (allied) species, not described by him, to 

 which the Lota plant may perliaps be referred. 



Grtselinia alata, sp. nova. This plant has long existed in 

 herbaria, but has not been described. It was apparently first 

 collected by Macrae near Concepcion, and subsequently at Lota 

 by Lechler, I found the male flowers fully opened, and the 

 female plant with ripe iruit and with flowers just expanding. 

 It appeared to grow as an epiphyte at the base of some of the 

 larger trees in the park {Myrtaceas or Laurinece), but in my 

 haste I failed to ascertain the point with sufficient care. I sub- 

 join the description. 



Frutex (ad basin arboruin epiphy ticus ?) ramosus ; ramis rigidia 

 quadrangulis, junioribus (prsesertim pi. feminese) late alatis ; foliia 

 elliptico- vel ovato-lanceolatis acutis, margine integris, vel basin 

 versus spinoso-denticulatis, coriaceis, nitidis, in pagina inferiore 

 insigniter reticulato-nervosisj brevissime petiolatis, petiolo cum 

 ramo articulato ; inflorescentia paniculata, pedicellis brevibus 

 fioribus subsequilongis, pubescentibus, cum flore articulatis; 

 floris masculi filamentis brevibus; antheris lateraliter dehiscen- 

 tibus ; floris foeminei apetali calycis dentibus minutis j ovario 

 uniloculari ; bacca monosperma. Species distinctissima, ramia 

 alatis, forma foliorum, cseterisque notis insignis. 



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