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number of intermediate types, suggest the probability of a very 

 remote origin of the entire tribe in high latitudes of the Soutliern 

 hemisphere. 



NoTnoscoEDUM STRiATiJM, Kitnth^ Emon. iv. 459 = Allium stri- 

 atum, Jac(i, This species seems to have a very wide range in 

 America, extending from Canada to Chili and Argentaria, sup- 

 posing that the plant mentioned by Griaebach as Allium etiosmon^ 

 Lk. & Ott., is one of the numerous forms which have been de- 

 scribed as distinct species by various authors, but are united to 

 N, striatum by Eegel in his excellent monograph of the genus 



Alii 



um . 



SciBPus SETACEUS, i., var. PTGM^us = Isolepis pygmaea, KtJi. 

 Bcickeler has judiciously united the several forms of this cosmo- 

 politan species. This variety is mainly spread throughout the 

 Southern hemisphere. Bockeler mentions Crete as a locality ; 

 but if I am not mistaken it has been found in many other stations 

 in the Northern hemisphere, 



Gleicuenta crtptocakpa, IIqoTc, This is a characteristic form 

 of Southern Chili, and appears to have been found also in the 

 Falkland Islands. 



Gleichexia pedalis, Kanlf, Known only from S. Chili and 

 the island of Juan Pernandez, 



Alsophtla prtjinata, Kze, This extends from the West 

 Indies through the moister parts of tropical America to the 

 Chilian coast, but does not appear to have spread southward on 

 the east side of the continent. 



I traversed the Channels of Western Pat; 



of Magellan in June, after the winter season had fairly set in ; 

 and of course I was not able to collect many plants in a satisfac- 

 tory condition. I was able to laud at two places in the Channels 

 Eden Harbour and Puerto Bueno. The former appears to be 

 an excellent station for a botanist, as it offers considerable variety 

 of ground. Although the superficial crust of spongy soil was 

 hard-frozen, many delicate plants appeared to be unaifected by 

 the season. Amongst other interesting species I gathered Pseu- 

 dopanax racemifemm (Miq., sub Sciadophyllo) = Aralia l^tetirenn^ 

 Fl. ChiL, Griselinia rtiscifolia^=^ Decostea ruscifoliay Clos in Fl. 

 Chil., BaccTiaris inagellanica^ Pers. (in fruit), Pernettya empetri- 



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