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Haz. Valley of Lima. 
XXIX. AMARANTHACEJE. Juss. 
1. Alternanthera nigriceps ; erecta? ramis elongatis appresso- 
hirsutis, foliis subsessilibus ovatis acutis strigoso-hirsutis, 
capitulis oblongo-ovalibus longe-pedunculatis, perianthii 
laciniis lanceolatis bracteisque acuminatissimis glabris 
nitidis, rachi pilosa. 
Has. Obrajillo, in the Valley of Canta. 
This is, probably, a tall growing plant; with remote pairs 
of leaves, an inch and a half in length. — Peduncles long, with 
one terminal spike, and, more rarely, a lateral one also, 
about an inch long, remarkable for its dingy and nearly black 
glossy hue. "The rachis is very hairy. Bractee ovate, al- 
most cuspidato-acuminate. Flowers crowded. Tube of the 
stamens cylindrical, much longer than the pistil, with five 1- 
celled linear anthers, and as many barren laciniz alternating 
with them. Germen globose: Style short: Stigma capitate. 
Has». Obrajillo, in the Valley of Canta. 
XXX. CHENOPODER. Juss. 
l. Chenopodium paniculatum ; suffruticosum, ramosum, foliis 
petiolatis ovato-triangularibus acutis integris farinosis, 
paniculis terminalibus, ramis simplicibus patentibus infe- 
rioribus solummodo parce foliosis, floribus glomeratis 
sessilibus. me | 
Has. Lur deer iae. T ENS 
II. MONOCOTYLEDONES. — 
| X AMARYLLIDEE. Br. 
$ Alstræmeria dulcis; erecta, simplex, foliis erectis lineari- 
lanceolatis striatis margine revolutis superne glabris sub- 
tus pubescentibus, floribus 1-4 terminalibus nutantibus, 
perianthii laciniis 3 exterioribus oblongo-lanceolatis 
obtusis, 3 interioribus lato-spathulatis. (Tas. XCV.) 
Radix longe repens, hic illic tuberifera. Caulis erectus, aut 
basi solummodo decumbens, simplex, spithamzus ad 
| pedalem, inferne nudus, dein subarcte foliosus, apice 
incurvus. Folia erecta, basi oblique torta, lineari-lan- 
