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to Thunberg only by imperfect specimens. The fructification 
has never been discovered. 
49. L. phylicefolium. Desv. Enc. Bot. Suppl. v. 3. p. 546. 
Has. In South America. Desvaua. 
50. L. confertum. Willd. Sp. Pl. v. 5. p. 27. 
Haz. Chili. Willdenow. The Falkland Isles. Sprengel. 
51. L. vestitum. Desv. Enc. Bot. Suppl. v. 3. p. 546. _ 
Has. South America. Desvaux. New Grenada. Sprengel. 
52. L. inundatum. Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 1565. Engl. Bot. t. 239. 
Schkuhr, Fil. t. 160. f. p.—L. palustre. Lam. Fl. Fr. v. l. 
p. 32. 
Has. Europe and North America. 
53. L. longipes. Hook. et Grev. 
Caule repente elongato ramoso, ramis sterilibus brevibus 
. decumbentibus flaccidis, fructifero erecto elongato (pedali) 
rigido pedunculiformi, foliis subulatis flaccidis nitidis m- 
tegerrimis rami fructiferi verticillatis sparse ciliatis, squamis 
folio similibus spinuloso-ciliatis. v 
Has. Island of St. Catherine, Brazil. Macrae.— 1 his 
Species has the greatest affinity with Z. inundatum ; 50 much 
so indeed, that, were it not for its extraordinary mi. 
more ciliated leaves, we should have had little hesitation ™ 
referring it to that species, although a native of the Tropics 
Here the barren stems are branched, not unfrequently 2 e 
and a half or more in length; the fructifying one Yu 
might almost be called a leafy peduncle, is a foot, oT ent 
sixteen inches, in height. 
54. L. alopecuroides, Linn, Sp. Pl. p. 1565. Schkuhr, Fi 
t. 160. 
Haz. The Southern States of North America. F 
55. L. selaginioides, Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 1565. Engl. Bot. t 1H. 
—L. bryophyllum. Presl, Relig. Hank. p. 81. t 
Has. Mossy pastures of the North, and the alpine bet 
_ of the South of Europe. Canada. Michauz. Nootka 
Henke. xut 
