394 
Has. Isle of Bourbon. Desvaux.—Desvaux, in his arrange- 
ment, places this next to L. stoloniferum. 
147. L. horizontale. Presl, Relig. Henk. p. 78. 
Has. Vallies of the Cordilleras of Peru. Henke.—This 
is said to approach the L, marginatum of Humboldt, and is 
referred by Sprengel to L. stoloniferum ; but since nothing 
is said of the stolones by Presl, its original describer, we 
have thought it safer to keep it distinct. 
148. L. mnioides. Sieb. Fl. Miata, n. 325. 
Caule procumbente folioso stolonifero bi-tripinnatim ra- 
moso, ramis sparsis, foliis remotiusculis ovato-oblongis vix 
nitidis flaccidis acutiusculis basi cordatis oblique auriculatis 
longissime ciliatis, stipulis folio duplo minoribus ovatis cari- 
natis acuminato-cuspidatis ciliatis appressis paululum falcatis 
basi productis peltatis. 
Has. Mauritius. Sieber.—Ten inches to a foot long. 
Whole plant rather flaccid; stem tetragonous, with remote 
leaves; those of the branches smaller and more approxi- 
mated; all of them remarkable for the long white hairs 
which fringe the base, and are best seen on the back of the 
plant, 
149. L. dilatatum. Hook. et Grev. 
Caule elongato stolonifero procumbente folioso, ramis bi- 
tripinnatis versus apicem caulis sensim rarioribus minori- 
busque, ramulis (cum foliis) ad apicem dilatatis, foliis ovato- 
oblongis acutiusculis sessilibus albo-marginatis ommo 
integerrimis, stipulis ovatis brevi-acuminatis marginatis m- 
tegerrimis subfalcatis apicibus patentibus, spicis XAR 
Haz. China. Messrs. Lay and Collie—The stems are ? 
foot or more in length, bearing branches which gradually 
become smaller and more distant towards the extremity, 
and leaves larger than those on the branches; the late 
taken in conjunction with the branches themselves, re 
broader towards their summits, giving the whole plant 
a peculiar aspect. The colour is a pale tender gree™ 
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