athe Island of Tristan da Cunha, &c. 505 
few straggling tufts are met with on the low ground, along 
the bottom of the ravines, where the seeds have been 
washed down by the torrents. 
10. NERTERIA DEPRESSA. Willd. Sp. Pl. i. D. 105. 
Erythrodanum alsineforme. Aubert op. cit. p. 42. tab. 10. 
Grows in the plain in the most barren spots. 
11. Nenrerta ASSURGENS. Aubert l.c. 
Erythrodanum majus. Aubert op. cit. p. 42. tab. 11. 
Flowers pale yellow, very small. Berry scarlet, the size 
ofa pepper-corn. Tt grows on the plain. 
12. CONVOLVULUS SoLDANELLA. Linn. ? 
This plant is found on the south-east side of the island, 
growing in the sand close to the shore, and confined to a 
single spot. It appears to be of recent introduction, hav- 
ing in all likelihood been wafted to this shore by the cur- 
rents. | 
13. Puvrica amnonza, foliis sparsis ovato-lanceolatis aveniis 
subtus tomentosis, capitulis axillaribus lanatis. 
Phylica arborea. Aubert op. cit. p. 45. © — sa 
_ Truncus arboreus, cortice cinereo. _Ramuli albo-tomentosi. 
Folia conferta, semipollicaria, subtus albo-tomentosa, ju- 
= niora supra pilosa apice barbata. Bractea longitudine 
florum. Calyx lanatus. Petala squamuliformia, subro- 
tunda, concava. Capsula corticata, ovata. Flores seepe 
abortientes. - 
14. CHENOPODIUM TOMENTOSUM. Aubert op. cit. p. 38. 
Common on the plain. 
15. Hy- 
