419. 
480. 
481. 
482. 
483, 
484, 
329 
rather suspect the Peruvian locality to be a mistake. 
Cuming's and Lindley's plant is, however, slightly 
different, but cannot form a distinct species. L. bryoni- 
«folia, Schrad. is apparently the same as the var. a. 
(6.) Loasa Placei, Lindl. in Hort. Soc. Lond. Trans. 
v. 6. p. 95.—.L. acanthifolia, Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 185.— 
Valparaiso, Bridges, 1832, (N. 269.)— This species is 
much more nearly allied to L. nitida, than to the true 
L. acanthifolia. . . 
(7.) Loasa elongata, (Hook. et Arn.); caule valde elongato 
simpliciusculo nitido, foliis remotis oppositis petiolatis 
basi cordatis 5-7-lobatis, pedunculis axillaribus folio 
duplo longioribus paucifloris, lobis calycinis late ovatis - 
petalis (rubris?) brevioribus, fructu hemispheerico.— 
Coquimbo, Cuming (N. 870.)—Our specimens are very 
imperfect, but cannot be referred to any described 
species. 
(8.) Loasa sclareefolie, Juss.—Valparaiso, Cuming (N. 
672.) 
(9.) Loasa acanthifolia, Lam. Qd Chilensis, Feuill. 
Chil. v. 2. t. 43.— Conception, Cuming (N. 805.)— The 
upper leaves are often alternate, a character which is 
omitted in Jussieu's gut of this pei, (4th du Mus. 
v. 5.1. 3. f. 2.) i 
(10.) Loasa prostrata, Gill. inb bbs didit 274.— 
La Cuesta de los Manantiales, Cerro de San Pedro 
Nolasco, in Chili, Dr. Gillies. Valparaiso ? Cuming 
(N. 668.) Cordillera of Chili, Bridges, 1832, (N. 275.}— 
8. Cumingii, foliorum segmentis bipinnatifido-sinuato- 
dentatis, Valparaiso, Cuming (N. 671.) Mountains near 
Aconcugua, Bridges, 1832, ( N. 9/4.) —In the first variety 
the segments of the leaves are simply sinuato-dentate. 
(11.) Loasa floribunda, (Hook. et Arn.); radice sim- 
plici fusiformi, caule brevi epidermide laxo infra inflo- 
rescentiam simplici supra paniculato-ramosissimo, foliis 
ovato-oblongis petiolatis caulinis oppositis sinuato-loba- 
tis grosse dentatis basi cordatis, floralibus alternis in- 
ferioribus sinuato-lobatis superioribus minoribus basi 
