408 , NOTES OF A BOTANICAL TOUR, ETC. 
which are incorrectly figured in the Botanical Magazine. 
The cake may be only one of the many varieties of 
J. communis. It differs from the form of that species which 
is indigenous in Britain, by having an almost arborescent 
growth, the stems attaining three or four feet in circumfe- 
rence, broader leaves not at all subulate: in the latter re- 
spect, it approximates to J. nana of our mountains. The 
name of Bellis Azorica is taken from Mr. Guthnick’s labels; 
but while the plant closely resembles our B. perennis, in its 
leaves and general habit, the receptacle is almost flat, and is 
covered by short broad scales; so that the generic character 
is not that of a Bellis. The Erythrea diffusa is a proteiform 
species, but the specimens collected on Pico are readily dis- 
tinguished from those of our native species, by their prostrate 
stems, elongated peduncles and perennial root. The plant 
is common on the hills in all the islands visited, and inva- 
riably white-flowered, though the French specimens, on 
which the species was founded, produce pink flowers. A 
tendency to the production of white-flowered species and 
varieties seems a characteristic of the botany of the Azores. 
The name of Myosotis maritima is also taken from the labels 
of Mr. Guthnick. It is an undescribed species in this 
country, apparently annual, and nearest our M. arvensis, but 
with much larger and paler flowers than the latter. The 
Luzula of the Azores approaches our L. maxima in size and 
habit, while that of Madeira, described by Lowe under the 
name of L. elegans, more resembles the British L. pilosa. 
Both species differ conspicuously from our indigenous spe- 
cies in the colour of their flowers, which are pale purple. 1 
suppose that Lowe has the priority in the name of his Ma- , 
deira species. If so, that of the Azores might be named L. 
Azorica. 
