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Arenaria alsinoides, Willd. 



Armaria alsinoides, Willd., in Mag. Gesellsch. Naturf. Freunde Berl., vii. p. 196, et Sp. PL, vi. p. 35. 



Arenaria nemorosa, H. B. K., Nov. Gen. et Sp., vi. p. 35. 



Arenaria diffusa, Elliot, Bot, S. Carol., i. p. 519; Chapm., Fl. Southern U.S., p. 49; Griseb., Fl. 



Brit. W. Ind., p. 55. 

 Stellaria lanuginosa, Torr. and Gray, Fl. N. Am., i. p. 167. 



Bermudas. — Indigenous. Paynter's Vale — Lefroy ; without locality — Moseley. 



A common American plant, ranging from North Carolina through the West Indies 

 and Mexico to Peru and Bolivia. 



PORTULACEiE. 



Montia fontana, Linn. 



Montia fontana, Linn., Sp. PL, ed. 1, p. 87 ; Hemsl. in Godm. and Salv., Biolog. Centr.-Am., i. p. 31. 



Bermudas. — Indigenous ? Without locality — Lefroy. 



A marsh plant having an exceedingly wide range, both in the Old World and in 

 America, though strange to say it appears to be absent from the Eastern States of North 

 America and the West Indies. It is a common element in remote islets where the neces- 

 sary moisture exists. 



Portulaca oleracea, Linn. 



Portulaca oleracea, Linn., Sp. PL, ed. 1, p. 445; Chapm., Fl. Southern U.S., p. 44; Griseb., Fl. 

 Brit. W. Ind., p. 57. 



Bermudas. — Introduced. A common weed in cultivated ground — Jones. 



In all tropical and most sub-tropical regions. We have seen no Bermudau specimens 

 of this plant, but we have no reason for doubting its presence in the islands. See the 

 observations on its distribution in the following account of the plants found in the Island 

 of Ascension. 



TAMARISCINE^. 



Tamarix gallica, Linn. 



Tamarix rjallica, Linn., Sp. PL, ed. 1, p. 270; DC, l J rodr., iii. p. 96. 



Common on the north shore near the Flatts — Jones; common — Moseley; Lefroy; 

 Iteade. 



This Old World seaside shrub has thoroughly established itself in the Bermudas, where 

 it is called " Spruce." 



