Mr* J. Miers on the Tribe Colletiese. 271 



glaucis, fere enerviis; stipulis transversim nexis, 2-dentatis, 

 dentibus linearibus, acutissimis, ciliatis ; floribus parvis, sub- 

 solitariis, 4-meris; capsula 3-cocca pilosula. Patagonia. 

 v. s. in herb, meo et Hook., Port Famine (Capt. King) ; in 

 herb. Mus. Paris, Magellan (Voy. Astrolabe). 



This is distinct from the two preceding species, in the smaller 

 size of its obovate leaves, and its smaller flowers, as well as in 

 the shape of its stipules. The discolorous feature of its leaves is 

 common to every species of this genus. The spines are J to 

 1 inch long ; the leaves are 5 lines long, 2 J lines broad, on a 

 petiole barely 1 line in length ; the peduncle is 2 lines long ; 

 the tube of the calyx is | line long, the same in diameter, and 

 its short revolute teeth are only J line in length : the peduncle 

 in fruit becomes thicker ; it is then 3 lines long, and is deflected ; 

 the 3-coccous fruit is 2 lines in diameter; it is sometimes 

 4-coccous. 



5. Notoph&na Magellanica, n. sp.; suffruticosa, inermis, sub 

 lente pilosula, ramulis subangulatis, sub-4-gonis, axillis ap- 

 proximatis; foliis parvulis, ovato-oblongis, utrinque obtusis, 

 vel imo subcuneatis, carnosulis, margine integerrimis, vel 

 obsolete dentatis, supra nitidis, viridibus, subtus pallidis, 

 nervis omnino immersis, petiolo brevissimo, stipulis prse- 

 cedentis ; floribus parvis, in axillis oppositis, utrinque 3, fas- 

 ciculatis, 4-meris. In Fretum Magellanicum. v. s. in herb. 

 Mus. Paris, Sandy Point (Lechler, 1029, sub nom. Colletia 

 discolor) ; in herb. Hook. } Cordillera de Arauco (Lechler, 

 2994). 



This is a well-marked species ; its branchlets have a greyish 

 bark ; its axillary nodes are 4 or 5 lines apart, and in the young 

 branchlets 2 lines apart the leaves are simply opposite, 2J-3 

 lines long, 1 J line broad, on a short petiole : the flowers are small, 

 the peduncle being 1 line long; the calyx, including its seg- 

 ments, is of the same length, and f line diameter*. 



6. Notophcena tomentosa. Colletia tomentosa, Philippi, Linncea, 

 xxviii. 618 ; ramis cinereo-tomentosis ; foliis parvis, obovatis, 

 Isete viridibus, pubescentibus, adpresse serratis : stipulis mi- 

 nutis, ovato-lanceolatis, fuscis ; floribus subfasciculatis ; pe- 

 dunculis 1-floris, glabris, calycem glabrum sequantibus, caly- 

 cibus tubulosis, dentibus reflexis tubum dimidium sequantibus ; 

 petalis nullis, staminibus styloque calycem sequantibus. 

 Chile, prope San Antonio, Prov. Valparaiso. 



This diagnosis is copied from Dr. Philippics description in the 

 * This species will be represented in Plate 37 D of the ' Contributions.' 



