258 FLOEA ANTAECTICA. [Fi/egia, the 



rarius bijugis lineari-elongatis acvmiinatis glaberrirnis, pecliccllis axillaribus solitariis unifloris folio brevioribus, 

 calyce brevi pubescente vexillo -i- breviore dentibus subulatis. 



Hab. Strait of Magalliaens, Elizabeth Island ; C. Darwin, Esq. 



Caulis spitkamseus, parce ramosus, gracillimus, glabenimus. Folia rernota, patentia ; stipula 3 lin. longa?, 

 subulatas ; petiolus A- J-uncialis, strictus, in cm-bum desinens ; foliola petiolo longiora, sub 1 lin. lata, enervia, inte- 

 gerrima, gradatini acuminata, viridia, juniora parce sericeo-puberula. Pedicelli graciles, petioluni paulo superantes, 

 puberuli supra medium bibracteolati, bracteobs minimis inconspicuis. Mores magnitudine fere V. Bithynicm cui 

 accedit. Calyx 2 lin. longus, basi rotundatus. 



Tke plants of tkis genus, tkougk widely diffused tkrougkout tke temperate regions of Soutk America, apparently 

 reack no fiu'tker soutk tkan tke Strait of Magalliaens, and are more ckaract eristic of tke vegetation of tke west tkan tke 

 east coast. Tke present seems distinct from tke kigkfy variable species of Chili and Buenos Ayres, in its marginate 

 leaflets and solitary large flowers ; upon tke former of these characters muck stress cannot be laid, for tke presence 

 of bracteolae on tke pedicel indicates a tendency to brancb, and a plant from Cape Fairweatker, so similar to tkis in 

 all other respects tkat I consider it a variety, kas two and even three flowers on the peduncle, which is elongated 

 beyond the leaves. 



2. Vicia Kingii, Hook. fil. ; parce pilosa, caule gracili erecto simplici v. parce ranioso angulato, stipulis 

 anguste semisagittatis lobulo deflexo apice acuminato, petiolis elongatis compressis in cirrbum ramosum 

 desinentibus, foliolis 3-5-jugis oppositis alternisve utrinque pilosis lineari-obovato-oblongis elongatis inte- 

 gerrirnis apiculatis apicibus obtusis bidentatisve, pedunculis axillaribus sericeis 1-2-floris petiolo multoties 

 brevioribus, calyce brevi appresse sericeo breviter quinquefido segrnentis acutis. 



Hab. Strait of Magalbaens, Port Famine ; Copt. King. 



Caules bipedales, graciles, parce ad nodos pilosi, 3-5-angidati. Folia remota, patenti-recurva ; stipules parvse, 

 1-1-j lin. longas ; petioli 1-i— 2-uneiales, compressi, vix alati ; foliola -1— f unc. longa, basi attenuata, deinde linearia, 

 apicibus rotundatis mucronatis non raro dentibus duobus auctis, venis subparalleUs. Pedunculi a petioU subaequantes. 

 Flores suberecti, flavi? Calyx 1-ilin. longus. Vexillum calyce bis terve lougius. Legumina immatui-a pendula, gla- 

 berrhna, 8-sperma. 



AUied to the V. bidentata, Hook., of Ckih, wkick is enthely smootk, with leaflets broader and shorter in propor- 

 tion, stipides twice as broad as in this plant and the tirrki simple. 



oppositisve 10-15-jugis sessdibus late obovatis grosse dentatis coriaceis, racemis laterabbus terminalibusque obtusis, 

 pediceUis brevissimis bracteolatis, calyce late ovato breviter 5-fido puberulo vexillo glaberrimo ter breviore. 



Hab. Cape Fan-weatker ; Capt.King. Port Desbe ; C. Darwin, Esq. 



Suffrutex, fragibs. Rami spitkamtei, crassitie pennse corvinfe, cortice palbde rufo tecti, obscure striati, glandulis 

 majuseidis veiTiicosi, ad baseos foliormn articidati. Folia 3-4-uncialia, fobolis 2 bn. longis flavescentibus crassis 

 coriaceis. Pedunculi 3-4-polhcares, multiflori, superne parce pdosi, bracteobs oblongis, pedicelhs calyce brevioribus. 

 Flores patentes, A-unciales, flavi. Legumen late lineare, valde coinpressmn, 3-articulatuni, articulis subdistantibus, 

 glandulis grossis nigi'O-punctatum. 



4. Spineseentes,J}oribus solitariis. 

 12. A. trijuga, Gill. MSS. Hook, et Am. in Bot. Misc. vol. ni. p. 191. 

 Hab. Port Desire ; C. Darwin, Esq. 



