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no. 727 (hb. Gr.). Ixdefatigable Isl. : Baur ; northern part, 

 Snodgrass & Heller, no. 652 (hb. Gr.). Jervis Isl. : Baur, no. 81 

 (hb. Gr.). Not noticed by Darwin and the earlier collectors, and found 

 only on one island (Charles) by Andersson ; hence probably a recently 

 introduced althougli now generally distributed plant in the islands. 

 Further distrib. general in trop. and sub-trop. Am. 



D SPIRALK, DC. Prodr. ii. 332 (1825) ; Benth. in Mart. Fl. Bras. xv. 

 pt. 1, 105; Rob. & Greenm. (1), 146. D. tenuiculum, DC. Prodr. ii. 

 33-3 (1825); Anderss. (1), 240, & (2), 1 10. — Albemarle Isl.: 

 Tagus Cove, tolerably common in shady places, from the beach to 

 300 m. alt,, Snodgrass & Heller, no. 193 (lib. Gr.). Bindloe Isl.: 

 Baur (hb. Gr.). Charles Isl. : on dry places of middle region, 

 Andersson; Snodgrass & Heller, no. 444 (hb. Gr.). Gardner Isl.: 

 Snodgrass & Heller, no. 644 (hb. Gr.). Hood Isl. : Snodgrass & 

 Heller, no. 734 (hb. Gr.). James Isl. : on rocks near beach, Snodgrass 

 & Heller, no. 379 (hb. Gr. ). Seymour Isl.: south, Snodgrass & 

 Heller, no. 609 (hb. Gr.). Further distrib. Mex., \Y. Ind., trop. 

 S. Am. 



D. UNGIXATUM, DC. Prodr. ii. 331 (1825); Rob. & Greenm. (1), 

 146. — Chatham Isl.: southwest end, middle region, Baur, no. 93 

 (hb. Gr.). Further distrib. N. Am., S. Am. 



Erythrina, L. 



E. VELUTIN.A., Willd. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Neue Schr. iii. 426 (1801); 

 Hook. Bot. Mag. Ix. t. 3227; Rob. & Greenm. (1), 146. —James 

 Isl.: James Bay, Baur, no. 72 (lib. Gr.). Further distrib. S. Am., 

 W. Ind. This is doubtless the red-seeded tree mentioned in Nature, 

 vi. 353 as observed on James Island by the members of the Ilassler 

 expedition. 



Galactea, p. Br. 



"^ G. JussTAEANA, Kunth, var. volurilis, Benth. in Mart. Fl. Bras. xv. 

 pt. 1, 143 (1859). G. vehitina, Benth. in Hook. Jour. Bot. ii. 59 

 (1840); Anderss. (2), 111. Phaseolns tomentnsiis, Anderss. (I), 250. — 

 Albemarle Isl. : Iguana Cove, Snodgrass & Heller, no. 63 (hb. 

 Gr.) ; Tagus Cove, not common, Snodgrass & Heller, no. 208 (hb. 

 Gr.). Charlks Isl.: Andersson. Chatham Isl. : Andersson {\\h. Gr.V 

 Indefatigable Isl. : northern part, Snodgrass & Heller, no. 666 

 (lib. Gr.). Narborough Isl. : northern part, Snodgrass & Heller, no. 



