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4,323 (1899). — Galapagos Ids. : Cuming, no. 112; Habel, ace. to 

 Hemsl. iu litt.* Abingdon Isl. : Snodgrass & Heller^ no. 814 (hb. 

 Gr.). Albemarle Isl.: Iguana Cove, Snodgrass & Heller, uo. 13 

 (hb. Gr.); mountain east of Tagus Cove, alt. 770 ra., Snodgrass & 

 Heller, nos. 238 (hb. Gr.), 900 (hb. Gr.). Bindloe Isl.: Snodgrass 

 & Heller, no. 783 (hb. Gr.). Charles Isl.:' in the upper region, 

 Afiders.^on ; Lee (hb. U. S. Nat. Mus.); Baiir, no. 373 (hb. Gr.). 

 Chatham Isl. : Cajyt. Wood; Snodgrass & Heller, no. 499 (hb.Gr.); 

 southwestern end, upper region, Baur, no. 370 (hb. Gr.). Dun- 

 can Isl. : Baur, no. 372 (hb. Gr.) ; Snodgrass & Heller, no. 705 

 (hb. Gr.). Narborough Isl. : southern part, Snodgrass & Heller, 

 no. 324 (hb. Gr.). Further distrib. Peru to Mex., and W. Ind. 



P. sp. — Wexman Isl. : ace. to ms. notes of Mr. Heller an undeter- 

 mined species of I'ohjpoduaii was observed in a cave. The matter is of 

 interest since it is the first case in which a fern has been reported from 

 any of the lower islands. 



Pteris, L. 



P. AQUiLiNA, var. ESCULENTA, Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zeal. ii. 25 (1855) ; 

 Hook. Sp. Fil. ii. 197. P. esculenta, Forst. Prodr. 79 (1786) ; Schkuhr, 

 Fil. t. 97. P. aquilina, var. caudata, Rob. &. Greenm. (1), 149, not 

 Hook. — Galapagos Ids. : Capt. JVood, ace. to Hook. Albemarle 

 Isl. : 320 m. above Iguana Cove, Snodgrass & Heller., nos. 86G, 867 

 (both in hb. Gr.). Chatham Isl. : southwest end, upper region, 

 Baur, no. 363 (hb. Gr.). Generally distrib. in trop. 



P. iNciSA, Thunb. Fl. Cap. 733 (1823); Hook. Sp. Fil. ii. 230. 

 P. 2Killida, Raddi, Fil. Bras. 49, t. 71 (1825). — Galapagos Ids.: 

 Capt. Wood, ace. to Hook. 1. c. 



P. pedata, L. Sp. ed. 2, 1532 (1763); Hook. & Bak. Syn. Fil. 167. 

 Litohrochia pedata, Presl, Tent. Pterid. 149 (1836) ; Hook. f. (3), 168; 

 Anderss. (1), 129, & (2), 40 {Lithobrachia). — Galapagos Ids.: 

 Cuming, no. 107; Caj)t. Wood. Albemarle Isl.: Iguana Cove, 

 Snodgrass & Heller, nos. 22 (hb. Gr.), 24 (hb. Gr.). Charles Isl. : 

 Daritin ; Andersson ; Lee (hb. U. S. Nat. Mus.); Baur, no. 364 

 (hb. Gr.). Chatham Isl. : southwest end, middle region, Baur, no. 

 365 (hb. Gr.). James Isl.: Daricin; Douglas; Cuming. Further 

 distrib. W. Ind., S. Am. 



* Tliis and all following references to the plants of Dr. Habel are based upon a 

 list preserved at the Royal Gardens, Kew, a transcription of this list having been 

 kindly forwarded to the writer by Mr. W. Botting Hemsley. 



