6 Melvill, Plants from the Falkland Islands. 



Drosera uniflora Willd. 



" By far the most interesting plant to me was a small species 

 of Sundew, probably D, uniflora, which abounded in 

 certain places near the town. It is of almost micro- 

 scopical dimensions, and may be easily passed over 

 by the pedestrian. I examined numberless specimens, 

 but never detected any insects adhering to the 

 leaves." (R. V.) 

 Gunnera magellatiica Lamk. 



"Pig Olive, very common, E. and W. Falklands." (R. V.) 

 Myrtus Nnmmularia Poir. 



"Common in both the islands." (R. V.) 

 Montin foniafta L. 

 Azorella lycopodioides Gmel. 

 Bolax glebaria Comm. 

 Apium graveolens L. 



"Celery, growing near the sea." (R. V.) 

 Nertera depr&ssa Banks. 

 Chiliotriihuvi amelloideum Cass. 



" Fachino-bush." (R. V.) 

 Aster Vahlii Hook. 



" Falkland Daisy. Common in marshy places, and dis- 

 tributed over both E. and W. Falklands." (R. V. 

 Baccharis magellanica Pers. 



" A creeping shrub, common E. and W. Falklands, flowering 

 at Christmastide." (R. V.) 

 Abrotanella emargifiata Cass. 

 Senecio candidans D. C. 



" Sandy sea-shore, above high water mark. Scarce. Lake 

 Point, E. Falklands, and Port North, W. Falklands." 

 (R. V.) 

 Senecio falklandicus Hook. f. 



u typiais. "Common at Ray Cove, W. Falklands, not 



often found much above sea level." (R. V.) 

 /3 van " Common in both islands, called ' Fachino ' by 

 the colonists." (R. V.) 



