8 Melvill, Plants from the Falkland Islands. 



Carex indecora Kunth. 



" Fairly common, but very local. At Roy Cove, W. Falklands 

 only." (R. V.) 

 Pod'caespitosa Benth. and Hook.'f.* 

 {Daciylis „ Forst.) 



•' Tussac Grass." (R. V.) 

 Triticum repens L. 



" Blue Grass, once common, now scarce. Very rare in Roy 

 Cove, W. Falklands, hardly found except in un- 

 stocked islands." (R. V.) 

 Lomaria alpina Steg. 



" Very common in both E. and W. Falklands." (R. V.) 

 Lomaria magellanica Desv. 



" The commonest fern in both islands equally." (R. V.) 

 Gkichenia cryptocarpa Hook. 



" A tree fern, rare, Roy Cove, West Falklands." (R. V.) 

 Lycopodium' davatum L. var. magellanica. 



" Common in marshy places." (R. V.) 



A few marine Algae were also collected, which are 

 not yet worked fully out. Macrocystis pynfera is most 

 abundant on these shores, and attains gigantic proportions. 

 On these Algse Mr. Vallentin remarks {loc. cit.) : " Under 

 " the euphonious name of Kelp, two species of Lessonia 

 " and D' Urvillea, and one of Macrocystis, are included. 

 " The two former seaweeds flourish along the shores of the 

 " open ocean, where they are swayed about in the surge ; 

 " while the latter luxuriates in the many sheltered fiords, 

 " where it grrows to an almost incredible length." 



* No specimens existed in the collection of Festuca Anoido Hook. f. or 

 F. antarctica Kunth, equally abundant in the islands, the former of which 

 sometimes rivals the F. caespitosa in huge growth. 



