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Plant 4 feet high, entirely supported on adventitious 

 roots. Leaves coriaceous, shining green above, glaucous 

 beneath, with the purplish-gieen midrib and dark purplish- 

 red margin armed with copious sharp spines, which are 

 dark purplish red at the base and pale yellow or reddish- 

 yellow at the apex. 



This plant is probably P. Vandermeerschii, Balf. fil., 

 which is recorded in Baker, Flor. Maur. Seych., p. 389, 

 as native in Eound Island, Amber Island, Flat Island, and 

 Coin de Mire, but not in the main island of Mauritius. 



I was informed by Mr. Albert liose, assistant lighthouse 

 keeper at He aux Fouquets, that the fishermen had told 

 him that formerly Vocoas (Pandani) were common in He 

 Vakois, but that they had been used as firewood by the 

 fishermen, and at the time of my visit in 1889 only one 

 plant was left in the island. 



FiMBRiSTYLis OBTUSIFOLIA, Kunth. Comiiion, 5th Sep- 

 tember 1889. See remarks on this species, under He de 

 la Passe, in this report. 



Stenotaphrum complanatum, Schrank. — Baker, Flor. 

 Maur. Seych., p. 440. Very common, 5th September 1889. 



Lepturus repens, E. Br., Prod., ed. i. p. 207 (Jide E. 

 Hackel). Pare at the rocky seashore, at the north side 

 and west end of the island, 5th September 1889. See 

 remarks on this species, under He Marianne, in this 

 report. 



" Moss too imperfect to determine " ( Jide C. H. Wright). 

 Pare on coralline limestone, 18th March 1890, 



The following three species of lichens were very rare, on 

 the branch of a dead shrub, at the seashore, at the north 

 side of the island, 5th September 1889 : — 



Pamalina homalea, Ach. (fide G. Massee). 



Lecidea leucoplaca, Fries ( fide G. Massee). 



Pektusaria sp. (Jide G. Massee). Plants sterile. 



Polyporus sanguineus, Meyer (Jide J. G. Baker). 

 Very rare, on the dead stem of Sccvvola Kcenigii, Vahl, 

 at the north side of the island, 18th March 1890. Eed. 

 on both surfaces. 



