Mar. 1895,] BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBUKGH. 397 



Mauritius, in Bojer, Hort. Maur., p. 192, under " Leontodon 

 Taraxacum, L." Vernacular name, Pisscnlit d'Uurope. The 

 ]\Iauritius plants belong to the type of the species. 



^Ipomcea purpurea, Eoth. — Eiver-side, 40 feet above 

 sea-level. La Grande Pdviere Nord Quest, Mauritius, 30th 

 August 1887; and edge of a forest, 1880 feet above 

 sea-level, Curepipe, Mauritius, 13th March 1888. This 

 common garden plant, a native of America, is recorded as 

 cultivated at " la Eiviere Noire," Mauritius, under the 

 name of Pharhitis purpurea, in Bojer, Hort. Maur., p. 227. 

 It is recorded as naturalised in Eodriguez by Balfour, on 

 Mr. Baker's authority. 



^Ipomoja Nil, Eoth ; Baker, Flor. Maur. Seych., p. 209). 

 — lie des Aigrettes, 18th August 1888; He de la Passe, 

 2 6th October 1888. See Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin., vol. xx. 

 pp. 324 and 358. 



Ipom(EA grandiflora, Lam. {Ipomcea gldbcrrima, Bojer, 

 cf. Baker, Flor. Maur. Seych., p. 211). — He des Aigrettes, 

 4th March 1889; He Vakois, 5th September 188^9; He 

 Marianne, 19th March 1890. See Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin., 

 vol. XX. pp. 325 and 362. 



This species, which occurs from Polynesia to Zambesi- 

 land, is recorded as cultivated in the Eoyal Botanic 

 Garden at Pamplemousses, Mauritius, under " Calonyction 

 cornospcrma, Boj.," in Bojer, Hort. Maur., p. 228. It s 

 recorded as native in Flat Island by Home in his Notes 

 on Flora of Flat Island, pp. 17 and 18, published 

 in 1886. In Baker, Flor. Maur. Seych., p. 211, it is 

 recorded by Bojer and Wright as native in the Seychelles, 

 " in bushy places near the shore." 



*CuscuTA reflexa, Eoxb. — Parasitic on shrubs, 1100 

 feet above sea-level, Moka, Mauritius, 18th June 1887; 

 and in a forest 1350 feet above sea-level. Deux ]Mamelles, 

 Pamplemousses, Mauritius, 18th July 1889. Common. A 

 native of India. 



tSoLAXUM SODOJLEUM, Linu. — Footpath, 10 feet above 

 sea-level, near a mill for grinding grain from India and 

 Australia, La Grande Eiviere Nord Quest, Mauritius, 10th 

 August 1887. Qne plant only was found by me. This 



