Mar. 1895. J BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBUItGH. 399 



t CoLEUS ATrvOruRPUREUS, Bentli. — Eoadsicle, 1880 feet 

 above sea-level, Curepipe, Mauritius, 14th March 1888. 

 A native of Tropical Asia, which is frequently cultivated 

 in gardens in Mauritius. 



* Mentha aquatica, Linn., var. citrata, Ehrh. — Marshy 

 border of a forest, 1880 feet above sea-level, Curepipe, 

 Mauritius, 8th February 1889. This species is the Ber- 

 gamot mint of gardens. 



*Emex spinosus, Campd. — Eoadside, 1070 feet above 

 sea-level, Plaines Wilhelms, Mauritius, 3rd September 



1888. A native of the Mediterranean region, etc. 



*RuMEX CRISPUS, Linn. — Eoadside, 1700 feet above sea- 

 level, Curepipe, Mauritius, 5th December 1888. A native 

 of Europe, now widely dispersed. 



* PiLEA MUSCOSA, Lindl. — Eoadside, 1850 feet above 

 sea-level, Curepipe, Mauritius, 21st November 1888. A 

 native of Tropical America. 



BcEHMEPJA MACROPHYLLA, D. Don. — Forest stream-side, 

 1840 feet above sea-level, Curepipe, Mauritius, 12th Feb- 

 ruary 1889. This species is also a native of India and 

 Burmah. 



Phyllanthus mauritianus, H. H. Johnston. — He de la 

 Passe, 26th October 1888; He des Aigrettes, 4th March 

 1889 ; He aux Fouquets, 2nd September 1889 ; He Mari- 

 anne, 3rd September 1889 ; He Vakois, 5th September 



1889. See remarks on this new species in my " Picport 

 on the Flora of He des Aigrettes, Mauritius," in Trans. 

 Bot. Soc. Edin., vol. xx. p. 329. For a full description, 

 see under He de la Passe, in my " Report on the Flora of 

 the Outlying Islands in Mahebourg Bay, Mauritius," in 

 Trans. Bot. Soc. Edin., vol. xx. p. 359. 



Hydrilla verticillata, Presl. — Eiver, 20 feet above 

 sea-level, La Grande Eiviere ISTord Quest, Mauritius, 26th 

 September 1887; Eiver, 1100 feet above sea-level, Eiviere 

 de Moka, Mauritius, 7th July 1889 ; River, 740 feet above 

 sea-level. La Grande Eiviere Sud Est, Mauritius, 19th 

 November 1889. 



With reference to specimens of this species forwarded 

 by me to the Eoyal Gardens, Kew, Mr. J. G. Baker wrote 



