400 TEANSACTIOXS AND PKOCEEDINGS OF THE [Sess. lix. 



that specimens bad been received at Kew, from Mauritius, 

 from Colonel Pike, autbor of " Sub-Tropical Eambles," 

 since his '■ Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles " was 

 written. 



The order Hydrocharidea; is new to the flora of Mauritius. 

 H. verticilloM is also a native of Central Europe, Madagas- 

 car, Tropical Asia, and Australia. 



Yallisxeria spiealis, Linn. — Eiver, 10-50 feet above 

 sea-level. La Grande Ei%'iere Xord Quest, Mauritius, 10th 

 August 1887. Common in running water. All the plants 

 observed by me were male, and on 5th December 1887 I 

 observed the male flowers floating on the surface of the 

 water in the eddies of the river. This species is a native 

 of the warm regions in the Old and Xew Worlds. 



t Hedychium cokonaeium, Koen. — Xear abandoned habi- 

 tations, 1770 feet above sea-level, Curepipe, Mauritius, 12th 

 February 1889. Fruit not developed. This species, which 

 is a native of Tropical Asia, is recorded as cultivated in 

 the Eoyal Botanic Garden, Pamplemousses, and at Eeduit, 

 in Bojer, Hort. Maur., p. 329. 



*Tkimeza LrpjDA, Salisb. — Forest, 1830 feet above sea- 

 level. Eiviere de la Terre Eouge, Moka, Mauritius, 31st 

 July 1888. A native of Tropical America. 



t Yucca aloifolia, Linn — Waste ground, 1 feet above 

 sea-level, Baie du Tombeau, Mauritius, 29th November 



1887. Scarcely naturalised. Fruit not developed. This 

 species, which is a native of America, is recorded as culti- 

 vated at "Bois Cheri," "la Ei\dere Xoire," and "Mon 

 Plaisir," in Mauritius, in Bojer, Hort. Maur., p. 343. 

 Vernacular name, Youcca a fcuilles Mroites. 



t A.SPARAGrs OFFiciXALis, Linn. — Forest, 1870 feet above 

 sea-level, Curepipe, Mauritius, 4th June 1888. It is re- 

 corded as cultivated in vegetable gardens, in Mauritius, in 

 Bojer, Hort. Maur., p. 350. Yernacular name, Asperge. 



Eriocaulon loxgifolium, Xees. — Stream-side in forest, 

 1870 feet above sea-level. Good End, Mauritius, 23rd 

 January 1888; and forest swamp, 1920 feet above sea- 

 level, near the ^lare aux Yacoas, Mauritius, 2 8th September 



1888. Leaves erecto-patent. Scapes 3—16 inches long. 



