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Mauritian Aloe Macro. Only one specimen of wlncli is in tlie 

 E. C. Herbarium; in the leaves being shorter and broader, 

 in the spines on the margin of the leaves being more numerous 

 and in being often li-spinous, and in the cartilagenous mar- 

 gins being thicker and 'broader and more horny. The leaves 

 of this species are flat and erect, and neither reflex nor droop' 

 and are about 20 to 24 inches in length, and about 6 inches 

 broad and the base and taper to the points. 



No. 24. Bottle Falm : This species is only found on Round 

 Island. There is another species of the same group from 

 Rodrigues, which is a beautiful Palm called by Mr. Duncan 

 Juhaca sjpeciosa, and lately named in EuropeJ.rec« VerschaffeltU; 

 both these species seem to me to differ widely from the Areca. 

 I will forward specimens of the Eodriguez Bottle Palm, from 

 plants growing in the gardens when they are in flower, which 

 will not be long, 



No, 25. Areca Sjj. : Near A. Alba. 



No. 26. Ageratum Sp. : This has very probably been intro- 

 duced accidentally by human agency, or by the wind from the 

 mainland ; it seems to be common, for its withered remains 

 were seen in almost all parts of the island that were visited, 

 but from the great drought, only one live plant was found. 



No. 27. Sonclms ^p. : Rare. Andropogon Schcenanthus is the 

 only gramince that is common in E,ound Island. It is not 

 found in a wild state on the mainland ; specimens of it were 

 gathered, but must have been lost in embarking on the steam 

 boat. 



Latania Glaucopliylla is in great abundance on the Island : 

 in fact it is its home. There are four species of Latanias found 

 in these parts, and each species is peculiar to an Island and 

 is not found on another as Latania Glaucophylla, Round Is- 

 land. L. E/ubra, Mauritius. L. Borbonica which is the red- 

 dest Bourbon and L. Aurea, Eodrigues. Only fruits of L. 

 Glaucophylla were brought from Round Island but specimens 

 of it in flower &c. will be supplied by the Botanical Grardens, 

 when the plant is coming into flower. 



(Signed) John Hoene, 



Sub-Director, 

 Botanical Gardens. 



