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grows profusely over all the Island. Its levea whea 

 crushed emit a fragrant lemon like odour. 



The " Mauritius Grass," of the Ceylon coffee 

 planters and the " Guinea Grass," " Fataque " of 

 Mauritius, respectively Panicum molle, and Panioum 

 maximum, have been introduced and they are thri- 

 ving finely. In fact the Island, where not planted 

 with the Filao tree and even in some places under 

 it, is covered with luxuriant grass. 



Only two species of ferns have been found oti the 

 Island, these are Polypodium Phymatodes and Adian- 

 tum caudatura. Both species are widely distributed 

 over tropical and semi-tropical countries. 



Ipomcea reniformis is the only new discovery I 

 made among plants during my stay on the Island. It 

 is not a new plant to science, but Flat Island is a new 

 station for it and the plant is new to the Flora of 

 this island. It is a native of India and eastern Afri- 

 ca. I found it at first growing over stones, among 

 Typha latifolia, in a low marshy spot, on the central 

 plateau of the Island, and afterwards growing more 

 abundantly on the road at about half way across the 

 Island from the Palissades to the lauding jetty. The 

 plant from the shape of its leaves, and creeping habit 

 of growth and rooting in the ground at the nodes, 

 very much resembles the " Bevilaqua," Hydrocotyle 

 asiatica. In fact, at first sight, I mistook it for this 

 plant, until its small yellow flowers appearing from 

 among the leaves attracted my attention. 



After pariiently searching for the plant in Ba- 

 ker's Flora of Miiuritius and Seychelles I was able to 

 satisfy myself that the plant was not described in it, 

 nor was it in tho Herbarium at the gardens, Pample- 

 mousses. Specimens of it were thereupon sent to 



