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Root strongly fibrous. Culm erect, glabrous, 30 cm., with very long, 

 rigid convolute leaves, to 60 cm. long. Panicle contracted, its rays sub- 

 erect, scabrid; lax-flowered, spikelets spreading, whitish; glumes equal- 

 ling the flowers ; the valves scabrid, lanceolate, acuminate. 



Chili ; Magellan, Fuegia ; also in New Zealand ; Aucklands ; Camp- 

 bell's Id. D. 



F. PYROG/EA Speg. Macl., p. 239. 



Should be deleted, having been transferred to F. ovina as a variety of 



that species. 



BROMUS L. 

 B. COLORATUS Steud. Macl., p. 241. 



Also in W. Patagonia, common in the whole district of the deciduous 

 beeches. 



Add Macl., p. 242 : 



B. MACRANTHUS Mey. var. MINOR Desv. 

 Syn. Bromus f ictus Hook. fil. Macl., p. 243. 

 Belongs also to the flora of Chili. 



Add Macl., p. 242 : 



B. MACRANTHUS Mey. var. DUSENII Hack. nov. var. 



Differt a typo culmo, paniculae rachi ramisque velutino-puberulis, 

 vaginis pilis reversis pubescentibus, glumis fertilibus non solum nervo 

 medio marginibusque in y* inferiore strigilloso-pilosis, sed etiam in inter- 

 stitiis nervorum hirtulis, superne scabris. 



S. Patagonia, Lago Argentine at the border of the beech forest. D. 



BROMUS PICTUS Hook. fil. Macl., p. 243. 



Should be deleted, being identical with Bromus macranthus Mey. var. 

 minor Desv. 



AGROPYRUM Gaertn. 



A. REPENS Beauv. Macl., p. 247. 



Should be deleted ; this species does not belong to the flora of our 

 district. 



A. MAGELLANICUM Hack. 



P. 246. Dr. Carlos Spegazzmi has furnished the following diagnosis of 

 this species which he treats as a variety of Triticum magellanicum (Desv.) 



