1 24 PATAGONIAN EXPEDITIONS I BOTANY. 



RANUNCULUS MONTTEANUS Phil. Macl., p. 410. 

 Also in Fuegia. 



R. PATAGONICUS Sm. Macl., p. 411. 



Should be transferred to Ranunculus peduncularis as a variety of that 

 species. 

 P. 411: 



R. PEDUNCULARIS Sm. 



Occurs in N. Patagon., Territory of Neuquen (Dusen). 



R. PEDUNCULARIS Sm. van POLYPETALUS. Macl., p. 411. 

 Should be struck out, being identical with R. peduncularis Sm. 



R. SAVATIERI Franch. Macl., p. 412. 

 Should be deleted, being identical with Ranunculus chilensis DC. 



R. TRULLIFOLIUS Hook. fil. Macl., p. 412. 



Also in S. Patagonia, near Lago Argentine ; central Patagonia, upper 

 Rio Carren-leofu. 



HAMADRYAS Comm. 



H. DELPHINI Phil. Macl., p. 413. 

 (Plate I, fig. 8, of supp.). 



Also in S. Patagonia, Lago Argentino, on the pampa but rare. The 

 plant has one or two leaves. 



H. KINGII Hook. fil. Macl., p. 413. 

 Also in central Patagonia, near Lago Buenos Aires. 



P. 414: 



H. SEMPERVIVOIDES Sprague. 



Found also at Rio F6siles (Dusen). 



The description " glabrous petals and sepals " needs qualification. 

 Dusen finds the laciniae of the leaves glabrous ; but the tomentum of the 

 sheathing leaf extends more or less to the laciniae ; perhaps too strongly 

 shown in the figure, plate XVI. 



A typical bog plant, usually growing in great masses and forming large, 

 solid and hard patches or mounds, being of the same aspect as those of 



