222 PATAGONIAN EXPEDITIONS I BOTANY. 



spikes long and slender, or short and dense, with small bracts. Differs 

 from Verbena in the 5-cleft corolla and the juicy fruit. 



BAILLONIA JUNCEA (Miers) Bocq. 

 Syn. Lippiajuncea Miers. 



With rushlike stems; described in Fl. Pat, p. 691, no. 2. 

 Mid-Patagonia, in the pre-Andine district rather common ; N. W. Pata- 

 gonia, at Rio Renihue. 



NEOSPARTON Gris. 



Leafless shrubs, with subglobular spikes, sessile at the nodes. Calyx 

 tubular, 5-toothed ; corolla 5-lobed. Drupes 2-winged, pyrenes, 2 or 

 abortively one, and i -seeded. 



N. DARWINII B. & H. 



Bracts broad-ovate, equalling the calyx, or longer. Stamens slightly 

 exsert. Seeds with endosperm (? when ripe). 



S. Patagonia, between Rio Deseado and Puerto San Julian. 



P. 693 : 



RHAPHITHAMNUS CYANOCARPUS Miers. 



(Citharexylon cyanocarpus H. & A.) 



Evergreen tree ; with branches compressed at nodes, and long, slender, 

 orange spines. Leaves arising below the spines, orbicular-ovate, obtuse 

 or subacute, coriaceous, glabrous with revolute margins, sparse dots, and 

 short petioles. Flowers solitary, pendulous from mid of spines, or 3-4 

 from axils. Drupes globose, blue. 



S. Chili; northern part of west Patagonia; Guaitecas Is., Rio Renihue, 

 Rio Puelo, Rio Palena; Mid-Patagonia, in the Andine woods. 



Delete R. parvifolius Miers, which is only a synonym of the preceding. 



Fam. 98. LABIATE. Mac!., p. 694. 



CRUZIA Phil. 

 P. 696: 



C. SERPHYLLACEA Phil. 



Should be eliminated, being undoubtedly identical with Scutellaria 



