294 PATAGONIAN EXPEDITIONS I BOTANY. 



Add Macl., p. 901, after line 8: 



TARAXACUM MAGELLANICUM Comm. var. LOBATUM Dahlst. 



Cf. Dahlstedt, iiber einige Comm. sijdamerikanische Taraxaca. Arkiv 

 for Bot, Bd. 6, no. 12, p. 5. 



S. Patagonia, Territory of Sta. Cruz, near Lago Argentine and in 

 the Baguales district; Magellan; Fuegia, Ushuaia; Navarin I. 



T. magellanicum Comm. is an older name for another plant of which 

 T. Icevigattim is a synonym (fide Skottsb.). 



T. OFFICINALE Weber. 



Was got in prairies around Punta Arenas. T. Icevigatum DC., often 

 spoken of as a variety of the same, is also found here, varying much. 

 The Belgican plants have leaves well developed, 6 cm. long ; peduncles 

 thick, 5 mm. diameter. (E. D. W.) 



Syn. T. taraxacum (L.) Karst. Macl., p. 901. 



Better known under the name of Taraxacum officinale (Urth.) Wiggers. 



The present genus has in the last years, as well known, been matter 

 of careful studies, and from these it was clear that the species established 

 long ago and thus also the old species now in view were to be 

 divided into a rather great number of new ones. Knowing specimens 

 only from one of the districts mentioned by Macloskie it is impossible for 

 me to state whether Macloskie's statement refers to a single or to several 

 species. I am even not able to urge the species represented by the 

 specimens collected by myself in Magellan. They belong very probably 

 to a S. European species, as the eminent specialist of N. European, 

 Arctic and S. American subantarctic species, Dr. H. Dahlstedt, has 

 verbally informed me. 



This being the case, Taraxacum taraxacum should be struck out. 

 Macloskie's statement is quite indefinite. D. 



T. TARAXACUM L^viGATUM (Willd.) Ok. Macl., p. 901. 



Should be deleted; not known from our district. Cf. Dahlstedt, 1. c., 

 p. ii. 



