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El Puente and also on the south side of the island; one of the dangerous 

 weeds (no. 197). - - Masafuera: Q. de las Casas (JOHOW, SKOTTSB.), Papal, 

 Loben'a Vieja. — Also common in Chile. 



125. Centaurea melitensis L. — Johow 1. c. 64. — Masatierra: 

 DOUGLAS etc. Pta San Carlos (no. 271); Pto Ingles; B. del Padre (JOHOW, 

 SKOTTSB. no. 292). -- Santa Clara and Morro de los Alelies. — Masafuera: 

 Q. de las Casas; O. de las Vacas (JOHOW). — Also in Chile. 



■126. Cichorium intybus L. — Masatierra: In the colony (no. 176). - 

 Masafuera: Settlement of Las Casas. — Also in Chile. 



*I27. Lapsana communis L. Masafuera: Village of Las Chozas 



(no. 520). — Also in Chile. 



128. Hypochoeris glabra L. — Johow 1. c. 65. -- Masatierra: V. 

 Colonial (no. 111); B. del Padre (Johow); Pta Larga. — Also in Chile. 



*I29. Taraxacum (officinale) fernandezianum Dahlstedt nov. spec. — 

 »Folia (basalia) oblonga — obovato-oblonga lobis latiscurvatis unguiformibus ap- 

 proximatis praedita, lobis lateralibus in superiore margine valde convexis integris 

 vel subintegris vel parce et minute — crebre et longius dentatis, acutis, lobo 

 terminali in foliis exterioribus parvo triangulari vel sagittato, acutiusculo, in 

 interioribus majore ovatosagittato marginibus convexis integris vel subintegris, 

 supra glabra — ■ subglabra, subtus araneoso-pilosa. Petioli alati pallide rubro- 

 violacei. Nervus medianus inferne rubroviolaceus superne pallidus. Pedunculi 

 inferne rubroviolacei superne pallidiores, erecti vel decumbentes, toti vel superne 

 araneoso-pilosi. Involucrum parvum — mediocre, saepe sat latum, obscure olivaceo- 

 viride. Squamae involucri exteriores sat numerosae angustae e basi paulo 

 latiore lineari-lanceolatae, saepius supra squamas interiores attingentes, quam 

 eae pallidiores, vulgo cupreo-coloratae in margine saepe araneosae, laxe adpressae 

 vel erecto-patentes apicibus recurvis, ecorniculatae, interiores linearcs magis 

 obscurae saepe (praesertim in margine) araneoso-pilosae. Calathium parvum, 

 ut videtur laete luteum. Ligulae marginales extus stria badio-violacea notatae. 

 Antherae polliniferae vel polline fere carentes. Stylus luteus, stigmata obscura. 

 Achaenium sordide stramineum inferne late spinulosum, spinulis apice dentatis 

 squamiformibus, vel fere laeve, superne acutius spinulosum, 3 — 3,5 mm longum, 

 1 — 1,7 mm latum, pyramide 1 mm longo, rostro 7 — 7,5 mm longo.» — Masa- 

 tierra: in the colony (no. 122). -- Masafuera: Settlement of Las Casas 

 (no. 528). — Remarkably enough no Taraxacum has been reported before 

 from the islands. In a letter to the writer Dr. DaHLSTEDT remarks that the 

 new species is not nearly related to any of the numerous Scandinavian forms. 

 As the group Vulgaria, to which it belongs, is a Kurasiatic group without 

 indigenous representatives in other parts of the world, it is clear that the 

 species has been introduced to the islands. It should be mentioned that the 

 shape of the leaves is somewhat different in the two islands. Probably the 

 form comes from South Europe, very likely via Chile. The Taraxaca of these 

 parts of the world have not been studied very well. 



