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MARLE Ist.: Iguana Cove, common on the sides of the cliffs 
above the cove (no. 1124); Tagus Cove, occasional on lava 
beds at 1400 ft. (no. 1123). CHARLEs IsL.: common at 1750 
ft. (no. 1127). CHuatuam Ist.: Wreck Bay, common at 350- 
2100 ft. (nos. 1125-1126). Duncan Ist.: common on the 
sides of cliffs at 1250 ft. (no. 1128). INDEFATIGABLE IsL.: 
Academy Bay, abundant above 100 ft. (nos. 1130-1131) ; 
southeast side, occasional in open woods at 450 ft. (no. 1129). 
James Ist.: Darwin. Further distr. general in tropics. 
Commelinacea, Caruel (1), 621; Rob. (1), 131.—CHaArtLEs 
Ist.: Chierchia. Same as the preceding, acc. to Rob. 1. c. 
IRIDACEAE 
ris 1s. 
I. sp. ALBEMARLE IsL.: Villamil, a few sterile specimens of 
a small Jris were collected on the south rim of the crater at 
StoO tt: ((ne: 1133'): 
CANNACEAE 
Canna, 
C. sp. ALBEMARLE Isx.: Villamil, occasional at 700 ft. IN- 
DEFATIGABLE Ist.: Academy Bay, acc. to J. S. Hunter. JAMES 
Ist.: James Bay, occasional in woodland at 1500 ft. The 
specimens are all sterile. 
AMARYLLIDACEAE 
Furcraea Vent. 
F. cubensis Vent. in Bull. Soc. Philom. I. 66 (1793).— 
ALBEMARLE Ist.: Villamil, around habitations. CHARLES 
Is_.: around former habitations (no. 1134). CHatHam IsL.: 
Wreck Bay, formerly used as hedges around the plantation. 
INDEFATIGABLE IsL.: northwest side, occurs first at 450 ft. and 
extends to above 1000 ft. This species was introduced on this 
island many years ago by the tortoise hunters who planted it at 
their plantation above 1000 ft. Capt. Thomas Levick, of 
Chatham Isl., told us that on one of his trips to Indefatigable, 
a few years ago, he took some of the seed with him and scat- 
tered it along the trail as he came down the side of the moun- 
