Vor. I] STEWART—BOTANY OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS 61 
open sunny places in tufaceous soil on the lower parts (no. 
1440). James Ist.: Darwin. NarsoroucGu Ist.: north side, 
occasional in lava crevices (no. 1441). Further distr. S. U. S., 
Mex., S. Am. 
Bscandens, 1. Sp Pl 3.(1753,) > Rob. (1), 141, —Arse- 
MARLE Ist.: Iguana Cove, abundant near the shore (no. 
1443) ; Villamil, abundant in open places on the lower parts of 
the island (no. 1442). CHar.es IsL.: common in open grassy 
places around 1000 ft. (no. 1444). CuHatHam Ist.: Anders- 
son; Snodgrass and Heller. DUNCAN Ist.: occasional among 
bushes at 1150 ft. (no. 1466). INDEFATIGABLE IsL.: north- 
west side, common to 800 ft., very abundant in woodland 
around 650 ft., where it often forms the principal undergrowth, 
(no. 1445); southeast side, fairly common at 600 ft. (no. 
1446). James Ist,: James Bay, common in open woods at 
850 ft. (no. 1447). Further distr. S. U. S., Mex., W. Ind., 
Seve bse 
B. viscosa Lag. & Rod. Anal. Cienc. Nat. IV. 256 (1801) ; 
Rob. (1), 142.—Axsrncpon IsLt.: common on lava beds near 
the shore (no. 1448). ALBEMARLE IsL.: Tagus Cove, com- 
mon in open sunny places in tufaceous soil to 1000 ft. (no. 
1449) ; Villamil, abundant in light ashy soil and on lava beds 
on the lower parts (no. 1450). BrattrLe Ist.: (no. 1455). 
CHARLES IsL.: common in tufaceous soil to 650 ft. (no. 1451). 
CHATHAM Ist.: Basso Point, common on sand beaches (no. 
1454). GARDNER Ist. (near Hoop Ist.): Snodgrass and 
Heller. Hoop Ist.: common on hillsides at 250 ft. (no. 1456). 
INDEFATIGABLE IsL.: north side, Snodgrass and Heller; south- 
east side, common in tufaceous soil at 600 ft. (no. 1458). 
James Ist.: James Bay, Snodgrass and Heller. A species 
which is rather characteristic of open sunny places in the dry 
region. Further distr. S. W. U. S., Mex., W. Ind., S. Am. 
Cryptocarpus HBK. 
C. pyriformis HBK. Nov. Gen. & Sp. II. 188, t. 124 (1817) ; 
Rob. (1), 142.—Axsrinepon Ist.: forming low thickets on 
sand beaches (no. 1458). ALBEMARLE IsL.: Elizabeth Bay, 
Snodgrass and Heller; Iguana Cove, in dense thickets near the 
shore; Tagus Cove, Snodgrass and Heller; Turtle Cove, cover- 
