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ing large areas with a dense growth of low bushes in the 
vicinity of the shore; Villamil, common on sand beaches and 
to some extent in the interior around brackish water pools (no. 
1459). Barrincton Ist.: forming low thickets on sand 
beaches (no. 1462). BinpLoE Isu.: Snodgrass and Heller. 
Occasional thickets of this species were noticed at various places 
along the north shore. Cuarves Ist.: bushes 3-6 ft. high, 
forming tangled thickets on sand beaches, (no. 1460). 
CHATHAM IszL.: Basso Point, on sand beaches and on lava 
flows in the interior; Sappho Cove, bushes on the beach and 
in the interior (no. 1461) ; Wreck Bay, fairly common near the 
shore. Duncan IsL.: bushes near the shore. GARDNER ISL. 
(near Hoop Ist.): low bushes on the beach. Hoop Ist.: 
very abundant in dense low thickets on sand beaches, and to 
some extent in the interior at 600 ft., (no. 1463). INDEFarT- 
IGABLE Ist.: Academy Bay, common on the beach and occa- 
sional at various places in the lower dry region; north side, low 
bushes on the beach; southeast side, common in thickets among 
rocks and in sand (no. 1465). It was also noticed in various 
other places on the shore, while the “Academy” was sailing 
around the island. JAmeEs Ist.: James Bay, common bushes 
on the beach and around the shores of salt water lagoons (no. 
1456). Jervis Ist.: low bushes on the beach. NARBOROUGH 
Is“.: east side, Snodgrass and Heller. SEyMouR ISL., SOUTH: 
occasional on the beach and in thickets of Discaria pauciflora 
and Maytenus obovata bushes. Further distr. Ecuador, Bo- 
livia. 
Mirabilis L. 
M. Jalapa L. Sp. Pl. 177 (1753).—ALBeMar te Ist.: Villa- 
mil, in gardens, and undoubtedly introduced, (no. 1459). 
Pisonia L. 
P. floribunda Hook. f. (3), 193; Rob. (1), 143.—Asinc- 
pon Iszt.: common trees, 450-1650 ft., (no. 1460). ALBE- 
MARLE Ist.: Cowley Bay, common trees above 1300 ft.; 
Iguana Cove, Snodgrass and Heller; Tagus Cove, forest trees 
above 1500 ft.; Villamil, large trees, 100-900 ft. CHARLES 
Ist.: trees 10-30 ft. high, occasional around 1000 ft., (no. 
1461). Duncan Ist.: low trees and bushes around 1150 ft. 
