Voz. I] STEWART—BOTANY OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS 99 
parts, especially abundant in gullies and small canyons, where 
they often form impenetrable thickets. James Ist.: James 
Bay, common bushes to 1350 ft. Jervis Ist.: abundant near 
the shore, occasional at 1050 ft. On the upper part of the 
island the branches are procumbent, the spines short and weak, 
and the leaves rather large, (no. 1954). Srymour Ist., 
NORTH: Snodgrass and Heller; souruH: common in thickets 
of Maytenus obovata bushes. Further distr. Ecuador. 
VITACEAE 
Cissus L. 
C. sicyoides L. Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 897 (1760); Rob. (1), 
172.— ALBEMARLE Ist.: Iguana Cove, common on rocks near 
the shore (no. 1955) ; Villamil, rare on the trunks of trees at 
600 ft. (no. 1956). BinpLoE Ist.: Snodgrass and Heller. 
Cuar tes IsL.: common on moist rocks at 1000 ft. (nos. 1957- 
1958). NarporoucH Ist.: Snodgrass and Heller. Further 
distr. Mex., W. Ind., S. Am. 
Vatis® [. 
Wavinitera.) 13. Sp, “Pi: 202.) (1753); Rob: (1). 172—= 
CHARLES IsL.: Chierchia. Further distr. Old World. 
TIETACEKAE 
Corchorus L. 
C. pilobolus Link, Enum. Hort. Berol. II. 72 (1822) ; Rob. 
(1), 172—ALBEMARLE IsL.: Iguana Cove, Snodgrass and 
Heller. Cares Ist.: occasional in dry ashy soil at 1200 
ft. (no. 1959). GARDNER Ist. (near Hoop Ist.) : Snodgrass 
and Heller. Further distr. Mex., W. Ind., S. Am. 
Triumfetta L. 
T. semitriloba Jacq. Enum. Pl. Carib. 22 (1762) ; Rob. (1), 
172.—ALBEMARLE IsL.: Iguana Cove, Snodgrass and Heller; 
Turtle Cove, fruit of a Triumfetta was found attached to the 
hair of a cow killed by a member of the party in this vicinity. 
It probably belongs to this species. Widely distributed in warm 
countries. 
