Vot.1] STEWART—BOTANY OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS 137 
Brachistus, Miers 
B. pubescens, nov. sp. 
Fruticosus 2 dm.-1 m. altus, ramis teretibus dichotomis flavo-pubes- 
centibus; ramulis teretibus divaricatis saepe geniculatis flavo-pubes- 
centibus; foliis alternis ovatis acuminatis basi cuneatis integris utrinque 
flavo-pubescentibus petiolatis, laminis 3.2-5 cm. longis, 1.3-2.2 cm. latis; 
floribus axillaribus solitaribus pedunculatis; calyce pubescenti 5-angu- 
lato, 2.6 mm. lato; corolla rotata, limbo 5-lobo, lobis acutis margine 
denticulatis; staminibus limbo inclusis; stylo incrasato stigmate capi- 
tato integerrimo; bacca orbiculari compressa viridi 6-seminata, semini- 
bus flavo-bruneis. 
ALBEMARLE Ist.: Villamil, bushes in woodland, 450-600 
ft., (nos. 3351-3352). James Ist.: James Bay, occasional 
bushes above 1600 ft. (no. 3353). This species resembles B. 
Pringlei Watson in many respects, differing principally in the 
presence of a yellow tomentum on both branches and leaves, 
and in the absence of the linear tooth at each angle of the calyx. 
Plate III, figs. 6-8. Endemic. 
Cacabus Bernh. 
C. Hookeri (Anderss.) n. comb. Thinogeton Hookeri An- 
derss. (1), 217; Rob. (1), 201.—INDEFATIGABLE ISL.: north- 
west side, Andersson. Endemic. 
C. Miersii (Hook. f.) Wettst. in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflan- 
zenf. IV. Ab. 3b, 16 (1891). Dictocalyx Miersti Hook. f. (3), 
203. Thinogeton Miersti Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Elisha Ve 
359 (1849); Rob. (1), 201—Asinepon IsL.: occasional 
among rocks near the shore (no. 3417). ALBEMARLE IsL.: 
Black Bight, Snodgrass and Heller; Iguana Cove, common 
near the shore (no. 3418) ; Tagus Cove, abundant in tufaceous 
soil on the tops of the cliffs near the shore (no. 3420) ; Turtle 
Cove, fairly abundant on lava near the beach (no. 3419) ; Villa- 
mil, occasional near brackish pools several miles inland (no. 
3421). Barrincton Ist.: Snodgrass and Heller. CHARLES 
Ist.: Darwin; Andersson. CHATHAM IsL.: Andersson; 
Snodgrass and Heller. CuLpPEppER Isu.: Snodgrass and 
Heller. GARDNER Ist. (near Hoop Ist.): among rocks just 
above high tide mark (no. 3422). Hoop Ist.: occasional on 
sand beaches (no. 3423). NarsporoucH Ist.: Mangrove 
Point, Snodgrass and Heller; north side, Snodgrass and Heller. 
Endemic. 
