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abundant near the shore (no. 1253). Chatham Isl. : Wreck 

 Bay, abundant in dry sandy soil near the beach (no. 1254). 

 Hood Isl. : Baur. Indefatigable Isl. : Academy Bay, 

 abundant in sand near the shore (no. 1255). Widely distrib- 

 uted. 



Digitaria Scop. 



D. sanguinalis (L.) Scop. F. Carn. ed. 2, 1, 52 (1772). 

 Panicum sanguinale L. Sp. PI. 57 (1753) ; Rob. (1), 123. — 

 Charles Isl.: occasional in open places at 1100 ft. (no. 

 1304). Chatham Isl.: Wreck Bay, common in open sunny 

 places to 450 ft. (nos. 1303, 1305). Of wide distribution. 



Eleusine Gaertn. 



E. indica Gaertn. Fruct I. 8 (1788); Rob. (1), 120.— 

 Charles Isl. : abundant in open meadows at 1000 ft., also 

 common at 1500-1750 ft., (nos. 1255-1258). Chatham Isl. : 

 Wreck Bay, abundant at 300-800 ft., occasional at 1300 ft., 

 (nos. 1259-1261). Widely distributed. Probably an intro- 

 duced species on the islands. 



Eragrostis Host. 



E.bahiensis Roem. & Sch. Mant. II. 318 (1824) ; Rob. (1), 

 120. — Abingdon Isl. : occasional in bunches around 1000 ft. 

 (no. 1262). Albemarle Isl.: Iguana Cove, Snod grass and 

 Heller. Further distr. S. Am. 



E. ciliaris (L.) Link, Hort. Berol. I. 192 (1827). Poa cili- 

 aris L. Syst. ed. 10, 875 (1760). Eragrostis ciliaris Link, 1. c. ; 

 Rob. (1), 120. — Abingdon Isl. : Snodgrass and Heller. Al- 

 bemarle Isl. : Macrae; Tagus Cove, Snodgrass and Heller. 

 BiNDLOE Isl. : on the upper parts (no. 1263). Charles Isl. : 

 abundant 430-1100 ft. (nos. 1264-1265). Chatham Isl.: 

 Darwin; Andersson ; Snodgrass and Heller. Hood Isl. : 

 Snodgrass and Heller. James Isl. : James Bay, common in 

 dry places on sides of cliffs around the bay (no. 1266). Nar- 

 BOROUGH Isl. : north side, abundant on recent lava beds (no. 

 1267). Tower Isl. : Baur; Snodgrass and Heller. Widely 

 distributed. 



E. megastachya (Koehl.) Link, Hort. Berol. I. 187 (1827). 

 Poa megastachya Koehl. Descr. Gram. 181 (1802). Eragros- 



