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Sappho Cove, on lava beds near the shore (no. 1295) ; Wreck 

 Bay, grows in shady places at 250-600 ft. (nos. 1296-1297). 

 Duncan Isl. : dried remains (no. 1179). Hood Isl. : occa- 

 sional around 600 ft. (nos. 1180-1181). Indefatigable Isl. : 

 Academy Bay, abundant in open woodland around 350 ft. ; 

 southeast side, in rather open country around 500 ft. (no. 

 1182). James Isl.: James Bay, common on the lower parts 

 (no. 1183). Narborough Isl. : Snodgrass and Heller. Fur- 

 ther distr. tropical regions. 



S. n. sp.? Hook. f. (3), 172; Rob. (1), 125.— Albemarle 

 Isl. : Macrae. Endemic. 



Sporobolus R.. Br. 



S. domingensis (Trin.) Kunth, Enum. I. 214 (1833). Vilfa 

 domingensis Trin. in Spreng. neue Ent. II. 59 (1821). S. 

 domingensis Kunth 1. c. ; Rob. (1), 125. — Abingdon Isl.: 

 Snodgrass and Heller. Albemarle Isl. : Iguana Cove, Snod- 

 grass and Heller; Tagus Cove, occasional on the lower parts 

 and at 4000 ft. (nos. 1184-1185). Hood Isl. : Snodgrass and 

 Heller. Further distr. Mex., W. Ind. 



S. indicus (L.) R. Br. Prod. I. 170 (1810). Agrostis indica 

 L. Sp. PI. 63 (1753). 5. indicus R. Br. 1. c. ; Rob. (1), 125.— 

 Albemarle Isl.: Villamil, common at 3150 ft. (no. 1186). 

 Charles Isl.: occasional at 1600 ft. (no. 1187). Chatham 

 Isl. : Wreck Bay, occasional in bunches at 1700 ft. (no. 1188). 

 Widely distributed. 



S. virginicus (L.) Kunth, Rev. Gram. I. 67 (1829). Agros- 

 tis virginica L. Sp. PI. 63 (1753). 5. virginicus Kunth, 1. c. ; 

 Rob. (1), 125. — Albemarle Isl.: Elizabeth Bay, Snodgrass 

 and Heller; Villamil, covers a considerable area on the low 

 flat just back of the beach (no. 1 189) . Charles Isl. : common 

 on sand beaches (no. 1190). Chatham Isl.: Andersson; A. 

 Agassis; Snodgrass and Heller. Indefatigable Isl. : Acad- 

 emy Bay, in dense mats on sand beaches (no. 1191) ; southeast 

 side, common on the shore and around the borders of salt water 

 lagoons where the soil is strongly impregnated with salt (no. 

 1191). James Isl. : northeast side, on sand beaches. Further 

 distr. U. S., Mex., W. Ind., S. Am. 



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