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C. tristachyus Boeck. Linnaea XXXV. 454 (1867-1868); 

 Rob. (1), 129.— Chatham Isl. : Wreck Bay, Baur. Further 

 distr. Mex., northern S. Am. 



C. sp.— Barrington Isl. : dried remains of a Cypems were 

 found growing quite abundantly in coarse sandy soil in the 

 vicmity of the shore. It seems to be different from any of the 

 other species collected on the islands, (no. 1076). 



C. sp. Rob. (I), 129.— Narborough Isl.: Snodgrass and 



C. sp. Rob. (1), 129.— Wenman Isl. : Snodgrass and Hel- 

 ler. Probably C. Mutisii. 



Dichronema Michx. 



D. colorata (L.) Hitchk. Baham, in Mo. Bot. Card. IV. 141 

 (1893). Schoenus coloratusL. Sp. PI 41 (1753). Dleuco- 

 cephala Michx. Fl. I. 37 (1803); Rob. (1), 129.-Chatham 

 ISL. : Wreck Bay, covers the ground in dense mats in the open 

 country around 650 ft. (no. 1077). Further distr S U S 

 Mex., W. Ind., S. Am. " " "' 



Eleocharis R. Br. 



E. capitata (L.) R. Br. Prodr. 225 (1810). Scirpus capi- 

 tatus L. Sp. PI. 48 (1753).— Albemarle Isl. : Villamil, occa- 

 sional in rather loose dry soil on the south side of the rim of the 

 crater at 3150 ft. (no. 1078). Chatham Isl.: Wreck Bay, 

 abundant in marshy ground around 1700 ft. (no. 1079). Fur- 

 ther distr. tropical regions. 



E. fistulosa (Poir.) Schult. Mant. II. 89 (1824). Scirpus 

 iistulosa Poir. Encycl. VI. 749 (1804). E. fistulosa Schult. 1. 

 c; Rob. (1), 129.— Chatham Isl.: Wreck Bay, common in 

 pools of water at 1000-1750 ft. (no. 1080). Widely distrib- 

 uted. 



E. mutata(L.) R. Br. Prodr. 224 (1810). Scirpus mutatus 

 L. Syst. ed. 10, 867 (1759). E. mutata R. Br. 1. c. ; Rob. (1), 

 129.— Albemarle Isl. : Elizabeth Bay, Snodgrass and Hel- 

 ler; Villamil, abundant in brackish swamps and in other moist 

 situations in the vicinity of the shore. The inhabitants of this 



