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island use the dried stalks of this species for making pads for 

 pack-saddles, and sleeping mats, (no. 1081). Further distr. 

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



Fimbristylis Vahl 



F. capillaris (L.) A. Gray, Man. Bot. ed. 5, 567 (1869). 

 Scirpus capillaris L. Sp. PI. 49 (1753). F. capillaris A. Gray, 

 1. c. ; Rob. (1), 129. — Albemarle Isl. : Tagus Cove, abund- 

 ant in lava crevices, 500-4000 ft., (nos. 1083-1084) ; Villamil, 

 occasional in lava crevices on the floor of the crater at 2750 ft. 

 (no. 1082). BiNDLOE Isl. : Snodgrass and Heller. Charles 

 Isl. : common among rocks near the shore (no. 1085). Nar- 

 BOROUGH Isl. : Mangrove Point, Snodgrass and Heller. 

 Widely distributed. 



F. diphylla (Rtz.) Vahl, Enum. II. 289 (1805). Scirpus 

 diphyllus Rtz. Obs. V. 7 (1789). F. diphylla Vahl, 1. c. ; Rob. 

 (1), 129. — Hood Isl.: Snodgrass and Heller. Widely dis- 

 tributed in tropical regions. 



Hemicarpha Nees 



H. micrantha (Vahl) Britton, Bull. Torr. Club. XV. 104 

 (1888). Scirpus micranthus Yahl Enum. 11. 254 (1805). 

 H. subsquarrosa Nees, in Mart. Fl. Bras. II. pt. 1, 61 (1824) ; 

 Rob. (1), 130. — Chatham Isl.: Wreck Bay, Baur. Further 

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



Kyllinga Rottb. 



K. pumila Michx. Fl. I. 28 (1803); Rob. (1), 130.— 

 Charles Isl. : in moist shady places around 1000 ft. (nos. 

 1086-1087). Chatham Isl. : Wreck Bay, occasional in open 

 country around 600 ft. (no. 1088). Further distr. Mex., W. 

 Ind., S. Am. 



Scleria Berg. 



S. pterota Presl in Oken, Isis, XXI. 269 (1828). 5. praten- 

 sis Lindl. ex Nees, Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. XIX. Suppl. I. 121 

 (1843); Rob. (1), 130.— Chatham Isl.: Wreck Bay, occa- 

 sional patches at 650 ft. (no. 1089). Further distr. Mex., W. 

 Ind., S. Am, 



