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Open sunny places in tufaceous soil on the lower parts (no. 

 1440). James IsL. : Darwin. Narborough Isl. : north side, 

 occasional in lava crevices (no. 1441). Further distr. S. U. S., 

 Mex., S. Am. 



B. scandens L. Sp. PI. 3 (1753); Rob. (1), 141.— Albe- 

 marle Isl.: Iguana Cove, abundant near the shore (no. 

 1443) ; Villamil, abundant in open places on the lower parts of 

 the island (no. 1442). Charles Isl. : common in open grassy- 

 places around 1000 ft. (no. 1444). Chatham Isl.: Anders- 

 son; Snodgrass and Heller. Duncan Isl. : occasional among 

 bushes at 1150 ft. (no. 1466). Indefatigable Isl.: north- 

 west side, common to 800 ft., very abundant in woodland 

 around 650 ft., where it often forms the principal undergrowth, 

 (no. 1445) ; southeast side, fairly common at 600 ft. (no. 

 1446). James Isl.: James Bay, common in open woods at 

 850 ft. (no. 1447). Further distr. S. U. S., Mex., W. Ind., 

 S. Am. 



B. viscosa Lag. & Rod. Anal. Cienc. Nat. IV. 256 (1801) ; 

 Rob. (1), 142. — Abingdon Isl.: common on lava beds near 

 the shore (no. 1448). Albemarle Isl.: Tagus Cove, com- 

 mon in open sunny places in tufaceous soil to 1000 ft. (no. 

 1449) ; Villamil, abundant in light ashy soil and on lava beds 

 on the lower parts (no. 1450). Brattle Isl.: (no. 1455). 

 Charles Isl. : common in tufaceous soil to 650 ft. (no. 1451 ) . 

 Chatham Isl.: Basso Point, common on sand beaches (no. 

 1454). Gardner Isl. (near Hood Isl.): Snodgrass and 

 Heller. Hood Isl. : common on hillsides at 250 ft. (no. 1456). 

 Indefatigable Isl. : north side, Snodgrass and Heller; south- 

 east side, common in tufaceous soil at 600 ft. (no. 1458). 

 James Isl.: James Bay, Snodgrass and Heller. A species 

 which is rather characteristic of open sunny places in the dry 

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



Cryptocarpus HBK. 



C. pyriformis HBK. Nov. Gen. & Sp. II. 188, t. 124 (1817) ; 

 Rob. (1), 142. — Abingdon Isl.: forming low thickets on 

 sand beaches (no. 1458). Albemarle Isl.: Elizabeth Bay, 

 Snodgrass and Heller; Iguana Cove, in dense thickets near the 

 shore; Tagus Cove, Snodgrass and Heller; Turtle Cove, cover- 



