130 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES [Proc. 4th Ser. 



T. psilostachya HBK. Nov. Gen. & Sp. III. 78 (1818); 

 Rob. (1), 193. — Abingdon Isl. : common bushes, 1200-1300 

 ft, (no. 3225). Albemarle Isl.: Iguana Cove, forming 

 dense thickets near the shore ; Tagus Cove, common bushes on 

 the side of the mountain (no. 3227) ; Turtle Cove, common 

 bushes on lava beds near the beach (no. 3228) ; Villamil, one 

 of the commonest shrubs, 350-1300 ft., (no. 3226). Charles 

 Isl.: common bushes in woodland at 1000 ft. (no. 3231). 

 Chatham Isl. : Wreck Bay, common bushes in the vicinity of 

 the shore (no. 3234). Duncan Isl.: common at 1275 ft. 

 (no. 3230). Hood Isl. : occasional bushes above 450 ft. (no. 

 3232). Indefatigable Isl.: Academy Bay, bushes 6-7 ft. 

 high at 100 ft. (no. 3233). James Isl.: Douglas; Scouler; 

 Snod grass and Heller. This species was probably overlooked 

 by earlier collectors and has not become more abundant 

 recently as suggested by Robinson, 1. c. Further distr. trop- 

 ical S. Am. 



T. pubescens Hook. f. (3), 198; Rob. (1), 193.— Albe- 

 marle Isl. : Iguana Cove, Snodgrass and Heller; Tagus Cove, 

 Snodgrass and Heller; Villamil, common bushes above 100 ft. 

 (nos. 3235-3236). Charles Isl.: common bushes in wood- 

 land at 1000 ft. Chatham Isl.: Basso Point, occasional 

 bushes at 750 ft. (nos. 3237-3240) ; Wreck Bay, bushes 6-10 

 ft. high at 450 ft. Duncan Isl. : low bushes around 1300 ft. 

 (nos. 3241-3242). Indefatigable Isl. : Academy Bay, com- 

 mon bushes on the lower parts (no. 3243) ; northwest side, 

 Andersson; southeast side, occasional bushes at 600 ft. (nos. 

 3244-3246). James Isl.: James Bay, low bushes, abundant 

 at 1000 ft., (no. 3247). Endemic. 



T. rufo-sericea Hook. f. (3), 197; Rob. (1), 193.— Abing- 

 don Isl.: common bushes above 900 ft. (no. 3248). Albe- 

 marle Isl. : Iguana Cove, forming dense thickets in the flat 

 area near the shore (no. 3250) ; Tagus Cove, common bushes 

 at 1600 ft. (no. 3252) ; Turtle Cove, common bushes in thick- 

 ets near the beach (no. 3251 ) ; Villamil, occurs at various eleva- 

 tions on the lower parts, but most abundant in open areas above 

 600 ft., also common in the grassy region above 1500 ft., and 

 on the rim of the crater at 3150 ft., (no. 3249). Charles 

 Isl. : common bushes in open woodland around 1000 ft. and on 



