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ON THE BRASILIAN SPECIES OF ALSTROMERIA. 259 
the Channel Islands, the species does not seem to have been recorded, 
nor does it occur in Ireland. Under all the circumstances it appears 
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or merchandise than to consider that group of islands an outlying 
native station. 
The question of distribution is somewhat pati goon by that of 
the relationship of Z. sylvestris to. L. eretica, L., with which the 
French botanists unite it. The latter is a fae and much more hairy 
plant, with the carpels densely pilose or felted, and is found on the 
Mediterranean shores of France, Italy, Syria, Egypt, and Algeria, and 
the islands of Corsica, Sicily, Crete, &c. It is probably this latter 
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Croisic, and Sables d’Olonne, and soap by Lloyd to have been 
introduced from the south. He does not mention whether the carpels 
are smooth or felted. The Rev. R T. Lowe considers the two species 
les distinct, but states that se a eretica of Cavanilles is smooth 
fruited sm identical with Z. s 
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first edition of his *‘ Flore de l’ Ouest de la tae? placed L. eretica, 
L., in the same genus under the name of Malva mamillosa. 
The following are references to descriptions either of L. sylvestris or 
L. cretica, where further information may be obtained :—Brotero, Fl. 
ent ii., p. 277, and Phytograp * Lusit. Select. ii., 225; DC. Prod. 
*y P. 440: Bertoloni, FL. Ital. vii., p. 275; Gren. & Godr., Fl. France 
L,Y 292; Lloyd, be “hg Ouest Fe la France, m4 2, p. 106 ; Boissier, 
Fl. Orient, i 28 Webb, Phytogr. Canar. i., p. 291 (Malva 
pseudo - -Lavatera) ; cant Man. Fl. Madeira. i., p. 64. 
Description oF Prats 191, 
Represen: Lavat ivestris, Brot., drawn from 5g rs collected by 
Mr, Curnow in the Scilly files: LA flo wer enlarged. 2. The epicalyx seen 
: i yx: Pi pret tit bove. 
5. Side vi d 6, top view of fruit. 7. Section o: enlarged. 
8. Fruit with Sane of Prd erg removed to show the central co enlarged. 
ON THE BRASILIAN SPECIES OF ALSTROMERIA. 
‘. By J. G. Baxen, F.L.S. 
4 the elaborate Monograph of the peg, Species ¢ of Alstromeria in 
e third volume of the great ‘Flora Brasiliensis” of Martius and 
Eichlon the spite Prof, Schenk, has cL an opportunity of cnaee 
ing nearly all the continental, but not the British collections. Upen 
comparing it with these latter, I find that we possess at 
additional species, and that the "British specimens throw further light 
pose, thieves in the present paper to report upon 
‘material which the British herbaria supply, giving a fall list of the 
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