140 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. 
ovati-lanceolatis basi atrobrunneis valde nervatis et inter nervis albo- 
pubescentibus apice recto vel leviter recurvato; antheris linearibus 
staminodiis linearibus paullo indivisis superantibus. — Alternanthera 
Jrutescens, Rob. & Greenm. (1), 148, not*R. Br. —Cuartuam Ist. : 
southwest end, middle region, June, 1891, Baur, no. 290 (hb. Gr.). 
Endemic. Leaf-blade 3 to 5 cm. long, 1.2 to 2 em. broad; spikes 8 to 
11 mm. long, 6 to 9 mm. in thickness. Nearly related to 7. frutescens, 
Mogq. in DC. Prodr. xiii. pt. 2, 865, but differing in the contour and 
rugosity of its leaves. : 
T. Snodgrassii, nov. sp., suffrutescens a basi valde ramosa; ramis 
oppositis vel alternis teretibus leviter striatis pallidis breviter adpresse et 
sordide pubescentibus vel novellis canescentibus tomentulosis ad nodos 
paullo incrassatis supra nodis non constrictis ; foliis spatulatis adpresse 
pubescentibus erectis apice obtusis basi cuneatis sessilibus ; spicis sessili- 
bus ovoideis parvis albidis; bracteis late ovatis carinatis hyalinis acutis 
cuspidatis glabris adpressis apice rectis sepalis exterioribus bracteis simili- 
bus sub apice pubescentibus interioribus longioribus ovatis acutis basi 
atro-brunneis valde nervatis in parte superiore patente flavescentipilosis; 
filamentis filiformibus staminodiis oblongis apice laceratis. —SEYMOUR 
Isu.: north, May, 1899, Snodgrass & Heller, no. 578 (hb. Gr.). En- 
demic. Leaves 2.4 to 5 cm, long, 7 to 10 mm. broad ; spikes 4 to 9 mm. 
in diameter. Pate 2, Fia. 2. 
T. strictiuscuLa, Anderss. (1), 166. TJ. angustata, Anderss. (2), 
61, t. 4, f. 2; Rob. & Greenm. (1), 148. TZ. sp. Rose, (1), 137. — 
Gaapacos Ips.: Habel. Atpemarte Ist.: Iguana Cove, Snodgrass 
& Heller, nos. 52 (hb. Gr.), 88 (hb. Gr.), 863 (hb. Gr.) ; southern 
portion, Baur, no. 302 (hb. Gr.). Cnatruam Isi.: Andersson (hb. 
Gr.); A. Agassiz (hb. Gr.) ; southwest end, lower region, Bawr, 00- 
303 (hb. Gr.) ; Snodgrass & Heller, no. 502 (bb. Gr.). Narsorovelt 
IsL.: southern part, not common, Snodgrass & Heller, no. 347 (hb. 
Gr.). Endemic. In his second publication Andersson credits this apeert 
to James Island, instead of Chatham Island as in his original description. 
A portion of the type material in hb. Gray is, however, labelled Chatham 
Island, where furthermore the species has been rediscovered by several 
subsequent collectors. 
_T. vestira, Anderss. (1), 169, & (2), 63, t. 4, f. 1; Rob. & Greenm. 
(1), 148.—Inperaticasre Isz.: in dry grassy places of the middle 
region, Andersson ; south of Conway Bay, Baur, no. 304 (hb. Gr.)- 
G 
Endemi 
