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4. MONTINIA, Linn. 

 1. Montinia acris, Linn. 



Hab. Cape of Good Hope, near Cape Town. (With ripe fruit only.) 



5. EPILOBIUM, Linn. 



1. Epilobium parviflorum, Sclireb. 

 Hab. Madeira; on the southern coast. 



2. Epilobium tetragonum, Linn. 



Hab. Madeira, west of Funchal. Orange Harbour, Fuegia : the 

 var. Antarcticum, Hook. f. Andes of Chili (E. pedicellare, Presl?). 

 Andes of Peru, between Baiios and Culnai : along water-courses ; 

 nearly E. Bonplandianum, H. B. K. 



For an enlarged view of the varying forms and world-wide dis- 

 tribution of this species, see Dr. Hooker's remarks in the Flora 

 Antarctica, p. 270. 



3. Epilobium nivale, Meyen. 



Epilobium nivale, Meyen, Riese, 1, p. 315; Walp. Bel. Meyen. p. 327. 



Hab. High Andes of Peru, at Casa Cancha, &c. : procumbent in 

 broad tufts, in the clefts of rocks. 



This accords with the character of E. nivale, which, however, 

 Meyen collected on the high Andes of Chili. It is suffruticulose, and 



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