136 
- Province of Corrientes : In a wood planted by Jesuits at Candelaria, 
Bonpland No. 596! Herb. British Museum. This is possibly only a more 
entire leaved state of the preceding form (J. vestita), but I have seen 
no specimens exactly like those of Bonpland, and it wonld seem that 
Bonpland considered this apani to be the same as the typical glabrous- 
stemmed form of I. paraguariensis, since the ki is a specimen of the 
latter in the Kee faarii labelled —** Given to Mr. Fox by M. Bon- 
* pland (on his chat from Paraguay), under eh name ‘/lex theezans— 
* Mate de Par 
The 7. bonpia: Münt., is evidently in every way identical with 
Miers’ var. idonea, which Miers states was sent with No. 596 by Bon- 
pland, and I have very Bae: doubt i is merely a vigorous shoot of the same 
lant. ter appears vant ae nien Miers’ statement that 
the leaves were “ Spablehely de den 
It is not improbable that db ferent forms may produce different 
qualities of tea, as stated by Miers, but [ do not think they are Pi 
eally distinct; more morte iieri, however, together with care 
observations made in their native country, is n erts to definitely 
settle whether these forms are really one or more spec 
. Ilex fertilis, Reiss. in F1. Bras. vol. 11, part 1, p. 42, t. 11, f. 3 
(Feb. 1861). 
I. gigantea, Bonpl. ex Miers in Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 3rd ser. 
vol. 8, p. 394 (Nov. 1861) ; and Contrib. Bot. vol. 2, p. 104, pl. G4; 
Münt. in Mittheil. Naturwiss. Ver. Neu- Vorpomm. vol. 14, p. 186, 
f 0, 11; and reprint, p. 84. 
S. Brazil : Sellow ! t Herb. ‘Pre ovince of Rio Grande: Santa 
Cruz, Bonpland / and Province of Entrerios: Banks of the River 
Parana, Bonpland / British Museum Herb. 
3. Ilex humboldtiana, Bonpl. ex goes: in Pn and Mag. Nat. Hist. 
3rd ser. vol. 8, p. 395; and Contrib. Bot. vol. 2, p. 105, pl. 65, f. A ; 
Münt. in mpm Naihi Ver. Neu- Vor ‘pomm. vol. 14, p. 190 ; 
and reprint, p. 8 
I. crepitans, At ex Miers in Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 3rd ser. 
vol. 8, p. 395; and Contrib. Bot. vol. 2, p. 105; sane T 
Mittheil. Naturwiss. Ver. Neu-Vorpomm. vol. 14, p. 191, 
f. 5, 6; and reprint, p. 85. 
I. paraguariensis var. angustifolia, Reiss. ın FI. Bras. vol. 11, part 
1, p. 63, t. 13, £ 17. 
Brazil: Lobb No. 33! Burchell No. 3381! Kew Herb. Province of 
Rio Grande: Mountains of Santa Cruz, Bonpland / British Museum 
Herb. 
4. e~a ovalifolia, Bonpl. ex Miers in Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 
rd ser. vol. 8, p. 396; Münt. in Mittheil.. Naturwiss. Ver. Neu 
Vobpbulth. vol. A 195; and reprint, p. 93. 
J. paraguariensis var. acutifolia, Mart. Syst. Mat. Med. p. 61. 
I. paraguariensis var. longifolia, Heiss. in Fl. Bras. vol. 11, part 1, 
p. 62, t. 13, f. 16, and t. 20. 
I. brevifolia, Münt. in Mittheil. rhe ci Ver. Neu- Vorpomm. vol. 
; and reprin 93. 
m áeà Burchell No. 3118 ! don] , Sellow Nos. 883! 4633! Rio 
aneiro, Glaziou No. 7573! Kew Herb. Province of Rio Grande: 
