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A. TRITERNATA Vahl. Macl., p. 401. 



Not in our district ; probably synonymous with A. decapetala. 

 P. 402 : 



Insert Myostirus gracilis Speg. vice M. aristatus var. gracilis (fide C. 

 Skottsberg). 



RANUNCULUS L. 

 P. 408 : 



Ranunculus crassipes Hook. f. is Oxygraphis cymbalaria (Pursh) Prantl 

 (fide Dusen). 



Ranunculus alboffii Macl. should be deleted, being certainly only a 

 form of or variety of R. peduncularis Sm., which is also placed by 

 Macloskie as the variety alboffiamis Speg. of R. peduncularis. 



R. APIIFOLIUS Pers. Macl., p. 406. 



Should be deleted ; not known from our district. 

 Ranunculus biternatus Smith occurs also in South Georgia Is., in Marion 

 Is., Kerguelen, and Amsterdam Is. (Skottsb.). 



R. C/GSPITOSUS Dus. Macl., p. 407. 



Also in the Falkland Is. 



P. 408 : R. chilensis DC. should be R. minutiflorus Bert, (fide 

 Skottsberg). 



R. CRASSIPES Hook. fil. Macl., p. 408. 

 Should be struck out ; not found in our district. 



R. HEDERACEUS L. Macl., p. 408. 

 Should be deleted ; not in our district. 



R. MACLOVIANUS d'Urv. Macl., p. 410. 



Also in the S. Fuegian archipelago. 

 Add Macl., p. 410: 



R. MINUTIFLORUS Bert. 



On hills around Punta Arenas, and in woods and prairies ; has 3 sepals, 

 3 petals, distinguished by the smallness of its flowers from R. chilensis 

 DC., which has mostly 8-10 petals and large flowers. Leaves of R. minu- 

 tiftorus palmately 3-lobed, the segments also lobed. E.D.W. 



