1 68 PATAGONIAN EXPEDITIONS: BOTANY. 



instance at Rio Deseado, by Puerto San Julian, at Rio Sta. Cruz and Rio 

 Gallegos ; rather rare in the western parts of the steppe district. 



For the determination of my specimens of this species collected in the 

 summer of 1905 and determined by me as P. tehuelchum Speg., I am 

 indebted to Professor Dr. R. Chodat, the monographer of the POLYGAL- 

 ACE/E. D. 



P. 548: 



P. gnidioides Willd. occurs in N. Patagonia, Territory of Neuquen. 



P. 549 = 



POLYGALA PATAGONICA Phil. 



Should be deleted, being identical with Polygala stenophylla A. Gray, 

 as Prof. R. Chodat kindly informed me. D. 



P. 550 : 



P. STENOPHYLLA A. Gray. 



Also in S. Patagonia, Rio Sta. Cruz, Rio Gallegos, Puerto San Julian. 



P. STENOPHYLLA A. Gray var. OXYCARPA Chod. nov. var. 



Fructa acuta, nee emarginata, appendicibus arilli multo brevioribus 

 di versa. (R. Chodat.) 



E. Patagonia, in sandy and bushy steppe near Puerto Madryn. 



P. 550 : 



P. TEHUELCHUM Speg. 



Should be deleted, being, as already stated, identical with P. darwin- 

 iana Benn. 



P. THESIOIDES Willd. and P. VARIABILIS H.B.K. 

 Should be deleted, not belonging to the flora of our district. 



MONNINA Ruiz et Pav. 

 P. 55i = 



M. ANGUSTIFOLIA De. 



Argentina; E. Patagonia; Puerto Madryn, Puerto Cracker, Golfo de 

 San Jorge, Rio Sta. Cruz. 



