248 PATAGONIAN EXPEDITIONS '. BOTANY. 



Europe, Siberia, North Africa, Central Africa on the highest mountains ; 

 S. Patagonia, the Baguales district in the forests of deciduous beeches ; 

 Cabo Negro. 



GALIUM RELBUN Clos. 

 Is to be deleted, as it belongs to the genus Relbunium. 



P. 744 : Add 9 lines from foot of page : 



RELBUNIUM Endl. 



Differs from Galium in having an involucre of 2-4 bracts, and the 

 fruit fleshy or leathery. Its flowers are 4-merous, and its leaves in 

 whorls of 4, lanceolate or elliptical. 



Mexico southward to Argentina. 



R. HYPOCARPUM (L.) Hemsl. 

 Syn. Galium relbun Clos. 



Macl., specific characters, p. 744, no. 12. 



Central and South Chili; N. Patagon., by Lago Nahuel-huapi ; by 

 Rio Palena. 



Fam. 107, VALERIANACE.E. Macl., p. 744. 



VALERIANA Linn. 

 P. 746 : 



V. CARNOSA Smith. 



Occurs also in N. Patagon., Territory of Neuquen; by Hatcher, at 

 Coy Inlet. 



P. 747: 



V. CRASSISCAPOSA Ok. 



Should be deleted, being only a synonym of l^aleriana moyanoi Speg. 



P. 746 : Macloskie's statements as to the absence of pappus from some of 

 the species of Valerian, are incorrect ; yaleriana carnosa, for example, is 

 crowned with a well-developed, but fugacious pappus. V. laxiflora Ok., 

 also has the pappus. V. lapathifolia likewise has a pappus. D. 



