282 PATAGONIAN EXPEDITIONS I BOTANY. 



Annual, pubescent ; leaves alternate, linear, mucronate-spinose ; spines 

 by 4's in the axils, short; outer involucre-scales recurved; innermost 

 very long, very acute, golden ; ray flowers female, sometimes 5-toothed. 



Chili. 



P. 866 : 



DONIOPHYTON ARGENTEUM Speg. 



Identical with C. argentea Speg.; consequently to be deleted. D. 



P. 867 : 



D. GLUTINOSA Don. 



In N. Patagonia, Territory of Neuquen. 



LAVIDIA Phil. 



This genus must be deleted, being identical with Brachyclados Don 

 (p. 872). 



CYCLOLEPIS GENISTOIDES Gill. & Don. 



Common on the lower Rio Limay and the lower Rio Neuquen ; by 

 Rio Negro ; on the east coast by Rio Pto. San Antonio ; by Pto. San 

 Jose and Pto. Madryn. 



P. 872 : 



BRACHYCLADOS Don. 



Add the following species and notes : 



B. C^ESPITOSUS (Phil.) Speg. 



Syn. Lavidia ccespitosus Phil., described Macl., p. 872. Also B. obtusi- 



folius Ok., and B. Pygmceus Ok. 



S. Patagonia, Rio. Sta. Cruz, common on the tableland ; also in the 

 river valley ; Lago Argentine, in the valley of Rio Leona ; in the valley 

 of Arroyo Scheuen ; on the east coast by Rio Sta. Cruz ; Puerto San 

 Julian, Pto. Comodor Rivadavia; Cabo Blanco. 



B. lycioides Gill. & Don., p. 873, top of page. 



In Central Chili ; North Patagonia ; Mid-Patagonia, in Territory of 

 Chubut. 



B. MEGALANTHES Speg. Speg., Nov. Add. Flor. Pat, ii, p. 19. 

 N. Patagonia, by Rio Negro ; on the east coast by Pto. San Antonio ; 

 Mid-Patagonia, by Puerto Madryn. 



