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DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTS. 



Syena (No. 1). Growing in pools, along the Piedade road. 



Sagittaria (No. 9). Difl'ering from our Northern species in habit; the result, perhaps 

 in part, of growing continuously unchecked from year to year. Tall, with the lower 

 branches long and vertlcillate in threes. Frequent in wet places, along the Piedade road. 



Alisma? (No. 2). 



Lemna. In pools, somewhat rare. 



Habenaria (No. 14). Much like our H. herbiola. In the above-mentioned Sphagnous 

 swamp, at the Eastern base of the Organ Mountains, on the Estrella road. 



"Vanilla" (No. 1). Herbaceous and climbing; not seen in flower. Rather frequent; 

 more so than the other Orchidaccae. 



Stelis (No. 1). 



(No. 2); a second species. 



(No. 3 ) ; a third species. 



Epidendrum (No. 6). A ground species; growing on the sands along the sea-shore. 



(No. 7). Growing on rocks, and on the trunks of trees. 



(No. 8). Growing on the trunks of trees. 



(No. 9); a fourth species. 



(No. 10); a fifth species. 



(No. 11); a sixth species. 



" Cattleya" (No. 1). Having large and very showy purple flowers. Epidendric; grow- 

 ing abundantly on the small trees of the swamp on the Piedade road. 

 <' Oncidium" (No. 1). 



(No. 2). The flowers yellow, and showy. On the small trees of the swamp on 



the Piedade road. 

 " Maxillaria" (No. 1). On trees, on the Organ Mountains. 



(No. 2) ; a second species. 



" Catasetum " (No. 1). Found by Mr. Brackenridge. 

 (No. 2); a second species. 



" Cyrtopodium " (No. 1). Found by Mr. Brackenridge. 

 Burmannia (No. 2). On the Organ Mountains. 

 "Costus" (No. 1). Showy. Frequent in the forest. 



(No. 2); " a second showy species," according to Mr. Brackenridge. 



Calathea Zebrina, (No. 1); the "velvet plant." At Tijuca; growing wild in the forest, 



and to all appearance indigenous. 

 Maranta arundinacea ? (No. 1). On rocks, near the sea-coast. 



Gen. incert. Scitamin. (No. 1). On the crest of the mountain-ridge visited at Tijuca. 



(No. 2). 



(No. 3). 



(No. 4). 



(No. 5). 



Janipha manihot, (No. 1; bis Zanzibar in Equatorial Africa). Seen only under cultivation. 

 Ricinus communis, (bis Polynesian Groups, New Zealand, Bombay, Zanzibar, and the 



United States). Growing spontaneously; but clearly an introduced plant. 

 Aleurites triloba, (bis Polynesian Groups, and Hindostan). A large tree, planted rather 



frequently around houses. 



