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4 (5) are Muscari, 2 Scilla, 2 Dipcadi, 1 Lachenalia, and 1 Lanaria 

 (not divided into sections). 



Illecebrum L., 11 species, 1 only of which is Illecebrum, 4 

 Paronychia, 2 Alternanthera, 2 Telanthera, 1 Philoxerus. Even in 

 the section (caulibus prostratis) there are 2 Paronychias to 1 Illecebrum ; 

 the same proportion as in Nymphaea. 



Pentapetes L., 3 species, 2 of whicli are Pterospermum. 



Menyanthes L., 3 species, 2 of which are Nymphoides ( = Lim- 

 nanthemum). 



Andromeda L., 9 species, 1 only is Andromeda, 2 Cassiope, 2 

 Leucothoe, the other 4 species being in as many different genera. 



Alisma L., 7 species, 1 only Alisma, 2 Echinodorus, 1 Dama- 

 sonium, 1 Elisma, 1 Sagittaria. 



Arundo L. Scheuch., 6 species, 1 only Arundo, 2 Calamagrostis, 

 1 Bambusa, 1 Ammophila, 1 Phragmites. 



Secale L., 4 species, 1 only Secale, 2 Agropyron, 1 Triticum. 



Bromelia L. Plin., 5 species, 1 only Bromelia, 2 jEchmaea, 1 

 Ananas, 1 Karatas. 



Momordica L., 8 species, 2 Momordica, 3 Luffa, 1 each of three 

 different genera. 



Menispermum L. Tourn., 7 species, 1 only Menispermum, 4 

 Cocculus, 1 each of Anamirta and Tinospora. 



Arethusa L. Gron., 4 species, 1 only Arethusa, 2 Pogonia, 1 



Pothos L., 1 only Pothos, 5 Anthurium ; the latter has now about 

 212 species, while Pothos has 59. 



Myosotis L. Dill, 4 species, 1 only Myosotis, 2 Echinospermum 

 (Lappula) and 1 Lithospermum. 



Hedysarum L. Tourn., 46 species, of which 6 only are Hedy- 

 sarum, 16 being Desmodium, 5 Lespedezia, 5 Onobrychis, and 14 

 various genera. Desmodium has now about 250 species, while 

 Hedysarum has only about 125. This has 4 sections, the section 

 " Foliis pinnatis " having 6 Hedysarum and 5 Onobrychis. 



Fagus L. Tourn., 3 species ; 1 is the Beech, 2 are Castanea. 



Ricinus, 3 species, 1 being Ricinus, 2 Macaranga. The Index 

 Kew. enumerates about 6 species of Castor Oil, 89 of Macaranga. 

 This may be held to be covered by the name Ricinus, which alone 

 was used for the solitary species. 



Uniola L., 3 species, 2 Eragrostis, 1 only Uniola. 



