Nassauvia seipens, d'Urv. Plant 12-20 in. high Stem 
creeping, shrubby, branches leafy along their whole length. 
Leaves rather over l in. long, broadly ovate, margins toothed, 
erect or recurved, more or less silky. Heads 4-5-flowered, 
not stalked, and arranged in a dense, globular inflorescence. 
Corolla white. Stamens purple. 
This handsome plant is peculiar to the Falkland Islands, 
and is almost confined to the stone-runs. Hooker says, " There 
the Nassauvia serpens grows, sending its brittle stems down 
amongst the masses of rock till they reach the soil, often at 
a considerable depth." "It pushes its serpentine growth 
upwards through the foliage of ' Fachima ' (Chiliotrichum amel- 
loideum) and has a most delicious scent, not unlike Enghsh 
lavender. The flowers, which are produced from December 
to January, are usually white, but occasionally a pale mauve 
specimen occurs " (Vallentin). 
Description of plate :— 8, whole plant ; 9, head of flowers ; 10, 
flower ; 11, stamen ; 12, pistil. All except 8 enlarged. 
