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juniorum pubescentibus. Folia ovata acuta, dentata, palmi- 

 nervia, undique parce stellato-hispida praesertim in venis, lamina 

 2 uncias longa, 1| uncias lata, petiolus patulus, 1| uncias longa. 

 StipulaB breves integrae lanceolatae, basi glandulosaB pubescentes. 

 Eacemi terminates singuli erecti, rhachide pubescente, 4-unciales. 

 Flores feminei pauce dissiti ad basin racemi 3-4, masculi plures 

 congesti, feminei remoti. Flores masculi, pedicelli breves dense 

 albo-pubescentes. Sepala 10, ovata obtusa pubescentia. Petala 5, 

 lanceolata, linearia obtusa tenuia alba, filamentis aequalia. Sta- 

 mina 9, filamenta graciles ferme nudi. Antherae rotundatae. 

 Discus pubescens, glandulae pulvinat ae rotundatae. Flores feminei 

 majores, pedicellis ut in masculis. Sepala oblonga lanceolata 

 viridia pubescentes in aequalia non glandulosa, 5. Discus glan- 

 dulis fact us rufus. Petala nulla. Ovarium subtriangulatum 

 omnmo alba pubescentia tectum. Styli 3, brachia in utro 4 

 rufescentia. Capsula parce pubescens. Semina oblonga, mar- 



gmibus obtusis, atro-brunnea undique minute punctata ; caruncula 

 alba. 



A bush of considerable size in the wooded districts, in more 

 open parts usually about 4 feet high, but sometimes 10 feet in 

 height, the stems 2 inches through; forming dense thickets very 

 difficult to penetrate. Very common on the main island, espe- 

 cially in the west at Tangle Eock and in the Sapate ; a thicket 

 of it occurred above S. Antonio Bay, and it also occurred on 

 Bat Island. % 



The wood is compact, hard, and white. The leaves are very 

 pleasantly aromatic when bruised ; they are of a light green, 

 turning bright red on withering. The plant is allied to Croton 

 populifolius of the West Indies. 



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Suffrutex pedalis, caulibus juvenilibus pubescentibus. Folia 

 ovata lanceolata acuminata crenato-dentata, parce hispida, lamina 

 ad 4 uncias longa, 2 uncias lata ad basin, petiolus 3-uncialis ; 

 stipulae lanceolatae acuminata^ pubescentes. Eacemi plures in 

 axillis foliorum 2-unciales, floribus femineis paucis dissitis ad 

 basin caeteris masculis congestis. Bracteae femineae ferme in- 

 f tegrae, cordatae, marginibus ciliis glandulosis munitis ; stipuhe 

 , Hneares lanceolatae pubescentes, bractea haud superantes. Peri- 



anthium Ovarium sessile, obtuse trigonum dense albo- 



pubescens ; styli vaide ramosi tenues kermesini. Capsula parva, 









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