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stiffina, auilovjiiy \vith2pari(itiil pliiceutii; fruit blink or red, with L' to 4 seeds.— 

 "Near the; buso ot'Um nioniitiiins about ManzaiiiHo, Dciuinber I to 'M, 1890. Nos. 

 930, li:{()«, urn, {Htda. 



For illustration seo IM. xx\'i. 



This species was colliH-ted foiii' diflVrent times. All the s])ecimens are bo 

 siiuiliir in habit and li'a\e8 that I aiii unable to sejiarate tbeiii. Nos. 969 and 

 iKIitri have all tlic Ihiwcrs stauiiiiato; in \o. 9;{0 they are ])is1il]ate, or nearly ho, 

 while in 930(t they are heruiaj)lirodite and fertile. No. 930 is Maid to be a larjfo 

 siirub, wbib^ No. 9t!9 is said to be a small sliruh. 1 »r. Palmer states tliat the fi'uifc 

 (tf No. 930 is re.l, while that of 9-i0(t is tleshy ami bhu-k. In No. 930« the atylea 

 beeonie eleft to the base in (he fruit. 



POLYGALACEiE. 



Krameria palmeri Hose, sp. uov. Compact shrub, 2 to :{ feet hijih, much branelied; 

 yonug branehes appressed-pnbescent : leaves numerous, alternate, alitjhtly 

 pubescent, linear, 3 to 9 lines long: jtedicels short, bibraeteate near the middle: 

 sepals obbrng, obtu.se, 3 lines long: i)etals.">; the2 lower lleshy, broadly .diovate, 

 1 line long; the^ujipcir united below, tlie middle onc! ovate, the lateral ones more 

 dilated, 2 lines long including the claw: 8tanu'ns4,sliglitly shorter than the ujiper 

 petals: ovary glabrous: fruit globose, Jlattened, 1 lines iu diameter, glabrous, 

 yellowish or purplish, covered with stout naked prickles.— Scattered here and 

 there on the gravelly i»]ains. Agiabanii)o, October 3 to 15, 1890. No. 753. 

 For illustration see V\. xxvii. 



CARYOPHYLLACEiE. 



Drymaria cordata (L.) AVilld. in Koem. it Schult. Syst. v. 40fi (1819); Holosteum 

 conlalxiH, Ij. Sj). PI. i. 88 (1753). In swampy places in river bottoms. Colima, 

 .lanuary 9 to February 6, 1891. No. 11(56. 



Drymaria procumbens Jiose, sp. uov. Annual, slender, i)rocumbent, rooting at 

 the nodes, pnberulent throughout, except the loaves : leaves succulent, oval, 3 to 

 9 lines long, obtuse, on very short ])etioleH, glabrous: flowers in ditfuae ]ieduncu- 

 late cymes : sepals 2 lines long, herbaceous with scarious margins, a<'ute, 5-nervod 

 at b.-ise: petals white, dee])ly 2-parted, two-thirds the length of the sepals: 

 capsule few-seeded.- Near water ditches about Colima. .lanuiirv 9 to February 

 0, 18iU. No. 1105. 



Drymaria villosa Cham. &■ Sehlecbt. Fiuua>a, v. 232 (1830). Very (•ommon on clay 

 banks in the mountains. Manzanillo, December 1 to 31, 1890. No. 945. 



PORTULACACEiE. 



Portulaca pilosa L. Sp. Pl.i.445 (1753). A very <'ommon ])lant everywhen^ about 

 Mau/Ciinillo. March 2 to 18, 1891. No". 1.375. 



Portulaca sp. Erect, often 1 foot or m(uo liigli, more or loss branching :ibove, 

 l)urplish: leaves terete, 15 lines long, tajieriug towards the apex, a little hairy 

 in the axils: llowerspink. 1 inch or moie in di.nuetcr: stamens 30 to 50, nm eh 

 shorter than tJie style; lilameuts and .style red, Agiabampo. October 3 to 15, 

 1890. No. 80) . 



This is the siime as /'. pilom.' I'ror. Aiuer. Acad. xxi. 417. (Palmer's \o. 

 79 of 1885.) 



These i)lants bear numerous slender tubers similarly to I\ slrU\J'ormi>^, which 

 dirt'crs from tiiis sjiecies in the color of tiie llowers, longer leaves, and a some- 

 what dilferent habit. Perhaps it should be referred to /'. stdliformis as a variety. 

 Specimens have been cultivated hy Mrs. 1(, L. T. Wolcott at Halifax, Mass., to 

 whom 1 am indebted for some fine blooming plants. 



