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corollii T) lines loiiif; tlio HtiiTiil;ir<l {^rcenisb-yellow, densely silvery-piibesceiit, 

 as liroiid as loii^. i«;1use. ami witli callous appciulaj^es; wings and keel 'Mi<?Iit 

 mauve ■' or purj^lisli, somewhat pMbr.scent, slij^litly adhering (as in this genus), 

 eaeli on a elaw '2k liixs Ituig: ovary and legume pubescent: legume 2 to 3 inches 

 long, several seeded, .somewhat thickened on the ventral side by a ridge on each 

 side near the margin : seeds brown, kidnoy-sliaped, 4 lines broad. — Manzauillo, 

 December 1 to 31, 1890. No. 1021 . 



This tree has a large spreading top; its uiniuirous clusters ()f flowers are very 

 attractive. 



This species seems nearest /.. aericcus, but differs in its larger (d)tuse and 

 strongly veined leaves, longer raceme and larger (lowers. 



Louchocarpus (?) sp. A small trei', 1.") feet liigli, X inches in diameter, with large 

 spreading top: loalhd.s 9 to i:i, oliloug or oval, 1 to 2 inches li)ng, obtuse, gla- 

 l)rous and shining aliove, rnsty-pubesceut beneath, with veins imjiressed 

 :ibove, strongly elevated beneath: racemes 3 to (! inches long: legumes densely 

 brownish-tomentose, elliptical or rarely oldoug, slightly tapering at tiie base, 

 2i to 3 inches (rarely -1 inches) long, indehisceut, 1- (rarely 2-) seeded. At the 

 base of the mountains. Manzanillo, Dectduber 1 to 31, IS'H). No. 984. 

 The seeds are sometimes eaten by birds, but with poisonous ellects. 

 This species certainly comes near L. nt;/OKiis and answers lienthanrs descrip- 

 tion very well except lu the ])ods. In the absence of flowers, therefore, 1 havti 

 referred it withont specific uanie. 



Louchocarpus sp. A diffuse shrub, li to 8 feet high: leaves small, alternate, with 

 f) to 7 leaflets; leaflets o])posite, oval, obtuse or refuse, thin, 6 to b") lines long, 

 glabrous above, villose-pubesceiit beneath: ra<'emee 2 to 3 inches long: calyx 

 cu])-shaped, truncates, l>rownish-pulte.scenf, 1 Hue long: corolla i)urplish; ban- 

 ner broadcir than long, 4 lines long, 5 lines broail, refuse: style glabrous: ovary 

 pubescent: legume not seen. In rocky places near the base of the mountains. 

 Manzanillo, March 2 to 18, 1891. No. 1379. 



Swartzia grandiflora Willd. Sp. PI. ii. 1220 (1799). A small tree, 1.") feet high and 

 about 3 inches in iliameter. A single tree seen along the trail near the ba,s6 of 

 the mountains. Manzanillo, December 1 to 31, 1890. No. 1005, 



C^salpinia bonducella (L. ) Fleming, in As. Res. xi. 159 (ISIO); GnUandina hon- 

 (JuccUa L. Sp. ri. ed. 2. i. 545 (17()2). Three to four feet high. Only along the 

 saudy beach just above high tide. Manzanillo, December 1 to 31, 1890. No. 



1015. 

 Ccesalpinia cacalaco TTumb. & Bonp. Tl. Mq. ii. 173 [Fr. ed. 165], t. 137 (1809). 

 A shrub (i feet high. Only a sin;^lc plant fouiul in the losv lands near the lagoon. 

 Manzanillo, December 1 to 31, 1890. No. 997. 



The lower sepal has a lacerate margin, and in this differs from Humboldt and 

 Bonpland's figure. 

 Ccesalpinia eriostachys Benth. liot. Voy. Sulph. 88 (1844). A small tree, 15 to 20 

 feet high, 8 inches in diameter, with large symmetrical top ; leaves 4 to (! inches 

 long with small glabrons b'allets: vaeeiues often 9 inches long: legumes gla- 

 brous, 3 to 9 inches long, 9 to 10 lin<!s broad, fali-ate or .straight, shiirply point<'d, 

 tardily dehiscent. Colima, February 27, 18!H. No. 1309. Manzanillo, March 

 2 to 18, 1891. Letter E. 



This plant is <'allcd "Palo alejo."' The bark is used by fishermen, who crush 

 it and throw it into the water to stun lish. 



Apparently very common on mountaiu sides both at Colima and Manzanillo. 

 Its pnl)lisb6d range is now extended mneh fitrther northward. Ac<*ordingto Mr. 

 Hemsley it has been collected thret! or four times before, but not north of tlie 

 Central American States. 



Mr. Hentham did not have mature legumes for his description, and hence I 

 have carefnllv chaiacterized tlieni i'bove, as well as tilled in some dimensions 



