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Inagua Lower Savannah near Blakeville, JV. 6 T. 1131 ; Hitchcock 

 (L. nodiflora). 



Lippia stoechadifolia (L.) H. B. K. 



Borders of fresh water pools or'marshes arid in water holes : 

 New Providence near Clifton, B. & Br. 745. 

 Exuma in a water hole in palmetto lands back of Georgetown, B. 6 



M. 2964. 

 Cat Island near Arthur's Town, Coker 430. 



Bouchea prismatica (L.) Ktze. 



B. Ehrenbergii Cham. In waste grounds : 

 New Providence at Fort Charlotte, B e Br. 782; Brace 37 1 . 



Valerianodes fruticosa sp. nov. 



Stachytarpheta et Stachytarpha el Abena. Pachyurae: Frutex. Caule 

 erectis duro-lignosis superne ramosis, rami teretis glabriusculis, ramuli 

 subtetragonis; foliis ovato-lancolatis basi contracta in petiolum 

 spurium decurrentibus, apice acutis margine plus minusve patenti- 

 dentatus, pagina supra nitidis subtus pallidulo-viridis glabriusculis, 

 nervi medius alboviridis, utrinque minute nigro-punctatis. Spices ter- 

 minalibus cylindraceus brevis tortis, glabris, floribus arrectis demurn 

 rhachi incrassatae immersis bracteis ovato-lanceolatis calyce subcarina- 

 tis margine integris non scariosis, calyce compressis bifidis aequanti- 

 bus. Fructus obpyriformis manifeste apiculatis, pyrenae jugis pars dor- 

 salibus et citra apicem rugis evidentis anastomosantibus. 



A shrub i - 2 m. high with a strong, erect stem one-half to three- 

 fourths of a meter long, with white bark and dense, pinkish wood (in 

 our specimen showing 12 annular rings). Leaves 4 7 cm. long by 

 i 2 cm. broad. Spikes 510 cm. long, 4 mm. thick. Pyrenae 6 mm. 

 long, by 2 mm. broad, full twice the dimensions of those of V. jamai- 

 censis to which the species appears nearest related. From that species 

 it also strongly differs in its shrub character, short spikes, and punctate 

 glabrous leaves. In scrublands, infrequent : 



Great Bahama West End, Brace 357 4. 



Rose Island Jan. 27, 1905, Britton 6 Millspaugh 2125 type. 



Wide Opening, Cay north of from crevices in rocks, B. & M. 2777. 



Valerianodes jamaicensis (L.) Medic. 



In scrublands and open waste grounds: 

 Great Bahama Eight Mile Rocks, B. 6 M. 2479. 

 Great Sturrup Cay B. 6- M. 

 Goat Cay B. 6 M. 2300. 

 Lignum Vitae Cay B. 6 M. 



