46 Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 



( ioRRIGIOLACE \l". 



Odontonychia erecta (Chapm. ) Small. 

 Tetragoniaceae. 



Moltugo veriieillata L. (?) The single specimen collected combines 

 the characters of verticUlata and cerviana, having linear to oblong 

 and spatulate leaves, and the seeds faintly ridged as well as reticu- 

 lated. Ripe capsules, October 31. 



Sesuvium portulacastrum L. Ripe fruit, November 1. 



Ceratophyllaceae. 



Ceratophyllum demosum L. Seeds in duck stomachs, January 10. 

 Chapman records* C. echinatum A. Gray from St. Vincent. It is 

 probable that little harm would be done by regarding all Cera- 

 tophyllums in North America as belonging to a single variable 

 species. 



Magnoliaceae. 



Magnolia foetida ( L. ) Sarg. Numerous tree- are present on the south 

 side of the island. 



Nelumbonaceae. 



Nelumbo lute a (Willd. ) Pers. Several acres, in one of the ponds are 

 occupied by this plant. Ripe seeds, partly fallen, October 8, 

 KM I. 



Nympheaceae. 



Castalia odorata (Dryand) Woodv. and Wood. For the present all 

 of the water lilies collected are placed under this name. There 

 seem to he two kinds, however, one with larger leaves, the edges 

 of which are coarsely toothed, and with larger flowers on stouter 

 peduncles. Seeds in duck stomachs, January 10. 



Castalia mexicana Zucc. Introduced. 

 Br vssicaceae. 



Cakile edentula (Bigel.) Hook. Ripe fruits, leaves fallen, Novem- 

 ber 1. 



ROSACEAE. 



Rubus trivialis Michx. 



( ' VSSIAl'KAK. 



Cliamaecrista bellula Pollard. Both flowers and ripe fruit, October 

 30. Originally described! from St. Vincent specimens (September 

 it, L899, S. M. Tracy). 



F\ MACE AH. 



Lupinus diffusus Nutt. Lavender. Seeds fallen, October 31. 

 Sesban macrocarpa Muhl. Coffee weed. Ripe pods, October 30. 

 Amorpha fruticosa L. Ripe pods, November 2. 

 Meibornia striata (Pursh) Kuntze. Foils full sized but not filled, 

 November 2. 



• Flora of the Southern t'. S., I860, p. 39S. 

 t Proc, Biol. Soc. Wash.. 15, 1902, pp. 19-20. 



