McAtei — Hants Collected on St. Vincent Island, Florida. II 



PlNACEAE. 



Pinus caribaea Morelet. The dominanl tree of the island. Never 

 having been boxed for turpentine, forests of it still present a fine 

 appearance. 



.1 (MI'ICi: ACEAE. 



Juniperu8 barbadensis L. 



Tyimiackai:. 



Typha latifolia L. 



Xai vdaceae. 



Zannichellia palusiris L. In fruit .March 20, 1911. Sometimes lias 

 small, somewhat lobed tubers at the base of the stems. 



Ruppia marilima L. Puldoo grass. As a result of damming the 

 outlet of a series of large ponds on St. Vincent, some years ago, a 

 considerable proportion of these waters is now fresh. Correspond- 

 ing to this change, Ruppia as a dominant growth has become 

 restricted to ponds which, due to occasional tidal overflow, or 

 seepage, are somewhat brackish. However, luxuriant growths of 

 it have been noted in purely fresh water. Seeds were found in the 

 stomachs of ducks collected from January 7 to January 14. 1910, 

 and much new seed had already ripened, .March IS, 11)11. 



Potamogeton lucens L. Not plentiful, local. Fruit not quite mature, 

 August, HMO; an abundance ripe, October :;. Probably introduced 

 with the following: 



Potamogeton perfoliatus L. Widely hut sparingly distributed. 

 Introduced from Currituck Sound, X. C. 



Potamogeton pusillus 1- Abundant. Probably introduced. 



Polamogejon pectinatus L. Widely distributed and abundant. Intro- 

 duced from Currituck Sound, X. C, and Cayuga Lake, X. V. 

 Seeds ripe, October :!, 1910; tubers plentiful, December 2:1. 



ZoSTERACEAE. 



Zostera mariaa L. Transplanted from lagoons on mainland oil' 

 Indian Pass to an almost enclosed shallow bay on St. Vincent. 



N UADACEAE. 



Naias flexilu < Willd) Rostk. and Schmidt. Probably introduced. 



A [JSMACEAE. 



Sagiltaria platyphylla (Engelm. ) J. G. Smith. Propagated from a 

 stock of tubers, the original ones of which were secured in the 

 Mississippi Delta, La. 



Sat/iiiaria papillosa Buch. Common. Flowers and immature fruit. 

 ( tetober 30, 1910; mature fruit, January 14 and < (ctober :'.)». 



Sagittaria latifolia Willd. Introduced from Carleton, Ore. 



Eleodaceae. 



Valli8neria spiralis L. Abundant. Introduced from Currituck 

 Sound, X. C, and I >shkosh, Wis. 



