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i 'issus incisa Desmoul. Recorded by Chapman;* fruits in November. 

 Ampelopsis arborea (L. ) Rusby. Ripe fruit, October 31. 

 Malvaceae. 



.' Hibiscus 'nicamia W'endl. Wild cotton. Seeds fallen, October 30. 



Hypericaceae. 



Ascyrum hypericoides L. Ripe capsules, October 30. 



Ascyrum tetrapetalum (Lam.) Vail. Flowers, immature and mature 



capsules, ( >ctober 30. 

 Ascyrum linifolium Spach. 

 Hypericum ambiguum Ell. All stages from flowers to ripe capsules, 



November 4. 



CrSTAOEAE. 



Lechea minor L. Ripe capsules, October 30. 

 Opuxtiaceae. 



Opuntia pes-corvi Le Conte. 

 Lauraceae. 



Persea borbonia ( L. ) Spreng. 



Persea pubescens fPursh.) Sarg. Ripe fruit, November 2. 



Lythraceae. 



Ammannia coccinea Rottb. Both immature and mature fruits, Octo- 

 ber ill and November 3. 

 Onaoraceae. 



Tsnardia pah/atria L. 



Ludwigia alternifolia L. Ripe capsules, October 31. 



Oenothera humifusa Nutt. All stages from flowers to mature fruit, 



November 2. 

 Gaura angustifolia Michx. Immature fruit, October 30. 



Gunner ace a e. 



Proserpinaca pectinata Lam. 



Myriophyllum. Present, species not determined. 



Qmbeluferae. 



Hydrocotyle umbellata L. 

 Hydrocotyle ranunculoides L. 

 Centella repanda (Pers. ) Small. 



Ericaceae. 



Kalmia hirsuia Walt. All stages from flowers to opened capsules, 

 November 4. 



Zenobia pulverulenla (Willd. ) Pollard. 



Pterin nilida (Bartr.) B. & H. Ripe capsules, November 2. 



Xolisma fruticosa (Michx.) Nash. 

 Vacciniaceae. 



Gaylussacia dumosa ( Andr.) T. it (i. 



Gaylussacia frondosa (L. ) T. & G. 



* Flora 18G0, p. 70. 



