SCIENTIFIC PAPERS. 



LIST OF PLANTS COLLECTED IN THE BAHAMAS, JAMAICA 



AND GRAND CAYMAN. 



BY ALBERT S. HITCHCOCK. 



Preface. 



The collections upon which the list is based, were made 

 during: the winter of 1890-91, for the Missouri Botanical 

 Garden, while the writer was one of a party of naturalists 

 headed by Dr. J. T. Rothrock. Of the Bahamas, the fol- 

 lowing islands were visited; New Providence, Eleuthera, 

 Cat, Watling's, Crooked, Fortune, Inagua. Several days 

 were spent on each island except Watling's, where, owing to 

 the surf, but one landing was made. In Jamaica four ports 

 were visited, Kingston, Port Morant, Port Antonio and 

 Lucea. From Kingston an excursion was made to Bog 

 Walk, the specimens labeled thus being collected between 

 there and Spanish Town. Another excursion was made to 

 Blue Mountain Peak. Specimens labeled Blue Mts. were 

 collected between Gordontown and Abbey Green; those 

 labeled Blue Mt. Peak were collected between Abbey 

 Green and the Peak. Constant Springs, a suburb of 

 Kingston, was also visited. On the return voyage a stop 

 of three days was made at the island of Grand Cayman. 



The total number of the species determined is 953, to 

 which are to be added the varieties and the cultivated 

 plants. 



A large number of doubtful specimens were compared at 

 Cambridge, and I wish to thank the persons connected 

 with the herbarium for their kindness in placing the facili- 

 ties at my disposal. The herbaria at Columbia College and 

 at the Department of Agriculture were also briefly consulted. 



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