1(>4 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 



although transported fail to be placed in a favorable situ- 

 ation. 1 collected several beans of Gigalobium scandevs on 

 various beaches, but the plant had not gained a foot-hold 

 as its habitat is the dense woods of the larger islands. 

 But the bulk of the flora of the Bahamas is either maritime 

 or such as would, under favorable conditions, be likely to 

 pass through the salt water ordeal successfully. The 

 islands are all low and probably most of the species are 

 found within the influence of the sea. 



It will be observed that more species are represented in 

 the collections from New Providence than from any of the 

 other islands, although no more thorough search w T as made. 

 This is probably due to the fact that Nassau is the chief 

 port of the Colony and the facilities for plant distribution 

 are thus increased. 



The following is a tabulated statement of the plants col- 

 lected in the Bahama Islands showing their distribution, so 

 far as shown by my collections, in the islands visited, and 

 also the occurrence of said species in the adjacent regions. 

 For the latter I have taken as the basis, Grisebach's Cata- 

 logus Plantarum Cubensium, Eggers' Flora of St. Croix 

 and the Virgin Islands, Hemsley's Biologia Centrali 

 Americani, and for the United States various works on 

 American botany. The distribution in South America was 

 taken from Grisebach's Flora of the British West Indies. 



