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1428. Britton, N. L. The wild pimento of Jamaica. Jour. New York Bot. Gard. 21: 38, 

 39. 1920. — Amomis jamaicensis Britton & Harris, sp. nov. — H. A. Gleason. 



1429. Britton, N. L., and C. F. Millspatjgh. The Bahama Flora. Roij. 8 vo., vin + 695 p. 

 Published by the authors: New York, June 26, 1920.— The present work includes plants of the 

 four great phyla of the vegetable kingdom, namely, Thallophyta, Brrjophyta, Pteridophyta, 

 and Spermatophyla. The treatment of the lower groups has been contributed by prominent 

 specialists, as follows: Miisci by Mrs. N. L. Britton; Hepaticae by Professor Alexander 

 W. Evans; Lichens by Professor Lincoln W. Riddle; Algae by Dr. Marshall A. Howe 

 and Mr. Frank S. Collins; Diatoms by Mr. Charles S. Boyer; Fungi by Dr. Fred J. 

 Seaver and Dr. William A. Murrill. Ample keys are provided for both genera and 

 species, which, except in some of the lower groups, are described in detail and accompanied 

 by a limited bibliography and synonymy. A chapter on "Exploration and Collections" is 

 given; also a special chapter on "Bibliography," prepared with the cooperation of Mr. John 

 H. Barnhart, is added. The following is a list of the new genera, species, combinations, etc., 

 of which Britton & Millspaugh are the authors unless otherwise indicated; Dichromena 

 inaguensis Britton, Atamosco cardinalis Britton (Zephyranthes cardinalis C. H. Wright), 

 Encyclia fucata {Epidendrum fucatum Lindl.), E. bahamensis {Epidendrum bahamense 

 Griseb.), E. rufa {Epidendrum rufum Lindl.), E. diurna {Limodorum diurmim Jacq.), E. 

 inaguensis Nash, E. plicala {Epidendrum plicatum Lindl.), E. acicularis {Epidendrum 

 aciculare Batem.), Nidema gen. nov., A''. Ottonis {Epidendrum Ottonis Rchb. f.), Oncidium 

 bahamense Nash, 0. lucayanum Nash, Peperomia spathulifolia Small, Dendropemon brevipes 

 Britton, D. bahamensis Britton, Coccolobis Northropiae Britton, Ocotea coraicea Britton 

 {La^irtis coriacea Sw.), Anneslia formosa {Acacia formosa Kunth), Cracca cathartica {Galega 

 cathartica Moc. & Sesse), Dolichos insularis Britton, Erythroxylon confusum Britton {E. 

 affine A. Rich., not St. Hil.), Polygala Wilsoni Small, Margaritaria bahamensis {Phyllanthus 

 bahamensis Urban), Croton rosmari7ioides Millsp. {C. rosmarinifolius Griseb., not Salisb.), 

 Curcas Curcas {Jalropha Curcas L.), Adenorima gymnonola Millsp. {Euphorbia gymnonoia 

 Urban), Abutilon trisulcatum {Sida trisulcata Jacq.), Malache bahamensis {Pavonia bahamensis 

 Hitchc), Zuelania Guidonia {Laetia Guidonia Sw.), Anamomis lucayana Britton, Nym- 

 phoides aureiim Britton {Limnanthemum aureum Britton), Neobracea bahamenesis Britton 

 {Bracea bahamenesis Britton), Jacquemontia caxjensis Britton, Gerardia bracteosa, Guettarda 

 Nashii, G. Taylori, G. inaguensis, Borreria inaguensis Britton, B. saxicola Britton, V. Wil- 

 sonii Britton, B. bahamensis Britton, B. savannarttm Britton, Lobelia lucayana, Eupatorium 

 lucaijanum BTitton, Eschenbachia lyrata {Co7iyza lyrataUBK.), Neothymopsis gen. nov., iV. 

 thymoides {Tetranthus thymoides Griseb.), A^. Brittonii {Thymopsis Brittonii Greenm.), Cir- 

 sium Smallii Britton (C. pinetorum Small, not Greenm.), Hynmiostomum flavescens E. G. 

 Britton, Amblystegium Sipho E. G. Britton {Hrjpnum Sipho Beauv.), Verrxicaria mamillaris 

 Riddle, Porina Wilsonii Riddle, P. macrocarpa Riddle, P. subfirmula Riddle, Microthelia 

 quadriloculata Riddle, Anthracothecium subglobosum Riddle, Tomasellia exumana Riddle, 

 T. macrospora Riddle, Trypethelium eluteriae var. sub sulphur eum Riddle {Pseudopyrenula 

 eluteriae subsp. subs^dphurea Wainio), Parathelium microcarpum Riddle, Campy lothelium 

 decolorans Riddle, Lithothelium bahamense Riddle, Opegrapha isabellina Riddle, 0. bahamen- 

 sis Riddle, 0. columbina Riddle, Chiodecton cruentatum Riddle, C. Bracei Riddle, lonaspis 

 tropica Riddle, Bilimbia aurata Riddle, B. molybditis Riddle {Biatora molybditis Tuck.), 

 Bacida medialis Riddle {Lecidia medialis Tuck.), Ocellularia subtilis Riddle {Thelotrema 

 subtile Tuck.), Thelotrema paralbidum Riddle, Leptotrema simplex Riddle {Thelotrema sim- 

 plex Tuck.), L. bisporum Riddle {Thelotrema bisporum Nyl.), Caloplaca galactophylla Riddle 

 {Placodium galactophyllum Tuck.), C. aurantiaca var. isidiosella Riddle {Lecanora aurantiaca 

 var. isidiosella Crombie), C. aurantiaca var. diffracta Riddle {Callopisma aurantiacum var. 

 diffractum Mass.), Liagora pedicellata M. A. Howe, L. mucosa M. A. Howe, Grallatoria M. A. 

 Howe gen. nov., G. reptans M. A. Howe, Gracilaria lacinulata M. A. Howe {Fucus lacinulatus 

 Vahl), Laurencia nana M. A. Howe, Chondria Collinsiana M. A. Howe, Amphibia pectinata 

 M. A. Howe {Bostrychia Vieillardi pectinata Kiitz), A. Sertularia M. A. Howe {Bostrychia 

 Sertularia Mont.), Herposiphonia bipinnaia M. A. Howe, Dasyopsis Antillarum M. A. 



