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rence in the pinclands may be accounted for by the former exist- 

 ence of camps. Specimens were collected in pinelands between 

 Cocoanut Grove and Cutler in the fall of 1903, Small & Carter 



1280. 



Phaseolus lux atis L. 



The Lima bean became naturalized in Florida under the same 

 conditions as the Phaseolus vulgaris. Specimens were collected 

 on hammock islands between Homestead and Cross Key in the 

 fall of 1906, Small & Carter 2572. The plant occurs under nearly 

 similar conditions on Andros, Bahamas. 



ClCCA DISTICHA L. 



This native of the East Indies, known as the Otaheite goose- 

 berry, now widely cultivated in the tropics, has escaped from 

 cultivation in South Florida, where it is grown for its fruits, which 

 are used as a substitute for gooseberries. Specimens were col- 

 lected in pinelands near Miami in November, 1904, Small 2227. 



Breynia nivosa (W. G. Smith) Small, comb, now 

 Phyllanthus nivosus W. G. Smith 

 This plant, very commonly cultivated in gardens, and par- 

 ticularly used for hedges, in southern Florida, where it grows 

 luxuriantly, has begun to spread beyond the limits of cultivated 

 grounds. It makes itself perfectly at home in the pinelands and 

 on the edges of hammocks. Specimens were collected near Miami 

 in November, 1904, Small 2218. The plant is also becoming 

 naturalized in the West Indies. 



Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland. 

 Although introduced on the Florida Keys long ago and growing 

 naturally there for many years, this shrub or tree apparently did 

 not reach the mainland until recently. Specimens were collected 

 along the shore of Biscayne Bay near Cutler in 1905, by Dr. 

 S. H. Richmond, of Cutler. The fruits from which these trees 

 originated were evidently floated across the bay from the Keys. 



Hibiscus Sabdariffa L. 

 The roselle or Jamaica sorrel, cultivated in southern Florida for 

 its edible flowers, has become established in pinelands and waste 



