Dec. i8g6. Flora of Yucatan — Millspaugh. 295 



Alternanthera straminea (Mart.) Millsp. Amor Seco del Motite. 



Herb 6 feet high, abundant in brush lands about Izamal, Jan. 

 to Dec. (369). Common near Merida [Va/dcz, jj). 



Amaranthus polygonoides Linn. Sacxtez. 



Herb i foot high, common on old fields about Izamal (459). 



Amaranthus spinosus Linn. B/edo. Xtes. 



Herb 3 feet high, very abundant in fields about Izamal, Jan. 

 to Dec. (468). Common near Merida {Valdez, 56). 



Celosia paniculata Linn. 



Herb 4 feet high, infrequent, Xcholac, March (542). 



Celosia virgata J acq. XhatalnaL 



Herb 4 feet high, common on old fields, Izamal, Jan. to Dec. 

 (458). Old fields near Merida ( r(?A/<f'c, jg). 



Gomphrena decumbens J acq. 



In the brush lands about Izamal (369 in part). • 



Irisine cELOsioiDES Linn. 



Suffrutescent 5 to 10 feet high, abundant in brush lands near 

 Izamal, Oct. to Feb. (392). . 



Philoxerus vermicularis (L) R. Br. 



Herb 2 feet high, abundant at the port of Silam, April (623). 



PHYTOLACCACE^. 



Petiveria alliacea Linn. Xpayche. 



Herb 6 feet high, very abundant on waste lands near Izamal, 

 Sept. to Dec. (Si 4). Waste lands near Tikul, Apr. 1887. {Mills- 

 paugJi 12).- 



Phytolacca Mexicana Sweet? . Telcox. 



Racemes 6 to g inches long, peduncle 4 inches long, leaves 5 

 to 7 inches long, petioles 2 to 3 inches long, stamens 20, coccae 

 10. With the next species (674''). 



Phytolacca octandra Linn? Telcox. 



Racemes short peduncled, erect, 4 inches long, leaves 2 to 3 

 inches long, short petioled, stamens 8 to 10, coccae 7 to 9. Abun- 

 dant at the port of Silam, April (674" in part). 



Rivixa hu.milis glabra Linn. 



Herb 6 to 18 inches high, common on cultivated lands about 

 Izamal, Jan. to Dec. (322). 



NYCTAGINACE^. 



B(ERHAAViA erecta Linn. Verba blanca. Xacil-sacxiu. 



Trailing 6 feet, common at the port of Silam, April (627). 

 Herb 3 feet high, very abundant on cultivated lands near Izamal, 

 Jan. to Dec. (361). Common about Merida [Va/dez, gi). 



