Dec. i8g6. Flora of Yucatan — Milispaugh. 297 



RANUNCULACE^. 



Clematis dioica Linn. 



Vine 30 feet, abundant in brush lands near Izamal, in fruit 

 Nov. (387). 



MENISPERMACE/E. 



Cissampelos Pareira Linn. Ououc-che. 



\'ine 15 feet, abundant on stone fences about Izamal, Sept. 

 (484). 



LAURACE.E. 



Persea gratissima Gaertn. Agiiacaie. On. 



Cultivated at Merida, April, 1887. {Milispaugh, 25). 



PAPAVERACE.E. 



Argemone Mexicana ochroleuca Lindl. Cardo Santo. 



Herb i to 4 feet, abundant in open places about Izamal, May 

 to Aug. (562). Common near dwellings, Merida {Valdez, 16). 



CRUCIFER^. 



Brassica oleracea Linn. Coi. 



Cultivated at Izamal, March (505). 



Cakile ^qualis L'Her. 



Cakile maritima Scop. On the beach at Progreso, April, 1887, 

 {Milispaugh, 7). This species does not appear in Dr. Gaumer's 

 collections from the port of Silam. 



Lepidium apetalum Willd. Mastuerzo. Putxiu. 



Herb 6 to 18 inches high, abundant as a weed in gardens, 



Izamal, Jan. to Dec. (456). Becoming plentiful about Merida 

 (Vahlez, 14). 



CAPPARIDACE^. 



Capparis amygdalifolia J acq. 



Shrub 6 feet high, common at the port of Silam, April (657). 



Cleome polygama Linn. 



Our specimens are nearest to the published characters of this 

 species. Herb 2 feet high, leaves entire, flowers white, stipules 

 and petioles prickly; stems, branches and petioles finely pubes- 

 cent, pod glabrous. Common at Silam, April (617). 



Cleome spinosa Jacq. 



Herb 5 feet high, on waste grounds in towns, Izamal, July to 

 March (405). 



CRAr.tvA GYNANDRA Linn. Trcs Marias. Xkolocmax. 



C. Tapia L. Tree 60 feet high, common in the brush and 

 forests about Izamal, Oct. to April (333). Abundant near Merida, 

 ( Valdez, y6). 



