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878. MoNNIEKA MONNIERA (L.) Britt. 



Ncr/yestis Kih. In black muck; very local and abundant. Bas- 

 sin and Riistup Twist. Aug. (495). Golden Rock. March 

 (Mrs. R. 222). Eggers Fl. 605. 



879. RUSSELIA jUNCEA ZuCC. 



Midland. Feb. (Mrs. R. 175). Eggers Fl., p. 79. 



880. SCOPAKIA nULCIS L. 



In black mud of the lagoon at Bassin. Nov. (115). Content- 

 ment. March (Mrs. R. 205). Eggers Fl. 601. 



881. [\'andellia diffusa L. Eggers Fl. 606.] 



BIGXOXIACE.E. 



882. BiGNONIA -toUlNOCTIALIS L. 



Apparently rare. Salt River. July (no num.), June (Mrs. R. 

 426). Eggers Fl. 613. 



883. BiGxoNiA Unguis L. 



Frequent along roads. ^lorning Star Estate. May (394). Doily 

 Hill. Feb. (Mrs. R. 324). Eggers. Fl. 614. 



884. Crescentia Cujete L. 



" Calabash." In fields, common. Bassin. Nov. (73), Jan. 

 (Mrs. R. 70). Eggers Fl. 607. The fruit often attains the 

 size of a man's head. They are gathered for utensils when 

 they have reached the stage of growth at which the finger 

 nail will not mark them, sawn in half, the soft pulp removed 

 and the shells boiled. They are then scraped with a piece 

 of shell or a knife until only a thin ligneous shell remains; 

 this is dried and thus becomes ready for use. These shells 

 sell in the market for from two to eight cents per pair. 



885. [Crescentia cucurbitina L. Eggers Fl. 608.] 



886. DiSTU IIS LACTiFLORA (\'ahl. ) deC. 



Roadsides at the east end of the island. Dec. (163). West 

 end. Feb. (Mrs. R. 96). Eggers Fl. 615. 



887. Tecoma Capensis (Thunb.) Lindl. 



Cultivated at Contentment. Feb. (Mrs. R. 193). Eggers Fl., 

 p. 79. 



888. Tecoma leucoxvi.on (L.) deC. 



" White Cedar. " Common; yard at Bassin. Jan. (229), April 

 (Mrs. R. 323a). Eggers Fl. 611. 



