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therefore, are of interest for the additional records they provide in plant 

 distribution. 



CATALOGUE OF COLLECTIONS 



POLYPODIACEAE 



BoLBiTis (Leptochilus) cladorrhizans (Spreng.) Ching, in C. 

 Chr. Ind. Suppl. 3:47. 1934. 



Golfo de Dulce, March 26, Elmore F23, rocky walls of a moist 

 shaded stream at 20 feet elevation. 



West Indies to Mexico and Colombia. 



Dryopteris subtetragona (Link) Maxon, Pter. Porto Rica 473. 

 1926. 



Golfo de Dulce, March 26, Elmore FlO, in humus of moist shaded 

 jungle at 10 feet elevation. 



West Indies and Central America. 



Nephrolepis pendula (Raddi) J. Smith, Job. 4:197. 1841. 



Golfo de Dulce, March 26, Elmore F4, growing on old coconut 

 palm stump. 



Central America. 



Gramineae 



Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) Beauv., Ess. Agrost. 138. 1812. 



Golfo de Dulce, March 26, Elmore F3, shaded in moist humus of the 

 forest at 10 feet elevation. 



From southern Mexico to Paraguay and the West Indies; type ap- 

 parently from Peru. This giant grass is abundant along the tropical 

 coasts and widely used by the native peoples in their buildings and for 

 many miscellaneous uses. 



Cyperaceae 



Cyperus Hayesii (Clarke) Standi., Jour. Wash. Acad. Sci. 15: 

 457. 1925. 



Golfo de Dulce, March 26, Elmore Fll, in sandy soil of clearing in 

 jungle at 15 feet elevation. 



Panama and Costa Rica. It has previously been known only from the 

 canal zone, so Elmore's collection supplies an extension of range for the 

 species and an addition to the flora of Costa Rica. 



Rhynckospora cephalotes (L.) Vahl, Enum. 2:237. 1806. 

 Southwest island of the Secas group, March 27, Elmore Gl, shaded 

 in moist peat humus of the jungle at 50 feet elevation. 



