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Hypericum Myrtifolium, Lam. Myers (14). Flatwoodwet 

 weather ponds. Shrub one to three feet high. Fre- 

 quent. 



Hypericum Aspalathoides, Willd. Myers (13). Borders 

 of flatwood ponds. Common. 



Hypericum Opacum, T. and G. Myers (12). Marco. Flat- 

 woods. Common. 



Malvastrum Rugellii, Wats. Everglade, Myers (22). A 

 weed along the streets. Frequent. 



SiDA Cordifolia, L. Marco, Myers. Waste places. Not 

 common. 



SiDA Rhombifolia, L. Marco (23), Punta Rassa. A weed 

 along edge of field (No. 23) and in waste places. Com- 

 mon at Marco. 



SiDA Acuta, Burm. Marco, Myers (24). A common street 

 weed; shrubby at base; a foot or two high. Flowers 

 yellow or orange, opening in sunshine in forenoon. 



SiDA Rubra-Marginata, Nash. Punta Rassa (25), Myers. 

 At Punta Rassa it was abundant in the sandy flats or 

 prairies near the coast. An erect shrub one to three 

 feet high or in protected places as much as five feet 

 high. Stem and margin of leaves purple. 



Urena Lobata, L. Myers (550). A weed along the streets 

 and in waste places. 



Kosteletzkya Smilacifolia, Gray. Myers (18) (19), Marco. 

 Along Caloosahatchee river (No. 18) and fresh water 

 swamps (No. 19). No. 18 agrees with description and 

 Simpson's specimen. No. 19 has narrow leaves, slen- 

 der, wide spreading stems and flowers only about half 

 as large. 



Kosteletzkya Altheaefolia, Gray. Sanibel (20), Marco 

 (21). Salt or brackish marshes near coast. No. 20 

 leaves small and plant widely spreading. No. 21 

 leaves usual shape, but neither this nor 20 have the 

 dense velvety pubescence of other specimens, e. g. 

 Curtiss, 5696. 



GossYPiuM Herbaceum, L. Sanibel, Myers, Marco. More 

 or less shrubby. Occasional plants have become es- 

 tablished. 



