194 PROCEEDINGS: BOSTON SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY. 



A. SCANDENS (Aubl.) Eiigl., in Mart., Fl. Bras., vol. 3, pt. 2, p. 78 

 (1878). Dracontium scandens Aubl., Guian., vol. 2, p. 836 (1775). — 

 South Hill, El Valle, Johnston, no. 14, July 18. Found on the branches 

 of trees. Venezuela: Ernst, Sobre la flora y fauna, p. 226. Brazil. 



DiEFFENBACHIA Schott. 



D. SEGUiNE (Jacq.) Schott, Melet., vol. 1, p. 20 (1832); Griseb., 

 Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 509. Arum seguine Jacq., Enum., p. 31 (1760). — 

 Rio Asuncion, alt. 400 m., Johnston, no. 214, Aug. 12-15. Venezuela: 

 Ernst, Sobre la flora y fauna, p. 226. Jamaica, French Ids., Guiana. 



Philodendron Schott. 



P. EXiMiUM Schott, Oestr. bot. Wochenbl, vol. 3, p. 378 (1853).— 

 Juan Griego trail, alt. 450 m., Johnston, no. 305, Aug. 12-15. De- 

 scribed from Brazil. Ernst reported an undetermined species of 

 Philodendron from Margarita. 



BROMELIACEAE. 

 Aechmea R. & P. 



A. Fendleri Andre, Bromel. x\ndreanae, p. 13 (1890); ISIez in 

 DC., Monog. Phanerog., vol. 9, p. 223 (1896).— South Hill, El Valle, 

 alt. 335 m., Johnston, no. 335; also on the mountain ridge from San 

 Juan Mt. to Juan Griego trail, alt. 500-700 m., Johnston, no. 209, 

 July 2. Venezuela: Ernst, Sobre la flora y fauna, p. 226; between 

 Petaquira and Colonia Tovar, Fendler, no. 2454, according to ]\Iez, 

 I. c. 



Ananas Adans. 



A. SATivus (Lindl.) Schult. f., Syst., vol. 8, p. 1283 (1830); Rheede, 

 Hort. Mai., vol. 11, pis. 1, 2. Ananassa sativa Lindl. Bot. Reg. vol. 

 13, under pi. 1068 (1827); Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. Ind., p. 591.— Cul- 

 tivated at El Valle, Tacarigua. Distribution general in the West 

 Indies and South America. 



Bromelia L. 



B. PiNGUiN L., Sp. pL, vol. 1, p. 285 (1753); Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. 

 Ind., p. 591 ; Red., Lib, vol. 7, p. 396.— El Valle, Miller & Johnston, 

 no. 247, July 26, and Johnston, no. 211, July 6. Venezuela: Ernst, 

 Sobre la flora y fauna, p. 226. Distribution general from Cuba to 

 Guiana and Colombia. 



