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gives an idea of the conditions here. Among the pines the following scrnbs 

 or trees were observed: Tetrazygia hicolor (Mill.) Cogn. (Wild guava), Cordia 

 hahamensis Urban, Iclitliyometliia piscipula (L.) Hitch. (Dogwood), Bnrsera 

 simaruha (L.) Sarg. (Gnni-elemi), Metopium metopium (L.) Small (Poison- 

 wood), Swietenia maliogani L. (Mahogany), Tecoma hahamensis Northrop, 

 Biimi'lia inicropliylla Griseb. (Ink-berry), Acacia choriophylla Benth. (Cinne- 

 cord), Anthacantlius acicularis Nees., Duranta repens L. (Bitter-sweet), Erno- 

 dea littoraHs Sw., Myrica cerifera L., Willuglibceya heterophyUa Small, Rajania 

 hastata Kunth, Byrsonima lucida (Sw.) DC. (Sweet margaret), Erythroxylon 

 hrevipes DC. (Sareto), Morinda roioc L., Ilypelatc irifoliata Sw. (Eed-wood), 

 Bourreria havanensis (L.) Miers. (Strong-back), Exoilica paniculata (Jnss.) 

 Eadlk. (Butter-bongh), Ycrnonia hahamensis Griseb., Gymnanthes lucida Sw. 

 (Crab-wood), Eugenia huxifolia (Sw.) Willd., ErithaUs fniticosa L. (Black 

 torch), Rapania gvyanensis Aubl. (Beef-wood), and Corcolohis launfolia Jacq. 

 (Pigeon pkim). Beneath the ferns was fonnd the new species of Ernodca 

 (Ernodea coheri Britton), with mnch more delicate leaves than the common 

 Ernodea littoralis Sw. Here also was foimd Galium liispidvlum Mich., first 

 collected from the Bahama Islands. 



At certain places the Conocarpns-flat was bordered with an association of 

 Aster tenuifoUus L. and Disticlilis niaritinia Eaf., mixed in jilaces with a little 

 Salicornia amhigua Michx., resembling, with the exception of tlie Salicornia, 

 the association already mentioned on the border of a brackish pond in ISTew 

 Providence. In the coppice behind this association grew Sirietenia mahogani 

 L. (Mahogany), Bumelia loranthifolia (Pierre) Britton (Milk plnm), and a 

 little, scattered Junipcrus harhadcnsis L. The milk plum was here the 

 highest seen, reaching 12 feet, with a diameter of 9 inches. Epidendrum 

 fucatum Lindl. (Yellow orchid) and Fhorodendron spaihulifolium Kr. & Urb. 

 were abundant on the trees, the mistletoe showing its nsual preference for 

 mahogany. 



LIST OF PLAINTS COLLECTED. 



* Names preceded by an asterisk indicate that the species was collected for the 

 first time in the Bahamas by ihe Botanical corps of the Bahama Expedition. 



MYXOMYCETES." 

 ^Physarum compressum A. & S. Dr. Farlow says: "This specimen is interesting 



as being a form of the species noted in the tropics by Lister, but although not 



quite the northern form, still not specifically distinct." 

 *Physarum glohuUferum, (Bull.) Pers. 



Determined by Dr. W. G. Farlow. All collected at Mangrove Cay, Andros. 



