516 SMALL: LHE FLORA OF PENINSULAR FLORIDA 
rence in the pinelands may be accounted for by the former exist- 
ence of camps. Specimens were collected in pinelands between 
Cocoanut Grove and Cutler in the fall of 1903, Small & Carter 
1280. 
PHASEOLUS LUNATUS L. 
The Lima bean became naturalized in Florida under the same 
conditions as the Phaseolus vulgaris. Specimens were collected 
on hammock islands between Homestead and Cross Key in the 
fall of 1906, Small & Carter 2572. The plant occurs under nearly 
similar conditions on Andros, Bahamas. 
CICCA DISTICHA L. 
This native of the East Indies, known as the Otaheite goose- 
berry, now widely cultivated in the tropics, has escaped from 
cultivation in South Florida, where it is grown for its fruits, which 
are used as a substitute for gooseberries. Specimens were col- 
lected in pinelands near Miami in November, 1904, Small 2227. 
/’ Breynia nivosa (W. G. Smith) Small, comb. nov. 
Phyllanthus nivosus W. G. Smith 
This plant, very commonly cultivated in gardens, and par- 
ticularly used for hedges, in southern Florida, where it grows 
luxuriantly, has begun to spread beyond the limits of cultivated 
grounds. It makes itself perfectly at home in the pinelands and 
on the edges of hammocks. Specimens were collected near Miam 
in November, 1904, Small 2218. The plant is also becoming 
naturalized in the West Indies. 
THESPESIA POPULNEA (L.) Soland. 
Although introduced on the Florida Keys long ago and growing 
naturally there for many years, this shrub or tree apparently did 
not reach the mainland until recently. Specimens were collected 
along the shore of Biscayne Bay near Cutler in 1905, by Dr. 
S. H. Richmond, of Cutler. The fruits from which these trees 
originated were evidently floated across the bay from the Keys. 
Hipiscus SABDARIFFA L. 
The roselle or Jamaica sorrel, cultivated in southern Florida for 
its edible flowers, has become established in pinelands and waste 
