88 NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA. 



to 8 mm. ill diameter, one-lialf or more exserted from the persistent 

 coriaceous subcrenately lobed, cup-shaped calyx. — Collected by B. W. 

 Nelson on Maria Madre Island of the Tres Marias groui) of islands, 

 3-25 May, 1897, No. 424.5 (in flower) and No. 4254 (in fruit)." 



Hyptis albida H. B. K. 



Several times reported from Mexico. May 3 to 25, 1897 (No. 4223). 

 Salvia alieua Greene. 



A Mexican species. May 3 to 25, 1897 (No. 4247). 

 Stachys coccinea .Jacq. 



Common in Mexico and Central America, extending into Texas and 

 Arizona. May 3 to 25, 1897 (No. 42(55). 



Iresine iiiterrupta lieutli. 



Reported from western and central Mexico. May 3 to 25, 1897 (No. 

 4234). 



Phytolacca octandra L. 



May 3 to 25, 1897 (No. 4293). 

 Stegnosperma halimifolia lieiith. 



Common along the west coast of Mexico. May 3 to 25, 1897 (No. 4184). 

 Batis maritiraa L. 



Extending from Florida and California to Brazil and the West Indies 

 and also reported from the Sandwich Islands. ]\Iagdalena Island, May 

 2G to 28, 1897 (No. 4327). 



Coccoloba leptostachya lienth. 



This species has not been heretofore found in Mexico, but has been 

 reported from Central America and South America. IVJaria Magdaleua 

 Island, May 2C, to 28, 1897 (No. 4315). 



Autigonon leptopus Hoolc. &. Arn. 



A very common vine on the west coast of Mexico. May 3 to 25, 1897 

 (No. 4204). 



Aristolochia pardina Duch. 



A little-known plant collected at Colima many years ago by Ghies- 

 brecht, and recently at the same place by Dr. Edward Palmer. May 

 3 to 25, 1897 (No. 4304). 



Piper aduncum L. 



Reported from Mexico, Central and South America, and the West 

 Indies. May 3 to 25, 1897 (No. 4283). 



Euphorbia sp. 



May 3 to 25, 1897 (No. 42C8). 



Euphorbia subcaerulea tresmariae Millspangli, v.ir. nov. 



"In the characters present in the specimens collected, this agrees well 

 with E..suhcacrnIeaJl6b.a,\)A Greenm.(Priiigle No. (!265, Oaxaca), except 

 in the hairy involucre more regularly toothed iuvolucral lobes, and in 



