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On rocky ledges of the left bank of the Guadalupe, at Kerrville, and 

 on stony, gra c sy hillsides, altitude 1640-1800 feet. Tnis is the G. lini- 

 folia of Gray from the type locality, " rocky hills and prairies of the 

 Upper Guadalupe." 



May 14 (1737); type locality, " Cape San Lucas." 



MALPIGHIA L. Sp. PL 425 (1753). 

 Malpighia glabra L. Sp. PI. 425 (1753). 



Found sparingly along Nueces Bay and in Corpus Christi, as a suf- 

 fruticose plant 12-15 inches high, although good -sized bushes were 

 noticed in cultivation. 



March 5 (1396); type locality, in tropical America, "in Jamaica, 

 Brasilia, Surinamo, Curacao." 



ZYGOPHYLLACEAE. 



PORLIERA Ruiz and Pav. Prodr. 55 /. p (1794). 

 Porliera angustifolia (Engelm.) A. Gray, PI. Wright, i: 28 (1852). 



Gitiacnm angustifolium Engelm. Wisliz. Rep. 29 (1848). 

 In shady soil near the mouth of the Nueces river, sea level to 30 feet. 

 At a little distance this shrub or tree presents the appearance of a 

 Conifer, its dark green leaves, and ascending branches giving it a very 

 peculiar appearance. 



April 3 (1524); type locality, "about Parras," Mexico. 



TRIBULUS L. Sp. PI. 386 (1753). 

 Tribulus maximus L. Sp. PI. 386 (1753). 

 Tribitlus lerrestris Muhl. Cat. 43 (1818). 

 Tribulus trijugatus Nutt. Gen. i: 277(1818). 

 Kallstroemia maxima T. & G. Fl. N. A. i : 213 (1838). 

 Plentiful in rich ground about Kerrville, altitude 1650 feet. Also 

 abundant at Corpus Christi. Flowers open at about 10 o'clock on clear 

 mornings and nearly an hour later when cloudy, remaining open about 

 two hours. 



May 23 (1777) ; type locality, " in Jamaicae aridis." 



RUTACEAE. 



THAMNOSMA Torr. & Frem. in Frem. 2d Rep. 313 ( ). 

 Thamnosma Texanum (A. Gray) Torr. Mex. Bound. Surv. 2: 42 



' (^59). 



