iv PEEFACE. 



grows only in the one or the other of the adjacent states, Georgia and 

 Alabama, while "Cont" indicates that a plant is more widely distributed 

 and also occurs in other parts of the North American mainland. Like- 

 wise " W. I." means that the plant is found in the West Indies. 



The specimens upon which this study is based are in the collections of 

 the New York Botanical Garden, and the exploration carried on in tropical 

 Florida under the auspices of that institution has made possible a more 

 complete record of tropical shrubs from Florida than has heretofore 

 appeared. 



J. K SMALL. 



THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN, 

 September 4, 1913. 



