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Corolla 6-8 mm. long : leaf -blades strlglllose or glabrate, not rugose. 1. G. elUptica. 

 Corolla 20-25 mm. long : leaf -blades scabro-pubescent, rugose. 2. G. scabra. 



1. GK elliptica Sw. Shrub or small tree: leaf -blades thin, mainly oblong, oval, 

 or obovate, 2-4 cm. long: corolla-lobes mostly 4: style glabrous: drupes 8-11 

 mm. in diameter. VELVET- SEED. 



Hammocks and pinelands, E. Keys and F. Keys. (W. 7.) 



2. G. scabra Vent. Shrub or small tree : leaf -blades thick, mainly oblong, oval, 

 or oblong-ovate, 4.5-8 cm. long, or rarely smaller: corolla-lobes mostly 6 cr 7: 

 style pubescent : drupes about 6 mm. in diameter. BOUGH VELVET-SEED. 



Hammocks and pinelands, E. Keys and F. Keys, and coastal hammocks, s. pen. 

 Fla. (W. I.) 



9. EBITHALIS P. Br. Shrubs. Leaf-blades leathery. Flowers in ter- 

 minal cymes. Sepals 5-10, short or obsolete. Corolla with a short tube and 

 5-10 narrow lobes. Stamens 5-10 : filaments adnate to the base of the corolla- 

 tube: anthers oblong to linear. Drupe berry-like. 



1. E. fruticosa L. Shrub with glabrous foliage: leaf -blades oval to oblong- 

 obovate, 2.5-5 cm. long, lustrous: sepals minute: corolla white; lobes oblong, 

 3-5 mm. long: berries subglobose, 3-4 mm. thick, dark-purple. 



Sand-dunes and coastal hammocks, s. pen. Fla. and the F. Keys. (W. I.) 



10. CHIOCOCCA P. Br. Shrubs or vines. Leaf-blades leathery. Flowers 

 on axillary raceme-like cymes. Sepals 5, short. Corolla with a relatively short 

 tube and 5 shorter lobes. Stamens 5: filaments long, essentially free from the 

 corolla-tube and united around the base of the style: anthers linear. Drupe 

 globular. SNOWBEREY. 



Corolla-lobes about 3 mm. long : anthers' about 3 mm. long : seeds 4-5 mm. long. 



1. C. alba. 

 Corolla-lobes about 2 mm. long : anthers about 2 mm. long : seeds 



2-2.5 mm. long. 2. C. pinetorum. 



1. C. alba (L.) A. Hitchc. Large, erect, diffuse, or reclining plants: leaf- 

 blades elliptic, oval, or ovate, 3-7 cm. long: corolla white, often becoming 

 yellow; tube 7-8 mm. long: drupes white, 5.5-6.5 mm. in diameter. 



Hammocks, s. pen. Fla. and the F. Keys. (W. I.) 



2. C. pinetorum Britton. Small, trailing plants: leaf -blades elliptic to oblong 

 or sometimes oval, broadest below the middle, 1-3 cm. long: corolla perma- 

 nently white; tube 3.5-4 mm. long: drupes white, 4-4.5 mm. in diameter. 



Pinelands, E. Keys and F. Keys. (W. I.) 



11. STRUMPFIA Jacq. Shrubs. Leaf-blades rigid-leathery. Flowers 

 in axillary raceme-like panicles. Sepals 5, short. Corolla rotate, with a very 

 short tube and 5 longer lobes. Stamens 5: filaments very short, scarcely 

 adnate to the base of the corolla-tube, united: anthers adnate by their broad 

 connectives. Drupe thick. 



1. S. maritima Jacq. Much branched pubescent shrub, the branches short- 

 jointed: leaf -blades linear to linear-elliptic, 1-2.5 cm. long, revolute: sepals 

 triangular to ovate-triangular, becoming about 1 mm. long, acute: corolla 

 white, pubescent; lobes lanceolate to oblong, 3-4 mm. long: drupes 4-6 mm. 

 long, white or red. 



Sandy or rocky hammocks and sand-dunes, F. Keys. (W. I.) 



12. PSYCHOTRIA L. Shrubs or trees. Leaf-blades thinnish. Flowers 

 in terminal or axillary cymes. Sepals 4-6, short and broad. Corolla with a 



