COBBECTIONS AND ADDITIONS. 



Page 19. Fourteenth line from above, after " local name" read which as a rule is 

 derived either from the English or the Dutch language, except in Yieques and Culebra. 



Page 84. To Avicennia nitida. The ground under the tree is sometimes covered with 

 a peculiar kind of aerial roots, proceeding from the underground roots erect into the 

 air to a height of four to six inches. 



Page 99. To Aroidece. A supposed Aroidea with an immense, nearly aphyllous, climb- 

 ing, terete, green stem, about 100' long, I" diam., with scaly, early deciduous leaves 

 and aerial roots resembling those of Vanilla, is met with in a few places in St. Thomas 

 (among rocks on Flaghill in the forest). As, however, neither fruit nor flower has 

 as yet been found, it is still doubtful even to which family this interesting species 

 may belong. 



Page 100, No. 827. Cancel the lines, " Leaves used for making ropes, thatching roofs, 

 and other domestic purposes." 



Add before No. 828 : 



827*. Th. parviflora, Sw. (v. Bull-Seger). Fl. May-July; stem 30'-40' high, up to 

 3' in circumference. Berry in both species black, fleshy. Leaves of this species are 

 used for making ropes, hats, roofs, and for other domestic purposes. On the northern 

 slopes of the hills, common. Virgin Islands. 



Add before Commelynacece : 



(Cultivated species: Phoenix spinosa, Thonning, and Latania lorlonica, L.) 

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