398 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



grass lands, grading into upland woods on the one hand, and 

 into what are called " maniguas," and prairies with scattered 

 clumps of bushes, on the other, and varying with the soil as 

 to whether red, gravelly, or black ; and 7th, a kind of arid, 

 desert-like region, which may be classed as a savannah, but 

 of an extremely gravelly, red, dry soil, and usually covering 

 a comparatively small area. All seven of these divisions 

 grade into one another, from the maritime at one extreme to 

 the arid regions at the other, each one having plants common 

 to some of the others, but possessing some plants peculiar to 

 itself alone. 



CATALOGUE. 



Ranunculaceae. I. 



Clematis dioica L. " Cabello de angel." 



Common to savannahs in good soil, both black and red. 

 Cieneguita, Dec. to Jan., fruits in March. (674.) 



DiLLENIACEAE. II. 



Da VILLA RUGOSA Poir. *' Bejuco Colorado." 



In gravelly, red soil, savannahs, not frequent. Cieneguita 

 S. W.,Feb. 26, '96. (713.) 



Anonaceae. v. 



Anona palustris L. <' Baga," " Palo bobo de Cuba." 



Not uncommon, in river marshes and along small marshy 

 streams. Abreus, May 23, *95. (79.) 



A. RETICULATA L. " Mamou." 



A good fruit, cultivated and spontaneous in good soil. 

 Cieneguita, June 8, '95. (144.) 



OXANDRA VIRGATA Rich. 



Rich soil along the sea, uncommon. Loma de Pajeros at 

 Calicita, Aug. 26, '95. (537.) 



