460 Trans. Acad. Sci. oj St. Louis. 



Cassytha Americana Nees. 



(Determined by Dr. Urban.) An aphyllous, herbaceous 

 climber, clinging by papillae or suckers to low shrubs. Not 

 uncommon in savannahs, dry poor soil, usually red. Calicita 

 R. R., UK., June 27, '95. (246.) 



LORANTHACEAE.* CLVII. 



Dendrophthora DoMiNGENSis Eichl. 



Common, parasitic on Brya ebenus DC, Belairia mucro- 

 nata, etc., in dry savannahs. Cieneguita S., July 11, '95. 

 (293.) 



D. LEPTOSTACHYA Eichl. 



Parasitic on Belairia ^ rare. Savannahs. Calicita R. R., 

 lOK., July 17, '95. (333.) 



D. Wrightii Eichl. 



On Terminalia Buceras L., in upland marshes, rare. 

 Cieneguita N., Feb. 22, '96. (710. ) 



D. Wrightii Eichl. 



On Tabehuia pentaphylla Hemsl., in savannahs or upland 

 woods, rare. Cieneguita W., Feb. 26, '96. (715.) 



Phoradendron rubrum Griseb. " Cepa-caballero." 



On Guazuma ulmifolia Lam., in savannahs, not common. 

 Cieneguita, July 10, '95. (299.) 



P. SPATHULIFOLIUM Krug and Urban. 



Common on large trees along Calicita R. R., at IIK., 

 July 27, '95. (348 and 347.) 



Phthirusa emarginata Eichl. 



Common on low shrubs, coast hills. Castillo de Jagua, 

 Sept. 17, '95. (555.) 



Dendropemon purpurens (L.) Krug and Urban. 



On low shrubs, coast hills, rare. Castillo de Jagua, Sept. 

 17, '95. (613.) 



* The members of this order were determined by Dr. 1. Urban. 



