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meratc'd in Griscbarli Systciiiatischo LfntorKUciuingcn iiber die Ve- 

 getation der Karaibon, insbesoiidcro dor Iiiscl Guadeloupe: 

 Myginda uragoga cf. Syinb. Antill. V. \\ 80. (Rhacoma ci'osso- 

 petalum Linn.). 



Rhamnus colubrinus (Colubrina ferru^inosa Brong.). 

 Malpighia linearis (Malpighia angustifolia Linn.). 

 Corchorus hirsutus Linn. 

 Lobelia Pluraieri (Scaevola Plumieri Vahl). 



A. Plee 1821. 



After a discussion I had with Prof. I. Urban, I think it super- 

 fluous to quote the few plants that are collected by Mr. Plee. 

 (Herb. Mus. Paris). 



M. D. Feenstra about 1836. 



M^. F. R. Suringar 1885. 



J. J. Walch about 1889. 



F. A. F. C. Went 1902. 



I. Boldmjh Y.im. 



For these 5 persons 1 refer to what was said under St. 



Eustatius. 



According to Grisebacli: Systcmatisclie Untersuchungen iiber die 



Vegetation der ICaraiben, insbesondere der Insel Guadeloupe, 



also the following plants were collected in St. Martin : 



n. 868. JVIetastelma paralias Decs. (IMetastelraa parvillorum K. Br.). 



n> 1009. Cuscuta americana Linn. 



According to the notes I made about the persons and col- 

 lections afore said I did not think it desirable to treat any of 

 the smaller collections. The difficulties in getting all these plants 

 would not be in proportion to the small amount of greater com- 

 pleteness of the plants then mentioned in this Flora. 

 So I have treated in the Systematic Part only the collections made 

 by Suringar., van Grol-Meyers, Boldingh and Lionarons. 



It will appear from these collections that I have about 5000 

 numbers of plants at my disposal, a liig number when we take 

 into consideration that the surface of the 3 Islands does not sur- 

 pass 140 n km. 



