10 Sarrorp: NorEes oF A NATURALIST AFLOAT—II 
Tournefortia gnaphaloides, belonging to the Boraginaceae, 
is represented in Polynesia by 7. argentea; and Scaevola’ 
Plumieri, allied to the Lobeliaceae, with flowers having a 
peculiar 5-lobed corolla split down on one side, is repre-_ 
sented there by Scaevola Koenigii; while Maytenus 
phyllanthoides, with leathery leaves and bright red three- 
valved se , belongs to an interesting genus of Celas-_ 
traceae, represented i in the Straits of Magellan by May- 
tenus magellanica, and in the Galapagos Islands by M. 
obovata. 
While at Key West, our fare was pleasantly varied with, 
_ turtle meat, which was sold in the market like beef or 
: 7 and excellent fish of many kinds, The favorite 
