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the perianth: sepals ovate or oblong-ovate, 3 mm. long, apiculate, 
or less erose-toothed at the apex: filaments about 2 m 
long: berries spheroidal, 10-12 mm. broad, dark purple, the juice 
crimson: seeds 3 mm. long 
A species with the habit of Phytolacca decandra, from which it 
differs in the relatively longer or narrower leaf-blades, the short 
pedicels which are much shorter than the diameter of the berries, 
and the permanently erect panicles. The type-specimens were 
collected in hammocks at Miami, Florida, in May, 1904 (Small & 
Welson, no. 1893). Other collections are as follows : 
Ft. Myers, A/ztcheock, no. - 
Braidentown, Zracy, no. 753 
Miami, Small & Carter, no. 664: Britton, no. 467. 
St. Augustine, Small & Walson, no. 2010. 
DaLBercia AMERIMNUM Benth. 
Heretofore a single species of Dalbergia has been known to 
occur in Florida, namely D. &castophyllum (L.) Taub. While 
collecting near the southern end of Elliott’s Key on April 1, 1904, 
Dr. Britton discovered Daléergia Amerimnum Benth. (no. 375). 
Aeschynomene pratensis sp. nov. 
Annual or perhaps perennial, woody below: stem 1~2 m. tall, 
widely and irregularly branched: leaves few and scattered, 4-5 
cm. long; leaflets mainly 15~25, the blades narrowly oblong, 5-6 
yellow; standard with a suborbicular blade 10 mm. in diameter, 
and a short claw; wing-petals 8 mm. long, with a prominent 
auricle at the base of the blade; keel- petals 1 more strongly curve 
tl 
auricle: eae mainly 3-6 cm. long, curved, stipe 10-15 mm. lon 
joints typically 7 mm. long, more strongly curved above than 
w; the sides strongly rugose at maturity: seeds 5 mm. long. 
Related to Aeschynomene sensitiva Sw. of the West Indies, but 
readily distinguished by the glabrous calyx, the petals, and the pods, 
whose joints are of a very different shape from those of A. sexsdtiva 
and have coarsely rugose sides. The type-specimens were col- 
lected in the everglades near the Slough between Camp Jackson 
and Long Key (mainland) in May, 1904 (Small € Welson, no. 
1960). Similar specimens with immature fruit were collected in 
the everglades near Paradise Key by Dr. Britton, in March, 1904 
(no. 233). 
