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pubescent pedicels, which are about as long as the calyx; calyx- 
lobes ovate, acute, appressed-pubescent, one-half as long as the 
white corolla, or less; corolla about 6 mm. broad, slightly 5-lobed, 
the broad lobes a little emarginate; stamens a little shorter than the 
corolla, their filaments filiform, their anthers oval, short; ovary 
densely pubescent, oblong; styles 2, 2-cleft to about the middle. 
New Providence, Bahamas (Curééss, 297, type; Britton, 73; 
Britton & Brace, 843); Andros (Northrop, 607). 
Related to 2. arbuscula Poir., originally from Santo Domingo, 
but with much smaller leaves and a different calyx and corolla. 
arbuscula is represented in our collections by a Santo Domingo 
specimen collected by Bertero, and so determined by Choisy; by 
Eggers, 3823, from Fortune Island; Coker, 336, from Eleuthera, 
and by three specimens from Inagua, which differ slightly from the 
others in being less pubescent and with somewhat longer and 
narrower leaves (Vash & Taylor, 972, 1117 and 117 
Lippia STOECHADIFOLIA (L.) H.B.K. 
Borders of swamps, Clifton, New Providence (Britton & Brace, 
745); Arthurs Town, Cat Island ( Cofer, 430). 
LipriA REPTANS H.B.K. 
Lower Savannah near Blakeville, Inagua (Vash & Taylor, 71312). 
Lantana Bahamensis sp. nov. 
Similar to Z. crocea of Jamaica, and hitherto confused with it. 
Shrub 1 m. high or less, with slender striate branches oT are 
smooth or sometimes bear minute prickles less than o.5 mm. long, 
the twigs minutely Dele leaves thin, oblong-lanceolate, ae 
ing from acute to nt at the apex, more or less narrowed at t 
base, and somewhat aecabient on the petiole, minutely short- noe 
cent on both sides, or becoming glabrous above, closely crenate, the 
primary veins rather conspicuous on the under side; es 5 cm. 
long or less, 1.5—-2 cm. wide; petioles very slender, 2 cm. long or 
equal; corolla bright yellow, its tube slender, pubescent, enlarged 
above, about & mm. long, its limb about 4 mm. wide, irregularly 
lobed ; fruit globose, black, shining, about 3 mm. in diamet ter. 
Abundant in the coppices on New Providence (Britton & Brace, 
174, type; 328; Curtiss, 109; Coker, 126); Andros (Northrop, 
5OZ). 
Seats Bahamense Millsp., sp. nov 
e 4-6 m. hi igh, branches terete, deguuly grooved. Leaves 
Fe anne with various apices, some acute, others blunt, onsen. 
