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Eugenia punctata Vahl. Known as “naked wood.” Leaves 
used as a condiment. 
Rhacoma Crossopetalum L, ‘ Wild cherry” of the islanders. 
Fruit edible. 
Coccolobis diversifolia Jacq. ‘‘Tie tongue.” Berries eaten 
by the children, with a peculiar effect on aa tongue, hence the 
local nam 
Plumiera sp. (no. 1430). “ Milkwood.’’ An undescribed 
member of the genus. Bark used as a purgein the form of a tea. 
Exostemma Caribacum (Jacqg.) R.& S. “ Princewood.” Bar’ 
used in making bitters. 
Bourreria Havanensis (Willd.) Miers. ‘‘ Strong bark.” Bark 
used in making a tea. Berries edible. 
Verbenaceous shrub (no. 1454). ‘‘ Moujean tea.’’ Leaves 
used as a tea. 
asa sp. (no. 1455). Undescribed. ‘‘ Brasiletto.”’ 
Used i king a dye similar in color to that produced from 
ae bal lighter, 
Fagara coriacea (A. Rich.) Krug & Urb.‘ Hercules’ club.” 
Used for making walking-sticks. Bark of root employed asa 
bitters. 
Panicum maximum Jacq. Grown and used as food for horses 
and cattle. Georce V. Nas 
NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT. 
Dr. N. L. Britton, accompanied by Mrs. Britton and by Dr. 
Marshall A. Howe, left the Garden on January 2Ist to con- 
tinue the botanical exploration of the Bahamas, expecting to 
be absent about five weeks. ey were joined . C.F. 
Millspaugh, Curator of Botany in the Field- Columbian Maca. 
Chicago, the Field Columbian Museum cooperating in this work. 
The objective point of the present trip is the Great Bahama 
Island and contiguous cays, from which no botanical ie 
have as yet been made ; this island will be reached from Nassau, 
New Providence, by sloop. 
A contract forthe bronze fountain to be erected, on the marble 
base already provided for it, in front of the Museum Building, 
