FLORA oF New PROVIDENCE AND ANDROS 29 
at the apex and narrowing at the base to 2.5-3.5 cm.: scape almost 
equalling the leaves ; bracts large, scarious, ovate or lanceolate, 3-6 
cm. long, 1-2.5 cm. wide: flowers seven to thirteen ina sessile umbel, 
white, fragment; tube filiform, white, 5-7 cm. long, shorter than 
the lobes ; divisions of the perianth 8-11 cm., narrowly linear, 
recurved ; crown infundibular, 3-4 cm. in length, less than half as 
long as the stamens, teeth prolonged into the filaments: anthers 
linear, 1.5 cm. long, attached below the middle: ovary ovate, 
three-celled, about 2 cm. long: style filiform, longer than the 
stamens, about equalling the lobes of the perianth : stigma small, 
capitate. А 
Common оп sandy beaches оп the eastern side of Andros. 
Collected at Nicol’s Town, April ; Fresh Creek and Deep Creek, 
June. Most nearly related to Æ. Caribaea Herb. (519). 
PLATE 2. Hymenocallis arenicola, inflorescence and leaf Х %. 
Hypoxis JUNCEA Smith. On border of swash. Red Bays, 
April, May. Notcommon (476). The same as Wright 3745, 
except that it is smaller and more delicate. 
DIOSCOREACEAE 
RajANIA НАЗТАТА Г. Common on both islands. Nassau, 
Jan.; Deep Creek, June. Leaves very slender, 1 cm. in width, or 
less above the base, otherwise like Wright, Cuba, 1712 (203). 
ORCHIDACEAE 
BLETIA vERECUNDA В. Br. Common in the pines on both 
islands and on the border of the swash on west side of Andros, 
Nassau, Jan.; Red Bays, March. There seems to be no distinc- 
tion between this species and В. purpurea DC., reported as en- 
demic іп the Bahamas (91). Same as 365 Plant. Guat., J. Donnell 
Smith. 
Eprpenprum РОСАТОМ Lindl. “Wild Indian.” Common in 
the coppet. Conch Sound, May ; Mastic Point, June ; Mars Bay, 
July (584, 711). Same as Wright 3329. 
EPIDENDRUM NocrURNUM L. Conch Sound, March. In fruit 
only (414). 
EPIDENDRUM ODORATISSMUM Lindl. 
near the shore, occasionally on trees near grou 
being smaller ; flowers very fragrant having an 
Growing in sandy soil, 
nd, in that case 
odor like birch. 
