46 FLoRA oF New PROVIDENCE AND ANDROS 
SAVIA ERYTHROXYLOIDES Griseb. “ Maiden-bush.” Not un- 
frequent in the coppet. Fresh Creek, Deep Creek, June. In 
fruit only (610). Determined by Mr. M. L. Fernald. 
CROTON LINEARIS Jacq. (C. Cascarilla linearis Jacq.) “ Granny- 
bush." Common along the eastern shores of both islands. 
Nassau, Jan.; Fresh Creek, June (113, 615). 
Maninor Мамнот (L.) Cockerell. (Jatropha Manihot L.) 
“ Sweet cassava.” Cultivated and escaped. Nicol’s Town, March 
(363). 
ACALYPHA ALOPECUROIDES Jacq. Nassau, Jan. (32). Same as 
Wright 571. 
LASIOCROTON MACROPHYLLUS Griseb. “ Wild oak," “ Light- 
wood,” “ Bitters." Deep Creek, June (689). Agrees with speci- 
men of March from Jamaica except that the upper surface of 
the leaves is smooth instead of velvety and the apex is obtuse 
instead of acute. 
ЕХСОЕСАКТА LUCIDA Sw.  **Crab-wood."  Nicols Town, 
March ; Fresh Creek, June (375). 
ExcoECARIA ЗАСВАЕ; J. Müll. Stafford Creek, Andros, May 
(589). Same as Wright 2006. 
HiPPoMANE MawcieELLA Г. “ Manchineel.”” Not uncom- 
mon on Andros. Conch Sound, Мау; Fresh Creek, June (556, 
622). In 662 the sap did not seem at all milky. АП the herbarium 
specimens examined showed the leaf apex acute or acuminate, 
while all of ours have the apex very blunt. 
ВОМАМА EMARGINATA ОС. Fresh Creek, June (628). - 
PEDILANTHUS sp.? possibly P. angustifolius Poit. 
Shrubby, 7—9 cm. high, half-scandent with green, rather fleshy 
stems, very little branched. All the plants seen were destitute of 
leaves though alternate leaf-scars are discernible, 4—5 cm. apart ; 
scars of the floral leaves opposite: flowers in terminal cymes ; 
peduncles 4-5 cm. in length; involucre bright red, pubescent, 
about 8 mm. long, irregular, with a sharp spur at the side, 5 mm. 
long ; spurred part of involucre with four glands at base : staminate 
flowers indefinite : pistillate ones exserted : style 10 mm. in length. 
Collected in two localities in the coppet at Deep Creek, June 
(693). | 
| Resembles P. angustifolius Рой. as shown by 769 РІ. Sintenis 
in Gray herbarium, but specimen not in good flower. 
