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and Mr. Coville almost immediately pronounced it a new 

 species. (He described it as soon as possible thereafter,* with- 

 out even waiting to learn the color and taste of the ripe fruit 

 which was not available until June.) Dr. Kurz and Mr. Coville 

 went there again about four weeks later, and on April 22nd I 

 conducted Dr. John K. Small and his party to the spot, and 



Looking across a slough near Lake Miccosukee about ^ mile southeast of 

 Dogwood Landing. Trees in foreground mostly Fraxinus lanceolata (?). 

 On slightly higher ground just beyond can be seen the edge of a dense mass of 

 Crossularia echinella covering an acre or more. 5:40 p.m., May 10, 1924. 



found the fruit about two-thirds grown. Dr. Kurz took Dr. 

 Frank Thone and two entomologists from the University of 

 Florida there on April 27th, and me again on May loth, and 

 Mr. Coville went to the place from Thomasville, Ga., late in 

 June to get the ripe fruit. Dr. Kurz was there again in October, 

 and he and I together on December 15th. 



* Jour. Agric. Research 28: 71-74, pi. i. "April 5" [June] 1924. If the 

 specific name is a substantive it should be written Echinella; and if it is an 

 adjective those who do not separate Crossularia from Ribes will write it 

 echinellum. 



