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in Guiana, occurred here as well as at Sangre Grande and here 
the composite, Clibadium surinamense L. grew to a height of 
more than 6 feet, together with the shrubby Hamelia erecta 
Jacq. 
Along the roads of the island were frequently observed the 
canna, Canna coccinea Ait.; the musaceous Bihat psittacorum 
(L.f.) Kuntze, with conspicuous orange flowers and large, reed- 
like stems; Sida carpinifolia L.f., a widely distributed tropical 
weed; the verbena, Valerianodes cayennense (L. C. Rich.) 
Kuntze; and the two madders, Borreria laevis (Lam.) Griseb. 
and Borreria verticillata (L.) Meyer. The delicate Tussacia pul- 
chella (Donn) Reichenb., a member of the Gesneriaceae, is found 
here along roadsides, with Physalis angulata L. 
Near Valencia, on gravelly soil, occurred the sedge, Rhyn- 
chospora cephalotes (L.) Vahl. Here were also collected Clusia 
martini Sagot, with remarkable, smooth, thick, obovate leaves, 
and the South American melastoms, Miconia ciliata (L. C. 
Rich.) DC. and Pterolepis glomerata (Rottb.) Miq. Not far from 
these shrubs grew the gentian, Chelonanthus chelonoides (L.f.) 
Gilg, as well as Achetaria scutellariodes (Benth.) Kuntze, and, 
trailing over the ground, the tropical American Mandevilla 
tomentosa (Vahl) Kuntze. 
About some of the plantations specimens were collected of 
nutmeg, Myristica fragrans Houtt, extensively cultivated in the 
neighboring island of Grenada; the avocado pear, Persea Der sea 
(L.) Cockerell, in fruit; the orange, Citrus aurantium sinensis 
L.; and the grapefruit, Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck. Trailing oa 
the sandy soil were escaped squashes, Cucurbita maxima Du- 
chesne. The flame tree, Poinciana pulcherrima L. was abundant 
asan ornamental, and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (L.), a mallow with 
great, red flowers, was here used extensively for hedges, as 1t 1s 
in all tropical countries. ; 
At Balandra Bay where the rocky coast 1s exposed to y 
open sweep of winds from the sea, and where the spray from t 7 
high dashing waves reaches it, there is a beautiful example o 
wind-pruned vegetation on the brink of the cliff, and the plants 
constituting this mat of woody growth were very interesting. 
Among them were Randia mitis L.; Coccolobis uvifera (L.) Jacq., 
the sea-side grape; and the mangrove, Rhizophora mangle L., 
Which grows here as a dwarfed shrub. Over the rocks on the top 
