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42. * Acacia (Vachellia) Farnesiana (W.). This is 

 the most abundant shrub in the western portion of the 

 island. Not being mentioned in Chapman's ' Flora ' must 

 surely be an error. 



43. Desmanthus diffusus (Willd.). North shore of Key 

 West. A prostrate form. 



44. Guillandina Bonducella (L.). Very abundant on 

 sandy ground near the South Fort. Not recorded in 

 Chapman's ' Flora/ though apparently wild. 



Abundant throughout 

 the island. 



MyRTACEjE. 



45. Eugenia monticola (DC). 



46. buxifolia (Willd.). 



47. procera (Poir.). 



48. Calyptranthes Chytraculia (Swartz). Not un- 

 common. 



Rhizophorace^. 



49. Rhizophora Mangle (L.). Mangrove. With Avi- 

 cennia oblongifolia on the north shore of Key West. 



CoMBRETACE^!. 



50. Conocarpus erecta (Jacq.). On sand by the south 

 shore. Leaves remarkably white and silky. 



51. Terminalia Catappa (L.). Very abundant. 



52. Laguncularia racemosa (Gsertn.). North shore 

 (Mr. W. T. Fiay). 



CACTACEiE. 



53. Cereus monoclonos (DC). Very conspicuous from 

 its tall, column-like stems, 10 to 12 feet high. It is used, 

 with Agave Americana and Opuntia polyantha, for hedges, 

 and the three form an impenetrable barrier. 



