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ioo. Heliotropium Curassavicum (L.). Salt-marshes. 

 Common. 



10 1. Heliotropium myosoto'ides (Chapman). Peculiar, 

 I believe, to this one locality. 



102. Heliophytum parviflorum (DC). Abundant. 



CoNVOLVULACEjE. 



103. Pharbitis hispida (Chois.). Very abundant as a 

 climber in the north portion of the island. Flowers deep 

 purple-blue, very showy. 



104. Ipomcea Pes-Caprce (Sweet). Western and south- 

 ern shores of the island. Very common. Found in all 

 tropical countries on the sand of the seashore. 



105. Ipomcea sagittifolia (B. R.). {Mr. W. T. F4ay.) 

 Rare. 



106. Ipomcea triloba (L.). Not frequent. 



107. Ipomcea Bona nox (L.). Abundant but local; 

 flowering in the evening. One of the most beautiful 

 climbing plants known, its pure white corolla being salver- 

 shaped and perfectly flat, the tube being extremely long 

 and pale greenish white. The flower fades at dawn. 



108. Jacquemontia violacea (Chois.). Flowers small, 

 sky-blue. Twining over shrubs, principally Lantana. 

 Common in the south portion of Key West. 



109. Dichondra repens (Forst.). 



Solan ace m. 

 no. Solanum nigrum (L.) . A small-leaved form. 



in. Solanum verbascifolium (L.). A tall shrubby plant 

 with felted leaves and white flowers. Very common in 

 the S.W. region. 



