1683.] 361 [Sharpies. 



Suriana maritima. Received from A. H. Curtiss, collected on 

 Ramrod Key, Florida, on coral soil. Wood dark reddish brown, 

 hard, a low shrub. Sp. Gr. 0.9073, 0.9313, 0.8957; av. 0.9114. Ash, 

 0.34, 0.41 ; av. 0.38. 



Hydrangea quercifolia. Seven Barks, Hydrangea. Collected by 

 A. H. Curtiss at Aspalaga, Florida, on shaded cliffs. Shrub three 

 to six feet high. Wood pale yellowish, soft. Sp. Gr. 0.6880, 0.6864, 

 0.6872. Ash, 1.06, 1.23 ; av. 1.14. 



Sambucus canadensis. Elder. Collected by A. H. Curtiss at 

 Gainsville, Florida. The specimen was 168 mm. in diameter. This 

 was a very large specimen and had but little pith in it. Wood fine 

 grained, soft, light yellow. Sp. Gr. 0.5252,0.5485; av. 0.5368. 

 Ash, 0.83, 1.00 ; av. 0.92. 



Viburnum obvatum. Collected by A. II. Curtiss on the Ogeechee 

 River, Florida. A small tree or shrub growing on low ground 

 or river banks. Wood light brown, close grained. Sp. Gr. 

 0.6545, 0.6378 ; av. 0.6462. Ash, 0.53, 0.60 ; av. 0.57. 



Guettarda ambigua. Collected by A. H. Curtiss on a small key 

 south of Elliots Key, Florida. Wood yellowish brown, hard and 

 close grained. Sp. Gr. 0.8762, 0.8900 ; av. 0.8831. Ash, 1.19, 1.21 ; 

 av. 1.20. 



Cephalanthus occidentalis. Button Bush. Collected by A. H. 

 Curtiss on the Altamaha River, Ga. Shrub two to four meters 

 high. Wood yellowish, fine grained, hard. Sp. Gr. 0.6852. Ash, 

 0.39. 



Baccharis halimifolia. Collected by A. H. Curtiss on the Alta- 

 maha River, Ga. Shrub four meters high. Wood brown, sap wood 

 very light brown, close grained. Sp. Gr. 0.6920, 0.6140; av. 

 0.6530. Ash, 1.04, 1.09 ; av. 1.07 



Pisonia aculeata. Collected by A. H. Curtiss on Bay Biscayne, 

 Fla., growing on coral. A low shrub. Wood light brown, soft, 

 coarse grained. Sp. Gr. 0.4010,0.4075,0.4038; av. 0.4041. Ash, 

 4.40, 5.20 ; av. 4.80. A second specimen collected by Mr. Curtiss 

 on No Name Key, gave Sp. Gr. 0.4711, 0.4984; av. 0.4846. Ash, 

 5.90, 6.11 ; av. 6.00. Average of the two specimens Sp. Gr. 0.4444. 

 Ash, 5.40. 



Rhododendron californicum. Collected by F. Skinner near Em- 

 pire City, Oregon. Stick 300 mm. in diameter. Wood pink, dense 

 close grained, hard. Sp. Gr. 0.6372, 0.6353 ; av. 0.6363. Ash, 0.39, 

 0.52 ; av. 0.46. 



