224 MISC. PUBLICATION 401, IT. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 



WEST INDIES 



For Bermuda Islands, see Insular Floras ; Trinidad and Tobago, see Venezuela. 



Descourtilz, M. E. Flore pittoresque et medicale des Antilles, ou histoire 

 naturelle des plantes usuelles des colonies franchises, anglaises, espagnoles et 

 portugaises ... 2. ed. 8v.600col.pl. 21cm. Paris, 1833. (1st ed., 1821-29.) 



Descriptive account, the plants classified by uses, with vernacular names, 

 description, chemical and medicinal properties, method of use. The second edi- 

 tion is not essentially different from the first. 



Grisebach, A. H. R. Flora of the British West Indian islands, xvi, 789 p. 

 23 cm. London, 1864 [1859-64]. 



Still the only general flora of the West Indies, from the Bahamas to Trinidad 

 (not including Cuba, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico). Descriptive flora with 

 synonymy, local and extralimital range (the latter notations now often un- 

 trustworthy) ; separate index of vernacular names. Dates of publication (see 

 Urban, Symb. Antill. 1: 56): p. 1-192. 1859; 193-315. 1860; 315-506. 1861; 

 507-789, preface. 1864. Grisebach's paper "Die geographische verbreitung der 

 pflanzen Westindiens," Abhandl. K. Gesell. Wiss. Gottingen 12: 3-80. 1865 

 (separate, 80 p.) gives an account of the plant geography based on his Flora; 

 4,401 species, of which 2,155 are endemic. For statistics of the number of species 

 recorded from different islands, see Urban, Symb. AntiU. 1: 57. 1898. 



Grosourdy, Rene de. El medico botanico criollo. 4 v. in 2. 24 cm. Paris, 

 1864. 



Includes annotated lists of timbers, medicinal plants, poisonous plants, etc. 

 Covers the West Indies and adjacent America. 



Urban, Ignatz. Biblographia Indiae occidentalis botanica. In his Svmbolae 

 antillanae ... 1: 3-195. 1898.— Continuatio I-III. 1. c. 2: 1-7. 1900; 3: 1-13. 

 1902; 5: 1-16. 1904. 



Critically annotated list, arranged by authors, with notes referring to their 

 travels in the West Indies. The titles in the first paper are classified in a 

 conspectus. 



Notae biographicae peregrinatorum Indiae occidentalis botanicorum. 



In his Symbolae antillanae ... 3: 14-158. 1902. 



Bibliography; alphabetical list of collectors, with brief biography and 

 itinerary, statement of location of collections, reference to biographies; geo- 

 graphical conspectus, listing collectors and their dates. 



BAHAMA ISLANDS 



General 



Britton, N. L., and Millspaugh, C. E. The Bahama flora, viii, 695 p. 23.5 

 cm. New York, 1920. 



Complete flora, with keys, descriptions, extralimital range and pertinent syn- 

 onymy of the native and naturalized plants ; brief description of region ; list of 

 collectors and collections ; annotated bibliography. Musci by E. G. Britton, 

 Hepaticae by A. W. Evans, Lichenes by L. W. Riddle, Algae by M. A. Howe, 

 Myxophyceae by F. S. Collins, Diatomeae by C. S. Boyer, Fungi by F. J. Seaver. 

 Lists 1,982 species (of which 1,028 are vascular plants) of which 185 (133 

 vascular) are endemic. 



Local 



Northrop, A. R. Flora of New Providence and Andros (Bahama Islands). 

 With an enumeration of the plants collected by John I. Northrup and Alice R. 

 Northrup, in 1890. Mem. Torrey Club 12: 1-98. 19 pi., map. 1902. (Re- 

 printed in Osborn, H. F. A naturalist in the Bahamas : John I. Northrop. 

 1910. ) 



Physiography, botanical regions, botanical explorations ; list of 542 species 

 (461 spermatophytes ) , with localities and collector's numbers; relationship of 

 flora; table of local and extralimital distribution. 



