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Weinuiannia parviflora, Forst. (No. 1). A shrub, or small tree, Laving the habit of a 

 Cerasus ; the leaves opposite and dentate, with an intermediate deciduous stipule ; styles 

 two, and the fruit bipartile. Frequent on uiountain-ridges ; as also in Ainieo. 



Poljscias (No. 1). A shrub, eight to twelve feet high; leaves scattered, yet somewhat 

 crowded, long-petioled, lanceolate ; a terminal, crowded panicle ; calyx of scales ; six 

 to eight stigmas ; the fleshy fruit or berry, a third of an inch in diameter, five seeds 

 counted. In the mountain-forest. 



?; compare the preceding. A shrub; leaves lanceolate, entire, eighteen inches 



in length. In the mountain-forest. 



Arceuthobium (No. 1) ; leafless, with jointed stems. Parasitic on trees in the mountain- 

 forest ; fre(]uent. 



Loranthus (No. 1); tubular red flowers ; leaves opposite, and twisted. Parasitic on a 

 shrub, on the mountain ridge visited in Aimeo. 



Gen. Mussaendoid (No. 1) ; leaves penninerved, opposite, with a long, intermediate 

 stipule ; no flowers, nor colored floral leaves. In the mountain-forest. 



Gen. Cofi"eac. (square-stemmed. No. 1). A shrub ; the young twigs quadrangular; leaves 

 opposite, inequal, lanceolate, entire ; a terminal cyme ; berry inferior, with two cells, 

 many-seeded. In the mountain-forest. 



Nauclea (No. 1) ; fr. in terminal capitul. ; like Cephalanthus ; leaves long-petioled ; calyx 

 five-cleft. Found by Mr. Brackenridge. 



Chiococca barbata, Forst ? (No. 1) ; leaves acuminate ; tube of the corolla shorter than 

 in Hooker's figure. Frequent in deep woods near the coast. Also seen on Aimeo. 



Morinda? (No. 2). A shrub; leaves small, coriaceous, ovate, petioled; capitul. small; calyx 

 four-cleft. On mountain-ridges. 



Gen. CoS'eoid triflora, (No. 1) ; Cofi'ea of Forster. A shrub, six to eight feet high, pre- 

 senting no peculiarity of aspect ; leaves oblong, the petiole one and a half inches ; ber- 

 ries two to three in a cluster, and two-seeded as in Cofl"ea. In the mountain-forest. 



Gen. Coffeac. (round-stipuled. No. 1); shining, dark-green leaves; the intermediate sti- 

 pule roundish. A .spreading tree, fifty feet high, with the trunk two and a half feet in 

 diameter. In the Interior forest. 



Gen. Helianthoid (No. 1). A spreading shrub, two to three feet high ; leaves pubescent, 

 opposite, petioled, serrate ; involucre biserial, the outer scales longer and obtuse ; ake- 



Desmodium (purpureum, No. 2; bis Metia) ; crowded pink flowers. Growing in an in- 

 digenous manner on dry ridges near the coast. Seen also on Aimeo. 



Erythrina (No. 1). A spreading tree, forty feet high, with the trunk two and a half 

 feet in diameter; corolla with the carina and alae very short. Confined to the vicinity 

 of the coast ; and also seen on Aimeo. This and the Spondias, the only deciduous 

 trees met with. 



Cassia Occidentalis. A frequent weed; introduced (by trading and colonial Whites). 



tora. More rare ; introduced (by trading and colonial Whites). No specimens. 



Abrus precatorius, (No. 1, bis Metia). Introduced (by aboriginal settlers). 



Phaseolus (amoenus) ; near (No. 11) the Callao species. Large rose-colored flowers. 



Frequent near the coast; (introduced by aboriginal settlers). 

 Poinciana pulcherrinia. Cultivated by the natives, as an ornamental j)lant. 

 Mimosa pudica. Introduced; a weed in cultivated ground. 



