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DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTS. 



Tournefoitia (No. 2). A vine; large ovate leaves; inflorescence terminal. "At Banos," 

 Erackenridge. 



Heliotropium (No. 2) ; not before met with. Hairy; leaves linear. " At Bancs, on the 



beach bordering the Lake," Brackenridge. 

 Cordia? (No. 2). Leaves somewhat Cratoegus-like; flowers inconspicuous. " At Banos," 



Brackenridge. 



Ehretia? (No. 1); leaves argutely serrate ; compound racemes of small white flowers. 

 Frequent around the base of njountains; "near Banos," Brackenridge, and also at 

 Mayjayjay. 



Physalis? (No. 1; compare Capsicum); not before met with. Lanceolate leaves, very 

 small flowers. " At Banos," Brackenridge. 



Solanum (No. 13). liabit of S. melongena; somewhat prickly; close toment. On Mount 

 Banajao, probably the basal portion. 



Gen. Ehinanthoid, (No. 1); showy orange-colored flowers. "At Banos, along the margin 

 of the Lake," Brackenridge. 



Gen. Lindernioid, (No. 1); the genus with elongate capsule. In the environs of Manila. 



Herpestis Monnieria, (bis Brazil, Peru, and No. 1 Hawaiian Islands), but the flowers 

 seeming larger (than in the last-named locality). In the environs of Manila; sub- 

 maritime. 



Ocymum ? (No. 4) ; not before met with. Herbaceous, three to four feet high ; leaves 

 ovate, crenate. On Mount Banajao. 



(No. 5) ; not before met with. Large purple leaves, elegantly veined ; very 



small flowers. " At Banos," Brackenridge. 



(Anisomeles?, No. 1) ; Phlomis-like. A shrub, eight feet high, habit of Cyrtandra; under 

 surface of the leaves woolly ; calyx nerved, sharp-toothed. In the forest on Mount 

 Banajao, at the elevation of 3000 feet. 



(Leucas linifolia ?, No. 2), compare specimens formerly seen from Hindostan. Phlomis- 

 like; smooth; leaves lanceolate ; flowers white. Frequent in open ground, at Banos 

 and elsewhere. 



Gen. Leucas-like, (No. 1) ; but the flowers purple; calyx-teeth equal. Frequent at Banos 

 and elsewhere. 



(Premna No. 2); a congener of Polynesian sp.. A spreading tree, twenty feet high ; the 

 under surface of the leaves pubescent. In the environs of Manila ; sub-maritime. 



Clerodendrum " speciosum," (No. 2). Herbaceous, six feet high ; red showy flowers. 

 Frequent along road-sides ; " on the mountains near Banos," Brackenridge, and on the 

 route to Mayjayjay. 



Vitex; compare Polynesian sp. (No. 1 Samoan to the Feejee Islands). "At Banos," 

 Brackenridge. 



? (sapota). Fruit as large as a horse-chestnut, rough externally, containing about 



five seeds. Abundant in the market. 

 Mogorium sambac, (No. 1) ; corolla 6-cleft. Growing along road-sides. No specimens. 

 Tabernaemontana ? (No. 3) ; ornamental. Planted around houses, at Banos and elsewhere. 

 (Batatas edulis; bis No. 1 Metia to the Hawaiian and Feejee Islands) ; a difi'erent variety 



from those seen in Polynesia, the root small: Abundantly cultivated. 

 Tiaridium (No. 1). Growing in the outskirts of the city ; probably introduced. 



