416 



MEXICO.— SUPPLEMENT. 



[Leyuminosce. 



1. Tephrosia toxicaria, Pers. Syn. 2. p. 328. — De Cand. Prodr. 2. p. 249. Benth. in 

 Ann. of Nat. Hist. 2. p. 431. Hook, et Am. supra, p. 287. — T. Scliiedeana, Schlecht. in 

 Linncea, v. 12. p. 299. (ex. descr.) 



Hab. Acapulco. — This is n. 1170 of Mr Cuming's Panama collections, and n. 173 of the Guiana Herbarium 

 of Mr Sehomburgk, who observes that in the dry Savannahs of the Rio Rupunnoony it is called " Yarro conalli," 

 and is used for poisoning the fish called " Yarro," which will not eat the " Hiarry" (Stri/c/inos toxicaria, 

 Schomb.) Benth. — I have often received specimens from St Vincent, to which island I suspect it was intro- 

 duced from Guiana by Mr Anderson. The leaves vary in the size of the leaflets, and in the form of their 

 point, sometimes acute, sometimes obtuse or retuse, and sometimes deeply emarginate. We think from 

 Sehlechtendal's description there can be no hesitation in referring his T. Scliiedeana to this place. 



1. Centrosema Virginiana, Benth — Clitoria Virginiana, L De Cand. Prodr. 2. p. 



234. 



Hab. Realejo. 



2. C. Plumieri, Benth.— Clitoria Plumieri, Turp.—DC. Prodr. 2. p. 234. Ker, Bot. 

 Reg. t. 268. Macfadyen, Fl. of Jamaica, p. 253. 



Hab. Realejo and Acapulco. — A common plant in the tropical parts of South America, and in the West 

 Indies, and a very handsome one in a recent state ; but its beautiful white and rose-coloured flowers turn 

 quite black in drying. Dr Macfadyen says they are called fee-fee in Jamaica, from the noise made by the 

 negro children in blowing through the flowers. 



1. Canavalia mullijiora. — Neurocarpum multiflorum, Hook, et Am. supra, p. 286. 



Hab. San Bias to Tepic. — From our former Mexican collection we were only acquainted with the fruit of 

 this plant ; in the present we have flowering specimens. The blossoms are clothed with tawny silky hairs; 

 upper lip very large, broadly obovate, lower lip very small and narrow. Corolla rose-colour. 



1. Dalea gracilis, Hook, et Am. supra, p. 287. 

 Hab. San Bias to Tepic. 



2. D. elata; berbacea, glabra, caule erecto tereti ramosissimo glabro, ramis elongatis 

 strictis, foliolis 4-6-jugis ellipticis subtus glaucis nigro-punctatisque, spicis (fructiferis) 

 densis multifioris elongatis cylindraceis flexuosis, bracteis lanceolatis acuminatis longitudine 

 calycis, calyce glabro nitido 10-striato interstitiis resinoso-glandulosis dentibus subulatis 

 longe plumoso-sericeis, legumine apice truncate 



Hab. Acapulco. — Our specimens of this handsome Dalea are 2-3 feet long, and yet seem to be but small 

 portions of the entire plant. The leaflets are small, obtuse, or only mucronate, destitute of dots above. The 

 specimens are all in fruit : and in that state the spikes are 3-5 inches in length, and more than \ an inch broad ; 

 at first sight, apparently, everywhere clothed with long, silky hairs ; but on close inspection it will be found 

 that these hairs are partially situated. There are a few at the base of the calyx, but the exterior surface of 

 the calyx is not only glabrous, but glossy as if varnished ; the ovate tube has ten elevated ribs, and between 

 the ribs are linear, elevated, resinous dots ; the subulate teeth of the calyx (about equal in length with 

 the tube) are clothed at the margin with long, dense, silky hairs, so that, the flowers being imbricated, the 

 hairs seem to clothe the whole spike. The legume is shorter than the tube of the corolla, which it entirely 



