152 FLORA OF NEW PROVIDENCE AND ANDROS 



AMARANTACE.E 



Alternanthera muscoides Sw. Lake Waterloo, Nassau, Jan. 

 (150). 



Alternanthera paronchyioides St. Hil. Nassau, Jan. (197). 

 Same as Eggers 2571 (not named specifically), except that the plant is 

 more compact and the petioles shorter, 3-4 mm. 



LiTHOPHiLA VERMicuLARis (L.) Uline. " Sampire." Ft. Mon- 

 tagu, Nassau, Jan. Common on sandy shores (147). 



Iresine paniculata (L.) Kuntze. (/. celosioides L.) Newburn 

 weed." Nicol's Town, March; Stafford Creek, June (362). 



Batide^ 



Batis maritima L. Mastic Point, May; Cormorant Cay, Andros, 

 June (595). 



PHYTOLACCACEiE 



RiviNA HUMiLis GLABRA L. Common on N.P. and Andros. 

 Nassau, Jan. (20). 



Phytolacca OCTANDRA L. "Poke-bush." Nicol's Town, March 

 (354)- 



NYCTAGINACE.E 



MiRABiLis Jalapa L. Four-o'clock." Naturalized in Nassau, 

 Jan. 



BoERHAAViA ERECTA L. Near caves, New Providence, Feb. (280). 

 BoERHAAViA PANICULATA Rich. Mastic Point, Andros, May (732). 

 BoERHAAViA SCANDENS L. Near caves, New Providence, Feb. 

 (281). 



PisoNiA ACULEATA L. Cockspur." Common in the coppet of 

 both islands. Nassau, Jan. (73, 196). 



PisoNiA OBTUSATA Sw. In the coppet, Nicol's Town, April (517). 

 Same as a specimen of Blodgett's from Key West, named by Torrey. 



PisoNiA ROTUNDATA Griscb. In the coppet, not common. Fresh 

 Creek, June (636). Same as Wright 3369, also specimens of Blodgett's 

 from Pine Key, Fla. 



BouGAiNViLLEA sPECTABiLis Poir. Common in cultivation at 

 Nassau (142). 



