180 FLORA OF NEW PROVIDENCE AND ANDROS 



as it much resembles a specimen collected by Eggers at St. Thomas 

 and so named by Watson. 



Lantana involucrata L. "Wild sage," ''big sage." Com- 

 mon on both islands. Fort Montague, Nassau, Jan. (56). 



LiPPiA CANESCENS Kth. Nassau, Jan. (114). 



LiPPiA NODiFLORA (L.) Michx. Hog Island, N.P. ; Red Bays, 

 April (250, 481). Same as Eggers 1537, St. Domingo (unnamed). 



Abena Jamaicensis (L.) A. S. Hitch. {Stachytarpha Vahl.) 

 Roadsides, Nassau, Jan. (19). 



CiTHAREXYLUM Berterii Spreng. Calabash Cay, Andros, 

 June (608). Leaves much longer than in Wright (1356), 10-12 cm. 

 long, 1-2.5 wide. 



CiTHAREXYLUM LUCiDUM Cham. & Schlccht. Leaves oblance- 

 olate, cuneate at base, shining and leathery when old, apex obtuse 

 or emarginate, corolla puberulous, raceme erect in fruit. Conch 

 Sound, May (571). 



DuRANTA REPENS L. {D. PlumieH Jacq.) Common on both 

 islands. Nassau, Jan. (39). 



Petitia Domingensis Jacq. Nicol's Town, March (358). 

 Compared at Kew by Dr. Britton. Same as Eggers 4203 and Robin- 

 son 55. 



ViTEX iLiciFOLiA Rich. Fresh Creek, June (625). Deter- 

 mined at Kew by Dr. Britton. Same as Wright 3180. 



AviCENNiA NiTiDA Jacq. "Salt bush," "black mangrove." 

 Common in the swash and along the shore. Mastic Point, May 

 (593)- 



OviEDA FRAGRANS (W.) A. S. Hitch. {Clerodeudrou.) "Wild 

 jessamine." New Providence, along the roadside. Naturalized. 

 Feb. (328). 



OviEDA ACULEATA (L.) A. S. Hitch. Nassau, March. Escaped? 

 (296). 



Labiate 



MiCROMERiA Brownei Benth. Conch Sound, April (526). 

 Petioles 4-5 mm., equaling or exceeding the leaves and peduncles: 

 under surface of leaves and stem purplish. 



Salvia occidentalis Sw. New Providence, Feb. (265). 



Salvia serotina L. Silver Cay, Nassau, Jan. (157). 



