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NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA. 



Pilocarpus iusularis Rose, sp. uov. 



Tree 3 to 6 meters liigb, glabrous tlirougiiout; leaflets usually in 

 threes, some solitary or in rows, 5 to 7.5 cm. loug, retuse at apex, 

 cuneate at base, in the lateral ones more or less oblique; mid vein 

 prominent, lateral veins indistinct below, not very i:)rominent above ; 

 racemes short and compact, 5 to 10 cm. long; fruiting i)edicels hori- 

 zontal, 16 mm. long; ovary deeply 1 or 5-lobed or parted, 1 to 4 lobes 

 not maturing. 



This species is near P. longipes of Mexico, but with somewhat different 

 leaves, more compact inflorescence, etc. Collected by E. W. Nelson on 

 Maria Madre Island. May 3 to 25, 1897 (Xo. 1307). 



Amyris sp. 



May 3 to 25, 1897 (Xo. 1237). 

 Picramuia sp. 



A tree 4.5 to 7.5 meters high; flowers said to be greenish, but none 

 with specimens. Much resembling the South American species P. ciliata 

 Mast., but without flowers or fruit. Exact identification is doubtful. 

 May 3 to 25 (i^o. 4276). 



Ochna sp. 



May 3 to 25 (Xo. 1238). 

 Bursera gummifera Jacq. 



Common throughout tropical Mexico, Central America, the West 

 Indies, and extending into Florida. May 3 to 25 (Xo. 1227). 



Guarea sp. 



May 3 to 25 (Xos. 4222 and 4230). 

 Trichilia spondioides Swartz. 



Common in tropical America. May 3 to 25 (Nos. 4211 and 4309). 

 Ximenia americana L. 



Common in most tropical countries. May 3 to 25 (No. 4224). 

 Schcepfia schreberi Gmel. 



Seemingly rare, but has been collected in Mexico and South America. 

 May 3 to 25, 1897 (Xo. 1271). 



Hippocratea sp. 



Maria Magdalena Island, May 26 to 28 (^^o. 1320). Maria Madre 

 Island, May 3 to 25 (Xo. 4226). 



Colubrina arborea Brandegee. 



Reported from Lower California and the west coast of Mexico. May 

 3 to 25 (So. 4213). 



Cissus sicyoides L. 



A common species in tropical America. May 3 to 25 (No. 4198). 

 Seijania mexicana Willd. 



A common species iu tropical America. May 3 to 25 (No. 4231), 



