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leaves opposite, flowers solitary — a singular 
little genus, of which I have 2 specimens and a 
figure of the minute flowers, made by Jalambic, 
and yet am doubtful of some of the characters, 
which must be verified upon the living plants. 
Dedicated to the discoverer, a botanist who 
gave many plants of Cuba and Florida to Col- 
lins: if already employed Neurelmis meaning 
worm like nercies may be substituted. 
918. Jalamrica (or Neurelmis) pumila Raf. 
smooth, stems creeping prostrate filiform dicho- 
tome, leaves on long petiols opposite rounded 
deltoid obtuse entire with vermiculate nerves ; 
flowers few terminal peduncled. — A minute 
plant only one or two inches long, found in Cuba 
or Florida by Jalambic, deemed by him a N. G. 
of 8yngen. frustanea or necessaria, leaves only 
2 lines long and broad, sometimes decurrent on 
the petiol, covered by very singular nerves in- 
terrupted and quite vermicular. Flowers very 
small yellowish, the 4 segments of perianthe 
ovate acute, almost all destroyed for examina- 
tion by Collins ; but this plant will be easily 
known when met again by the perianthe and 
leaves when the floral characters may be rec- 
tified. 
919. Lomaxeta verrucosa Raf. ITymeno- 
pappus corymbosus Baldw. in Col. herb, Polyp- 
teris integrifolia Nut. El. — I introduce this rare 
plant to give the synonym of the real discoverer 
Dr. Baldwin, and rectify the thrice erroneous 
name of Nuttal, formed of Pteris ! 2 already 
employed by Lacepede for a fish, and 3 not well 
applying, mine means the marginate bristles 
of the pappus. In Florida and Georgia between 
the Rivers Alatamaha and Satilla B. — in a 
note he says the leayes resemble the back of 
