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264 Fruit;. Th-is -shrub- -grows •to 2o ft,., "the branches generally arching 
over, sometimes supported hy neighboring plants so as to appeasub- 
scandent. 
265 P °A n shrub o? small *tr e e *5-10 ft. Occasional in clearings end waste 
places below 1000 ft. The species is possibly introduced, as it is c 
cultivated for ornament, but if si>, it is fully naturalized. 
Flowers 9et.r-Aug.-0ct. (Specimens are from a clearing near Santa Ma 
Marta, Sept. 14. Full set. some with fruits.. 
265 Dup. s , r N 
266 . Meibomia angustif olia fH.B.X.) MuntzeJw 
Up r i ght , with few or no branches, 1-5 ft. Pretty common locally on 
campo lands, 500-500 ft. Flowers Sept. -Nov. Crimson. (Specimens are 
from campo S. of Uasinga,300 ft. Oct.) 26 specimens. 
267 Meibomia mollisV ahl right, branching, 4-5 ft. Flowers in Nov. 
Local and rather rare, 1000 ft. to sea_level. Specimen is fro _ 
Jaco, near the sea, Nov. S.Mostly good. 26 specimens ; all with fruit. 
— g g g T r -S -4 - f tr -h igh , 
3- ‘tft- 
268 Meibomia spiralis (Sw.,) Muntz e ° 7 7 
branching and more or less diffuse. Flowers deep rosy, Blo^sonu in 
Nov. Locally common in dry, open places below 500 ft. and especially 
near the sea. (Specimen is from near Papare, Nov. 6) . . 
26 specimens, only part have fruit. Some slightly injured hy 
pests., 
268 Add to the nunbered sheets. 
268 var. Spreading, 1 ft. Lower leaves rounded, only one root found, thick- 
et on a dry hill near the sea, 4 miles S. of G-uaira, Nov. 8, 
2 & ^GCiTTlGHS • 
268 var. Dissecting Material. I lee/ve this here provisionally, as I have 
only seen one plant; but I am inclined to think that the form will p® 
prove to be distinct,. 
jfSw. )xCuntze. 
269 Meibomia scorpiurus Trailing with ascending brancaes. Flower rosy. 
Local on c&mpo lands and clearings, 1500 ft. to sea-level. Blossoms 
Oct. -Nov. In the irrigated lands near Cienaga I found flower and 
fruit early in Sept ..Specimens from near Masinga, Oct. 
26 specimens (fruited) Good., 
270 Not named. 
Specimen from Honda, 150 ft. Oct. 22, The plants, when well grown, 
branch freely and are sometimes spreading or with the ends of the 
branches resting on the ground. 
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Upright, with few or no branches 2-4 ft. Common in forest on low 
land, 5 miles east of Cienaga, Sept. 9,; not observed elsewhere. FI 
Flower yellow. The fresh leaf is light green, downy in appearance. 
26 specimens. 
27l Indigofera Anil L(r#68) 
Shrub4-8 ft. Common locally in clearings and waste lands b^low 
2500 ft. Blossoms Aug. -Oct. The specimens are from near Bonda. 
The plant is common near the seashore at Cienaga^* 
Full set, but mostly without fruit. 
