4-74. Molofthlr v enoseJ ' Sw. . --56- 
Upright, generally without' branches'. 5-5. ft,. Common locally on open 
cempo land, 800-5000 fx. Flowers May_sept. orange yellow. 
Full set; not particularly good. 
472 Variety from swampy lands 5 miles S South of Maiiiatoca, 100 ft. March 7 
The leaves are constantly shorter and smaller, and the crimson blotches 
on the capsule are reduced rto thin lines ... 
472 Me lochia pyramids ta L», 
Upright, branching 5-6 ft. Cleanings end open land near sea-level.. Lo- 
cal end not common. Flowers Sept. -Nov., primrose color(Specimen is 
from Pe.pare, Nov. 6 ) Good, full set, all with fruit. 
472 (already sent in) Specimen from Calavasa 600 ft., Dec, 15. The speci© 
is local but pretty common in some places, generally low and somewhat 
boggy land; generally it is about 4 ft., high, but at Cienaga I have fouM 
it growing to more than 6 ft. Petals primrose or purplish, yellow at 
base.. Capsule blotched with dull crimson. 
475 (not named) 
Trailing on sends , seashore near Don Jaco,Sept. 15, 2-4 ft. often partly 
buried in the sand. Flower primrose color. 
Full set,scant;mostly without fruit,. 
£ a) 
474 Me lochia tomentosa Suffruticose or shrubbyl-7 ft. Common in dry, open 
places near sea-level, and occasionally to 5000 ft. Near the sea ±y it 
is ^strong- growing shrub. Flowers June-Dee., primrose colored, (spec- 
imen is from near Mamatoca, Sept, Full set. Mostly small leaved; might 
be much improved. 
4 74 (already sent in) ^Specimens collected near Bonda,150 ft. Nov. .21, 
‘The flowers vary much in tint and depth of coloring, being rosy, primrose 
or very pale purplish, nearly white. The large leaves are found on strong 
growing plants, ^especially in the wet season. Flowers more or less threfe 
throughout the year.. 
475 . Kosteletzkya aagittata Presl. 
Upr ifejjt, branching , 5 3>r 6 ft. but flowers when 2 ft, high. Flowers at. 
at first lateral, later ones terminal. Common in damp placed and on ir- 
rigated land near the coast. Flowers Aug. -Oct. (and later) pale saffron, 
(specimens from Cienaga Sept,. 12). 
476 Side ciliaris L. . 
Prostrate. Spreading, 4-12 inches. Common jzS in open plains, end in thick- 
ets near Cienaga, where the specimens were collected Sept, 12 Observed 
rarely near Bonda,. Flower s&lmon colored. Full set, scant. 
477, Herbaceous, Upright and branching or more or less diffuse. <o-5 ft. 
Waste places and clearings below2500 ft. Flowers July-Nov. orange yellow- 
Tbe lea ves and calyx catch on cd flj&h ing and C8n only be removed w ibh dif- In/ 
ficulty.The plant is common locally. 29 especially near sea-level, (speci- 
mens from near Masinga, , Full set.. Mentzelia asp era L, 
478, Uptight or diffuse or prostrate, 6 inches o 2g- ft. A very common 
and very variable weed in waste places, by roadsides, open woods, 
clearings, etc. 5000 ft. to sea level., Flowers May- Jan. (and, probably 
more or less throughout the year) Petals ochre, ceous yellow, (specimens 
from Bonda, Aug ..-Sept, S i da carpinifolia L». f.j.751 
478 (already sent in) Variety from Bonda, Dec. 1. The carpids have very shdr. 
short beaks is seme ea»e».or in some cases none at all. 1 ho 
that this character has any importance as the c arpidp beaks vary greaxxju. 
in length., The leaves are broad or narrow in the same plant. Some plants 
