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P.17, Leptochloa filiformis B^auv. . ^ , + 
E»ect.l^2k ft. , Local and rather rare in damp and sheltered or 
somewhat shady situations below 2500 ft. flowers may be found throu& 
out the year. Varies greatly in the size and number of spikes m tne 
panicle and in the leaves, narrow or broadish; the varieties look 
like distinct species but I cen detect no essential differences, and 
the forms pass into each other. Specimens were collected near 
Masinga, . ge t,ioSR or 12 with rootsjvery full and different varieties 
on one sheet. Several varieties sent to N.Y. 
gi3 Variety from thickets on a dry hillside near Santa Marta, 150 
’ Sept. 17. I found this fsrarm growing quite abundantly in the and 
it" looks so different from the others that I supposed it to be a 
distinct species; but it seems to be merely a stunted variety, due ho 
the situation. I have similar ones from dry woods near Cienaga. 
215 Variety froirja damp clearing near Masinga, 250 ft, Aug., 31. ibis form 
is very rare. 
214 Pasoalum microstachyum P resl. . 
Erect or ascending 2-3 ft. Common -leeaily- in clearing^, op 
ravines etc. 2500 ft. to sea-level. On the lowlands it flowers prin- 
cipally Oct. -Nov,; in the mountains somewhat earlier. Specimens were 
collected near Bonda, 150 ft. Oct. 
Fine, full set; 10 with roots. 
214 Specimens with glabrate flowers. Bonda,0ct. I have noticed this 
character only in young plants. 
214- var. Pound principally -dm shady and damp places. The specimens 
were found at Bonda, Nov. 
Bonda, Sept. 22. Young of 214. 
215 Pas pal um paaiculatum .L. . . . OTT1 _ 
215 Erect, 2-3 ft. A common species in cleanings and damp, open 
places below 3000 ft. Flowers freely June-Jan. and more or less 
throughout the year. Specimens were collected near Masinga ,.2 50 ft. 
Sept. Full set. 5-6 5 or 6 with roots. • , 
215 Variety from Minca, 2000 ft Aug. 5, Some ;of the plants were 4 ft. 
high. 
215 Eon Amo June23.Dupl. 
215 (var.) Dup, 
215 Yvllingia. Peruviana Ltfivw,. 
Local and rather rare on shady rocks and banks, 
to freshets; I have not observed it above 1000 ft. 
Quebra Mojada ,near Bonda, 150, ft. .Sept, 21. 
Full set., scant. No roots. 
by streams, exposed 
Specimen^ is from 
217 Fhvnchospora armerioides Clarke. 
' Local on open lands 500 ft,. -3000 ft., flowers Oct. -Dec. opecimens w 
were collected 4 miles South of Masinga, 800 ft. Nov., 
flood, full set, 
213 4 ^ e f D 7 hig^ l h f f 1 owerheadl 2 ft., broad. Local in swamps near sea- 
level, generally growin’g in the water. Specimen is from Cienaga, 
Sept. 11. Full set. 218-Dup.. 
219 
SoMfflen-belew Cyperus ferax Rich.. 
Common below 3ooo ft. in damp clearings, and especially an Boggy 
ground . Specimen was collected near Bonda 250 ft. July ^ll.Grows 
to 3 ft. and the flower-head may be 10 inches broad, branching 8- 
times.. Full set, 8 .with roots. 
