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Notes _on _plaqjt§_ collected by_ 
(Same "as NoY 2?) A shrub 6 ft 
1500 ft. Campo, edge of forest 
iierbjgri ft. smith_in Columbia, S.A 
. Observed only near Cacagualito 
, collected Aug. 9 Same as No 2. 
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Shrub 6-8 ft. Petals pink; in damp thickets .about 1500 ft. 
Flowers May-July. The flowering specimen is from near the Cala- 
vasa plantation, 'May 23; the fruit from the same plant', Aug.) 
Full Set., 'XaJx^. 
Specimen collected near Cacagualito 1500 ft, Nov. 16, The plant 
blossoms freely Nov. -Dec, Petals pale pinkish. No 1 is the seme, 
not worth separating even as a variety, the leaves vary greatly 
in size, form and amount of pubescence_ Thus far I have observed 
this species only near Cacagualito and eastward to Calavasa etc. 
It grows along the borders of forest. 
Shrub or small tree, 15-20 ft. generally near streams. Flowers Julv; 
Aug. Petals white. (A specimen is from Cacagualito. 1500 ft. Aug.O. 
Full set, fair, ' 
4 Cl idemia cyanocarpa Benth. Shrub ,2-3 ft. Common locally in damp 
forest, 1 500-2500 ft. Flowers July- Aug. white. (Specimens are fr 
from Cacagualito, 1500 ft. Aug. 9) 
18 specimens ;some scant or not in good, flower. 
5 A shrub or small 'tree, 6-10 ft. Pretty common locally , 1500-2500 ft 
damp hillsides .generally on the edge of forest; occasionally seen 
as low as /500 ft. in forest valleys near streams. Flowers June- 
Aug, Petals pink(specimen is from near Cacagualito 1500 ft,. June 
21 specimens; scant and some poor, 
6 Conostegia lalapensis D.Don. A shrub or smaJl tree, 5-15 ft. Common 
locally in campo thickets, damp hillsides 1500 -3000 ft. Flowers 
Me, y- June. but most freely ,June-Sept.. (specimen is from Cacagualid 
Aug. 7)^'?%e->et&l-s FuilX set, but e bout 10 not in full flower. 
Shrub 8-5 ft. Rare in thickets , 1500-2000 ft. Observed only near 
Cacagualito end at Campo Alegre Elowers Aug-Nov. (Specimen is 
from Cacagualito Aug. 7) Tbe petals are small. Full set;only 15 
in flower. 
8 Cl idemia el era ns D.Don. A low shrub 2 ft. Only one stunted specf® 
men seen near Cacagualito 1500 ft. Cempo thicket^ on tbe edgB of 
forest. Aug. 9 t Petals white. No specimens except poor ones for 
N.Y. and Carnegie, 
9 Shrub, 4 ft. Forest hillside near the Maxaacasaca plantation. Found 
in fruit Aug,. 9 ;only one seen. No dissecting material. 
9 (fruit already sent in) Specimen from low, damp forest near the coest 
at Don Diego, "ay 16. The species is moderately common in this vie 
cinity along the bases of rocky hills and jin ravines. It grows to 
about 6 ft*. Flowers white. (Melastoraaceae, ) 
10 A tree 15-20 ft. Damp forest below 1500 ft. in the region adjoinag 
ing the northern coast, 20-50 miles Bast of Santa Marta. The flow- 
ering specimen was collected near Don Diego at the foot of hills 
hardly above sea-level. May 6; the fruit' is from Cacagualito, 
1500 ft. Aug. 9. .No specimens except for N.Y. and Carnegie. 
M icon i a epic el I ata Bonp . (Already sent in). Specimens collected 
6 miles Northeast of Masinga. 200o ft. March 23. I found the specie 
dooming freely at this date. It is locally common, rejig ing from 
600 to 2500 ft, ^generally along the borders of forest. Petals, whi 
white,. 
