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516 .(already sent in) A variety with elongate leaves, Dry, open- waters our© 
near the coast at Play a, Brava, Apr. 1, The form of' the leaves is con start 
in a large series of specimens,, 
516 Variety. Road to Agua Djalce, thickets near streams and on damp hill- 
sides , Jen. 16; my specimens show a passage to No, 516 hut not to No, % 
517. 
517. 
A common species in hillside thickets, ravines etc, below 1500 ft. 
near Bonda. forms a shrub, 4-5 ft. high, with numerous branches, Oct, -Nov 
Pull set, good., 
517 Vars, 
518 Cienaga, Sept,. 6-12. 
Suffruticose, Upright, 1-5 ft. Observed only in one place ^thicket on 
irrigated land near the sea. Sept, 6-12. Pull set, scant. 
519 Bidefos tereticaulis DC, 
Shrubby with long, vine- like branches, 8-10 ft. Local 1000-5000 ft, at J±a 
Jiracas aca, Campo Alegre, Vinca etc, Flowers Oct, -Nov. Edge of campo 
and. open places in forest. Crows in large masses. Pull set, good, but 
specimens had encysted mould.. 
520 Eeletes humifusa Less , 
Plains near seashore, at Ciene-ga ,Sept. 7-12, These lands are more or 
less swampy during the rains, and very dry from Dec, bo i y , 
Ray flowers white. 20 specimens, scant. 
521 Elvira Martyni Cass . . TT . 
A comraonwted in clearings below 5000 ft. Flowering Oct. -Dec. Jpn^T 
2—5 ft. Flowers yellow. (Specimens are from Bonda, October ,J 
Pine full set. 
5 22 Duds tor ium nanic u latum S chrad . , 
A common weed below 4000 ft. in clearings , thickets, damp campo ground 
etc. Bonda, Onaca Cacagualito etc.. July-Dee, (-the smaller specimen is 
from Bonda, July; ’the larger one from Onaca, 2500 ft. Dec.) Grows mo 
2 or 21 ft. Pull set, pretty good. 
5 22 (already sent in) Specimens from Calavasa, 500 ft. Jan, 2. , showing 
variation in position of the leaves. The leaves may be opposite or al_ 
tenrnte on We same or on different plants; ttefm of We leaf: 
Quite constant. The plant is sometimes erect, oftener decumbent or strag 
q .ling in growth, the stems rooting at the joints. Flowers pale rosy .but 
the flower-heads look green owing to the including scales,. 
525 Aeeratum convzoid es LX • „ 
Herba c eo'u's .“Erect ,2 -5 f t . . Common in clearings and open places below 
5000 ft. Flowers in Nov. -Dec. Flower white, (specimens are ,rom near 
Masinga, Nov.) Pull set, fairly good. All young flowers, oome moulded 
a, little. Occura at Las Nubes, 4500 ft. 
' Shrub, 2-5 ft. Common locally on campo land below 5000 ft. Flowers Sept.- 
Dee. (Specimens are from Sampo 5 miles east of Bonda, Sept, -Oct, 
Full set. Not first class. 
525 
A tree, 10-20 ft. Locally 
Flowers at end of Sept.^ 
common in dry forest near Bonda, (below 500 ft. ) 
and in June, Full set, not very good. 
526 Willughbaea scandens (L.) Xuntze.526 Common in damp clearings etc. ee 
especially along streams, below 2000 ft. Twining, with 
4-5 ft. Specimens are from Bonda, Aug. Flowers June-Dee. 26 -f- specimen; 
