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542, Cheno podium ambrosioi d es L«. 
A diffuse shrub, 5 ft. Cultivated(as a vermifuge) and grows wild sparing _ 
ly,/at Jiracasaca end Onaca,, 2500 ft-,. Specimen collect-ed at Aeter Jira- 
casaca. Sept* ,29, Pull set, 
545 He 1 i of r opium st r i p t u rn H.B.K. oa-uL. (Wa^fa^ 
Common on open grassy hillsides end a weed in clearings^, below 500Q ft. 
Flowers principally June-Dee,. Flowers white. Specimen 'is from a, 
clearing near Masinga ehout 400 ft, Aug, ,25. Full set, fairly good, 
544 lieliotropium cure-s savicum L, 
Erect or ascending; leaves succulent, glaucous. Common locally on the 
seashore and on plains near the sea-, argillaceous soil, The specimens are 
from Cienaga, Sept. 
TTjis species, like severe,! other^ coe-st plants, forms dense clumps, 
sometimes covering severed, aquare yards. Full set, good, 
545 Prive, la ppule.ee a SQrters T (L,) Pers, 
Erect, to .2 Jr or 5 ft. but flowers at 6 inches; the larger plants branch 
dichotomously severe.1 times. Flowers white, A common weed in clearings a. 
and on waste lands below 5000 ft. Specimens collected near Fonda,, 150 ft, 
Nov, 10. In damp localities this (and many other annuals) germinates and 
flowers at any sea.son', in dry localities only during the rains. Full-ed:, 
Full set, 
546 PolygoniumB# portoricense Berters ,( -547,- 1500 ) 
546 / 2 ft,. Growing in swampy pools near sea-level, 2 miles east of 
Cienaga, Sept,. 11 Full set,. 
547 1-2 ft(- 1500 ) 
Local in pools, river-mouths, etc, near the sea at Santa Marta, Cienaga 
etc. Grows in water or on wet sand end mud sabject to overf lows .^^Sahta 
Marta, Sept, l,on the banks of a river. Appears to differ from No," 1500 
by dotted calyx. Full set, scant end not very good, 
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548r-Ereef y-Gommnly-with©Hf-bFPnehee T -fo-48-9r-S9-ft-r 
548 Amman i a poduncule he Rusby sp.nov. 
Erect, Commonly without branches, to 18 or 20 inches. Swampy lands nest 5 
Ciens,ga and not very far from sea-level, Sept, 10. -TJjie plent commonly gre 
grows with its roots In the water of shallow ditches or pools, I 
neglected to note the color of the flower. My specimens agree in having 
flowers with short pedicels, 15 specimens, 
549 
Ammania senega lens is Lam, 
Erect 12-24 inches; Loca.l on irrigated land near the coast at Cienaga, gr» 
growing in or near water in sheltered places. Collected Sept,. 10. 
Full set, a little scant and not very good. 
5 50 ?Jollugo verticil la ta, L,. 
Erect, 6-12 inches,. A common weed in wa,ste places below 5000ft,; found on 
open, grassy hills, sandy seashore etc. Specimens are from Bonds., 150 ft. 
Aug, Full set, fairly good; a few have no roots, 
5 51 Ce-.pra.ria bi flora L, ^-1551, 2825 J 
Erect, with few or no branches, 1-2 1- ft. Local on damp and generally shady 
ground below 1000 ft. and especially near the coast. Flowers July-Nov.J a- 
(or later?) white. Specimens ere from the coast' at Don Jace-.Sept 14, 
Full set* ~ 
