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■773 Ps idiopsi s Moritz iana B erg 
A tree, 40 ft. Common locally along the edge of forest and campo, 1500-2500 
ft Flowers May-Dec *( The larger specimen is from CmSo Alegre ,.2000 ft. Nov. 
15; the smaller near the road from Bonda, to Cacaguanito, 2000 ft, Aug*7 
Pdta.ls white, early decidous Full set, good. 
773 Long-leaved variety, collected near Don Amo 2500 ft, March 12 
Fugosia heterophylla 
779 gages £a hetereehylla-Ben th.l stet) 
A shrub, not more then 3 inches high. Three or four roots only seen on a ^ 
small campo hillside, surrounded hy dry forest, nee.r Bonda. Flowers Aug r 
Oct, (specimens collected in Oct,) 
779 (already sent in) Specimen from a dry water-course 6 miles north of 
Bonda, 1000 ft, Nov. 17; also , small specimen with root,. dty,open hill 
nee.r Bonda, 150 ft, Nov. 29. A rare species, found in arid situations 
not far from sea-level and flowering principally in Nov. . "When well 
&rown the plant is often decumbent, 2-2|- ft. Flowers either yellow or 
rosy, perhaps changing color, Dood,full“set, hut flowers mostly closed® 
730 i'Javapaea caribaea, (Jacq.) Kuntze, 
A tree, 40-50 ft. hard wood. Occasionally in forest valleys and hillsid® 
5 -8 miles south of Mamatoca, 500-1500 ft. Flowers Nov.-Jan. white with 
a. strong odor of vani 1 la (f ruited specimen is from a. river-valley 500 ft® 
Jan. 5; the other from hillside, 1500 ft, Nov, 27. Full set., 
■ 731 Tree. 50 ft. Damp wooded hillside at Las Nubes , (no name,.) 
4500 ft, Dec.,?. &not observed elsewhere. Flower white with pink spots, 
18 specimens not very good. 
782 Me.lpighie, glabra. L®. 
A shrub, 4 ft, forest on the road from Bonda to Cacagualito, 1500 ft,. 
Nov*. 10 No specimens except for N, ,Y,. 
735 Agpna none, bras i liens is B .et N® 
‘Tree, 40 ft. Forest, va.lley of stream near Bonde.(240 ) Jan, 10, 
Flowers green, 
785 (sppecimens already sent in) Flowering branch collected at Bonda, 
Jan,. 51 and leaves from the same collected Jan, 5 , This is a compact, t 
thickly leaved tree, to 55 ft®, occasional in the dry forest below 1000 £ 
ft. Flowers Jan,- March. Its dark green, shining folia-ge makes it one of 
the most beeJutiful trees of the dry forest, 'The leaves are renewed on yo 
young, flowering branches in Jan. but no flowers appear on the old branch 
es , 
734 Tails ia olivseformis Va dik. 
A tree, to 50 ft. Hare in forest near streams in the vicinity of Bonda® 
(250 ft. collected Dec, 29, Full set, fine® 
785 Talisia olivaef ormis P aulk. 
A tree to 50 ft. Common in the dry forest regior^below 1500 ft, generally 
not far from streams. Flowers Dec, --Jan, (specimen is from Bonda, Dec, % 
21; Full set, good® 
786 Guazuma ulmifolia Lam, 
Tree, to 50 ft, ^Common in dry forest, e^pecit Hy near(but not on the b 
banks of) streams, below 1500 ft. Flowers June-Nov. most freely in Sept, 
Specimens are from Bonda, 250 ft. J*ly Full set, food 
786 (alrep.uj?. sent in) Variety from Neguange ,near the northern coast, Apr. 
5. This species ranges to 5000 ft. or higher, ana is one of the commoner 
forest trees. It flowers more or less throughout the year, freely, 
March, May and in Sept. In the low/er lands the leaves are decidous, or 
partly so in March, but are quickly renewed. 
