11994.  Olephora frutieose Bim, Strict shrub 6 to 14 
feet high in moist compact half sandy soil near the seacoast; 
stems several from the same roet cluster, Slender, only 
e@paringly branched; the branches ascending, unbranched; 
lesflets descending, subchertaceows, paler green beneath, 
smooth on both sides, the peduncle subtended by s pair of 
felisecous breete; inflorescence odorless, very deep red 
exsept the yellowish brown anthers, escending,ytrom the 
uppermost leaf axile; fruits somewhat flattened, nearly 1/2 
iueh aevoss, bright shining red or very Gerk wine coior when 
fully mature; "Ielingod." ifedaya, October, 1909. 
21995,  lLevrenthus mindansensis Mery. Payasitie upon 
sort wooded medium eised trees in jJungies near the sea-conat; 
eteas several, branches move or less Tlexible, covered with 
anooth grayish bark; leaves rigidly coriaceous, simileriy 
deep gxeen on both sides, wualiy somewhat curved upon the 
upper Bide; inflorescence divaricate, odorless, ali the 
Stalks end calyx areen; corolla tube deep yeliow, the 6 
veflexed seguents glaucous green; the stigaa and upper 
part of the yellow style of the kx same Golor; stamens 
yellow; the flowers ere erect and ave grouped in 3's; 
*Hanago;" Godeaya, Cetober, 19006 
11996. toranthue mindensensie Merr.  Farasitie upoa 
aud intermixed with the Loranthus bearing the preceeding 
numbers; steas branches ani leaves are exactly slike; also 
the stalke ef the inflorescence and size of the Zieral 
parts are identical; but the Gerelia tube iawiead of being 
yeliow evea in the bud state is always very Gurk purple red 
except the glaucous green apical portion waese very tips 
is again coloreé red, “Manesco.”  Poeduya, October, 190% 
41997.  #Gerbers o@ollem Geertn. Shrub like tree 1b 
feet high in moist sandy soil of woods along the beach; 
wood soft, silvery white, odorless, distinetly swee>; bark 
with latex, finely grey and brown mottled, with senttered 
blunt exereseences; limbs long, widely spreading, the twigs 
pubevect; leaves crowded toward the ends of the twigs, 
eoriaceows, shallowly folded upon the upper Side; infiores- 
eence erect; calyx segments and corolia tube greenish white, 
the seauents ef the latter. pure white end with rose red 
bases, fruits when mature 5 inches long, & inches across 
the midé@le, ellipsoid, purplish red, shining md finely 
mottled, light, the skin early seperating; the great bulk 
of the fruit is fibrews, garky and dull white, surrounding 
a flattened seed or two, Yhe whole fruit is from the tine 
it falle well adapted to @%m float; "Retire." Todaya, 
October, 1909.6 

