Field notebooks : Bermuda, 1926-1929
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remotely to the [illegible] species. Bracts involved in purple edges (Box) Rapportable. Very like all others and except as noted. Of not A. squamata. there is not in T3. 160 1-31-27 Casuarina quadrivalvis, Laffill Forest Swampland. At Adria Station & H farm maplewood. Effect of mycelial growths with some taproots projecting through teeth at each joint. 11 feet counted at front 2-1-27 Calophyllum galba, Jacq. galba. Loo Sunnyside pr. Valley Way. Fr arden cut has shelly yellow exudation. O p 246 2-1-27 Muchlenbeckia platyglada, Indau Crossfield Plant p 114. Houseman Post Office. Regret lost. Stems 3/8 to 1/2 in wide flat thickeners & leaf nodes. Joints 4 3/4 in long. Fls at joints alt- erately, 1st one side others. Flws clusters subtended by bracts funnelshaped effect. Ferraria. 5 parted united below 3 mm high and 2-3 mm wide Stamens 7-8, filaments dilated at base giving effect of rings around ovary. But scale filament found on calyx not connate to each other Antlers 2 celled (seems longitud.) Ovary superior 3 ranked Olline chente & Beckerheit) evidently 1 celled stigma trifid and 3 stg. (or possibly there are 5 styles pvp.68) 2-1-27 Pariti Albiacum, Guas. p 239 Malrose Arlington pr wall at Pembroke Hall Very like all. Petals red tinged yellow, (See 2-23-27) 2-1-27 Pelargonium [illegible] ? p 192. Hardon B.V. Stamens of unequal length seem to be sent out by bradened filaments. Few gamanther bearing. Ovary very hairy. Posterior sepal has a spur adequate to reduce leaves to be unnoticeable from out- side.