Guettarda speciosa, L.: vulgo “Orgoi.”
Myrmecodia salomonensis, Becc. A new species separated from M. samoensis, Becc. Noticed commonly on tall mangrove trees bordering the sides of streams in the lower part of their courses. The swollen tuberous stem measures as much as one and a half feet in length, and is usually occupied by many ants.
Hydnophytum longistylum, Becc. Found on coast trees. Those I examined contained no ants, but, instead, a few cockroaches. On the outside of one of them I found a crab.
Hydnophytum Guppyanum, Becc. A new species. Noticed commonly on the tall mangrove trees bordering the sides of streams in the lower part of their courses. The swollen tuberous portion of the stem has a characteristic scaphoid form; those I examined being nearly full of dirty rain-water, and almost free from ants; a few cockroaches occurred in all; some of them are one and a half feet in length.
(Hydnophytum inerme, a specimen I obtained from Ugi Island, at the east end of the group in 1882, and identified by Mr. C. Moore of Sydney.)
Psychotria sp. . . vulgo “Popotu.”
Psychotria, aff. P. Forsterinæ, A. Gr.
Bikkia sp. . . A littoral tree, twenty feet high, with large handsome white flowers.
COMPOSITÆ.
Vernonia cinerea, Less