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ME. H. ST. EIDLET ON THE 







CRUCIFER2E. 



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The Cabbage, Brass ica oleracea, L., and Mustard, Brassica 

 alba, Boiss., are both very successfully cultivated here, but not in 





any quantity. 



ANONACEJE. 



AirotfA squamosa, L. Sp. PI. ed. Willd. ii. p. 1265. no. 3. 

 There are several trees of this species on the island, at Samba- 

 quichaba and Sueste. They fruit well. 





POKTULACACRZE. 



Poetulaca OLEEAOEA, L. Sp. PI. p. 638 ; Haw. Misc. p. 126 ; 





Bohrb. in Mart. Fl. Bras. xiv. 2. p. 229. 



Very common among the stones in the village, and also on the 

 sea-shore on the north side, both of the main island and Bat 



Island. 



Distribution. All over the warmer parts of the world. 









Talinum patens. Willd. Sr>. PI. ii. t>. 863 ; Bohrb. in Mart 







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Sort 





ii. 1. 151. 





Common on the main island in thickets near the sea. A spe- 



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It is 





Eat Island and St. Michael's Mount 





The flowers are usually pink ; but white-flowered plants occur 



also. 



Distribution. All Central and South America. 





MALVACEAE. 







CANCELLATA 



135 ; DC. Prodr. i. 



444 



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Plentiful on the sand-hills at San Antonio Bay. 

 Distribution. South America from Surinam, anc 



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Hibiscus esculentus, L. Sp. PI. p. 980 ; DG. Prodr. i. p. 450. 

 Extensively cultivated as a vegetable, as elsewhere, in Brazil. 







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GOSSYPIUM BABBADENSE, L. 



The cotton grown here is of very fine quality ; but it is but 





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