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also occurred on the east hills. In the woods it climbed over 

 the shrubs, and formed almost impenetrable barriers. The 

 stem at the base was often strong and thick, and covered with a 

 corky bark. The leaves are very variable in shape, usually 

 giabous ; but in seedlings the margins are often edged with fine 

 white hairs. The flowers form large pendent masses, and are of 

 a fine violet colour, with a paler stripe in the centre of each 

 petal ; they never seem to open wide. The berries are about the 

 size of those of Solarium Dulcamara, but globose and of a 

 bright scarlet. 



The plant is allied closely to S. Seaforthia ', Andr. 

















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Scoparta dulcis, L. Sp. PI. ed. 1, p. 116 ; DC. Prodr. x. p. 431 ; 

 J. A. Schmidt in Mart. Fl. Bras. viii. 3. p. 261. 



Common on the main island, especially between the village 

 and Fort San Antonio. Also very abundant on Rat Island. It 

 is called here " Vassorinha," and reputed as a medicine for 

 consumption. 











Distribution. All the tropical world. 



S. puepubea, n. sp. 



Herba erecta, radice crassa lignosa, ramis erectis. 



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 ra t adulta cuneata 



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verticillata, juniora angusta lanceolata iateg , 



runcinata basi angustata, dentibus acutis. Flores parvi 2-3 in 



axillis, pedicellis decurvis Calyx 4-fidus, sepala lanceolata 



acuta. Petala 4, ovata subobtusa vel lanceolata acuta, roseo- 

 purpurea, pilis perpaucis. Stamina 4, filamenta glabra, 

 theras ellipticae oblong*, loculis basi disjunctis. Ovarium coni- 

 c um ; stylus cylindricus ; stigma capitatum. Capsula globosa 

 sepala vi x superaus. Semina minuta oblonga, atro-brunnea 

 reticulata. 



Rat Island ; on the north side by the sea-shore, a few plants. 



The colour of the flowers, pale rose, and almost complete 

 absence of hairs from the base of the petals, so conspicuous in 

 8 ' dulci «, distinguish this species from that ; the habit is more 

 e rect and stiff, and the leaves larger and more toothed. 















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