366 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1889. 



Order XI. PORTULACEAE. 



1, Portulaca oleracea, L. 

 Purslane. Tropical countries. 



2. Sesuvium portulacastrum, L. 



Sea-side Purslane. All tropical countries. 



Portulaca is used as a Pot herb and in salads, and is cooling, 

 astringent, antiscorbutic. 



Order XII. TAMARISCINEAE. 



1. Tamarix Indica. Willd. 



Tamarisk. From Asia. Grown in some gardens in Nassau. 



Order XIII. HYPERICINEAE. 



1. Ascyrum hypericoides, L. {Swains.) 



St. Andrew's Cross, Peter's Wort. Indigenous, American, 

 astringent, diuretic. 



Order XIV. G-UTTIFERAE. 



1. Mammea Americana, L. 



Mammee, Mammee Apple. Indigenous in West Indies. Oil of 

 seed used for hair oil. Tree upon being wounded yields thick yel- 

 low gum. Used as a cure for itch, and to prevent Chigoes from 

 attacking the feet. The bark is a powerful astringent, poisonous. 



2. Calophyllum Calaba, Jacq. 



Galba, Santa Maria Wood, Calaba Tree. Fruit contains one 

 seed yielding an oil fit for lamps. Tropical America, West Indies, 

 Brazil. 



The gum-resin secreted by trees of this order is acrid and 

 purgative. The Mammee is a well-known fruit ; its seeds are 

 anthelmintic ; an aromatic liquor (Eau de Creole) is distilled from 

 its flowers. The wood of Calophyllum is fit for shingles and heavy 

 work ; and its resin is useful as an application to ulcers. 



Order XV. MALVACEAE. 



1. Sida carpinifolia, L. 



Wire-weed. Indigenous. America and West Indies. 



2. S. spinosa, L. 



E. & W. I. and America. 



3. S. urens, L. 



Indigenous. America, W. I. and Africa. 



