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5. E. axillaris, Poir. 



Stopper, Broad-leaved or Red Rod-wood. Indigenous and in 



Jamaica. 



6. E. lateriflora, Willd. 

 Cuba. 



7. E. uniflora, L. (Grisei.) 



Surinam Cherry. Indigenous and West Indian. 



8. E. ligustrina, W. (Griseb.) 



Indigenous and West Indies and S. American. 



9. Pimenta vulgaris, W. A. 



Pimento, Allspice. In gardens. Introduced from Jamaica. 



10. P. acns, W. A. 



Bay Rum Tree, Wild Cinnamon, Bay Berry Tree. West Indies 

 and South America. In gardens. 



11. Psidium Guava, Radd. 



Guava, Bay Plum. Naturalized originally from Continental 

 Tropical America. Leaves astringent. Many members of this 

 order contain aromatic volatile oils, and so are used in the prepara- 

 tion of condiments, e. g. Pimento. Others have eatable fruits such 

 as Psidium, various species of Eugenia and Jambosa. Some of the 

 oils, such as that of Pimento, are used in medicine as carminatives. 

 The bark of the Guava is astringent. 



Order XLI. L.YTHRARIEAE. 



1. Ammannia latifolia, L. 

 Indigenous. West and East Indies. 



2. Cuphea Parsonsia, P., Br. 

 Indigenous. Jamaica and Cuba. 



3. Lawsoniainermis, L. 



Henna Mignonette Tree. West and East Indies. • 



4. Lagerstroemia Indioa, L. 



Crape Myrtle, Crape Plant. Cultivated ; from Asia. 



Ammannia is used in India as a vesicant, from its acrid juice. 

 Laivsonia yields the famous Henna, used as a dye in Assyria and the 

 East. The Crape-myrtle is a beautiful garden-plant. 



Order XLII. GRANATBAB. 

 1. Punica granatum, L. 



Pomegranate. Naturalized originally from Persia. The dried 

 flowers, fruit and the bark of the root are used as anthelmintics. 



