382 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1889. 



Order XLIII. ONAGRARIEAE. 



1. Jussiaea angustifolia, Lam. 



West Indies and South America. 



2. Fuchsia sp. ? 



American. Cultivated in gardens. This order does not possess 

 any marked properties. 



Order XLIV. TURNEEACEAE. 



1. Turnera ulmifolia, L. 



Holly Rose, Sage Rose. Indigenous and West Indies. 



2. Triads microphylla, Gr. (S7vains.) 



Indigenous, and in Cuba and Hayti. Turnera ulmifolia has tonic 

 and expectorant qualities. 



Order XLV. PASSIFLOREAE. 



1. Passiflora lunata, Juss. 

 Indigenous and West Indies. 



2. P. suberosa, L. 

 Var. West Indies. 



3. P. multiflora, L. 

 West Indies. 



4. P. rubra, L. 



West Indies and South America. 



5. P. laurifolia, L. 



Water lemon. Antigua and Guadaloupe. 



6. P. pectinata, Gi. (Hjalmars.) 



White Passion Flower. Indigenous, Turks Island and Fortune 



Island. {Eggers.) 



7. P. oiliata, Ait. (Griseb.) 



White Passion Flower. Indigenous and Jamaica. 



8. P. cuprea, L. (Linn.) 



Crimson or Maroon-colored Passion Flower. Indigenous and 

 in Cuba. 



9. Carica Papaya, L. 



Papaw, Custard apple. Cultivated. West Indies. Tree and 

 fruit full of acrid, milky juice, palatable when eaten with sugar, 

 flavor of apricots ; half ripe fruit pickled. 



Some of the Passion flowers, as P. rubra (Dutchman's Laudanum), 

 and, apparently, P. laurifolia are narcotic, others have eatable fruits. 

 The fruit of the papaw is eaten and its seeds are said to be anthel- 



