182 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
Bunchosia sp. Malpighiaceae.. West Indian cherry.—An 
ornamental erereren shrub of Jamaica, with axillary flowers 
and fleshy smooth fruit containing three seeds. 
Callicarpa americana. Verbenaceae. French mulberry.— 
This is a very effective shrub with handsome fruits, a native 
of southern United States. 
Dianella caerulea. Liliaceae. Paroo lily—A subshrubby 
plant, native of Australia, chiefly attractive for its blue ber- 
ries which remain for several weeks. The stem is short, 
branching, with six leaves clustered at top. The leaves are 
9-12 inches long, dark green, and rough on the back and 
margin. 
Escallonia macrantha. Saxifragaceae. Chilean gum box.— 
A small tree of South America, used as an ornamental vine. 
The leaves are alternate, and the flowers are strongly odorous, 
red, and tubular in racemes. 
Hura crepitans. Euphorbiaceae. Sandbox tree.—A large 
tree of western tropical America. The fruit is curious, bein 
circular in form and consisting of 12-15 valved cells, whic 
give it the appearance of a single flat seed. It is often kept 
as a curiosity, but with overheat or dryness, bursts with a 
report as loud as a gun, spreading its seeds and valves to a 
distance of several feet. 
Nandina domestica. Berberidaceae. Sacred bamboo of 
China.—A small tree of China, bearing tufts of compound 
leaves on its apex, and terminal panicles of flowers, followed 
by red berries like those of holly. During the Chinese re- 
ligious season, corresponding to our Christmas, the plant is 
used for decorating houses and altars in temples; hence the 
name of sacred bamboo. 
Paradisea Liliastrum. Liliaceae. St. Bruno’s lily.—A 
decorative plant of Europe. It has white, lily-like flowers 
borne on a scape 1 foot long. The leaves are linear, radical, 
1 foot long. 
Persea indica. Lauraceae. Canary wood.—This is a fine 
evergreen tree, native of the Canary Islands and Madeira. 
There are three ies of this genus in the American trade, 
all being prized for their clean evergreen foliage. 
Phyllanthus speciosus. Euphorbiaceae. Seaside laurel.— 
A small shrub, native of Jamaica, with floriferous lanceolate 
branches. More than 400 species of this genus exist, mostly 
in tropical regions, but only a few are levied. chiefly as 
foliage plants. 
_Saurauja lanceolata. Ternstroemiaceae.—A plant native 
of South America, and used chiefly as an eae in con- 
servatories on account of its fine foliage and flowers. 
