SCHOPF AMERICAN TRAVELS. 



The "Pigeon-plums" {Cerasns latiorc folio, fructn racemosa pur- 

 purea majore. Catesb. II, tab. 94) supply the wild pigeons, and the 

 dry, yellowish fruit of the "Hog-pluni tree" {Spondias Momhin L.) 

 serves as food for the hogs. 



The poisonous manchineel, (Hippomane MancineUa L.) occurs 

 on Andros Island. The mangle-tree, Rhiaophora Mangle L., grows 

 everywhere along the shores. 



In the bush and the woods there are finally great numbers of varie- 

 ties of splendid plants, of which at this season but few were in flower. 

 Certain of them are peculiar to the Bahama islands, others are found 

 throughout the West Indies, and in the warmer regions of the main- 

 land. Not wishing to repeat all those names of plants mentioned in 

 my description above, nor intending to give a complete list of the plants 

 of Providence (out of the question both from the briefness of my stay 

 and from other conditions as well), I will indicate only a few of the 

 more common plants blooming in April and May : 



Boerhaavia scandens. 



Justicia spinosa. 



Verbena lappulacea, curassavica and 



nodiflora. 

 Salvia serotina. The infusion is used 



in fevers. 

 Proserpinaca palustris. 

 Commclina communis. 

 Kyllingia monocephala. 

 Paspalum disticlium. 

 Agrostis indica. 

 tenacissima, Jacquin, Ic. 



tab. 16. Collect. I, p. 85. 

 Catesbaea spinosa. 

 Petesia stipularis. 

 Cissus sicyoides. 

 trifoliata. (Almost smooth, 



and with no marked wings on the 



stalks. Caterpillars in the leaves.) 

 Fagara Pterota. 

 Rivina humilis and laevis. 

 Ilex cuneata. 

 Heliotropium parviflorum, curassavi- 



cum and gnaphalodes. 

 Tournefortia volubilis. 

 Convolvuli spec. (Salve-leaf.) 



Ipoma^a triloba, and other varie- 

 ties. 

 Conocarpus erecta (Button-wood) and 



racemosa. 

 Psychotria asiatica. 

 Chiococca racemosa. 

 Sc.Tvola Lobelia. 

 F.rithalis frnticosa. 

 Physalis curassavica. 

 Solanum verbascifolium, racemosum, 



bahamensc. 

 Cordia Sebestena. 



Ehretia trinifolia and Beureria. 



Cestrum vespertinum. 



Chrysophyllum Canito. 



Hedera quinquefolia. 



Illecebrum vermiculatum. 



Vinca lutea. 



Plumeria rubra. 



Echites umbcllata, biflora and others. 



. . . Arbor jasmini folio, floribus 

 albis, fructu ovali, feminibus par- 

 vis nigris mucilagine involutis. 

 Catesb. I, t. 59. Seligm. Vog. 3, 

 t. 18. (Seven years' apple.) 



Asclepias curassavica, and others. 



Turnera ulmifrlia. 



Xylophylla latifolia. 



Tillandsia polystachya, lingulata and 

 others. 



Tradescantia virginica. 



Pancratiimi cari1)<-eum? 



Orontium aqunticum. 



Achras salicifolia. 



Bursera gummifera. Terebinthus ma- 

 jor, etc. Catesb. I, t. 30. 



Amyris sylvatica (Torch or Light- 

 wood) toxifera (Poison-wood). 

 Catesb. I, t. 40. Seligm. Vog. 2, 

 t. 80. 



Amyris Elemifera, and bijuga. 



Ximenia inermis (Mastick-tree). 



Coccnloba Uvifera. 



Paullinia Seriana. 



Ca.=sytha filiformis. 



Cassia emarginata, 

 dentalis, biflora 



obtusifolia, occi- 

 ( Pock-root), ligu- 



strina (Wild Senna. Purgative.), 

 and others. 

 Poinciania pulcherrima. 



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