HOUTUS JAMAICENSIS. Sfrmudiaka, 



BERMDDIANA, BERMUDIAN. 



Jur.iperus: maxima cupressi folio minimo, cortire exteriorS in temiti 



vliilyrus spirulcs ductili. Sioane, v. 2, p. '2, t 157, i'. i. Foi/ti/is 



mfcrioribus ternis, super to rib us biiiis, dccuyrcnttbus, paiuUa. 



Browne, p. 362. 



Lower leaves in threes, upper in pairs, decurrent, ii\v]-shapecl, spieacling, 



acute. 



Bermiulas juniper, commonly calletl Bermudas cedar, is a native ofJamaica, and 

 grows to a huge size, aflbrding- very iai-ge boards of a reddish brown colour, close and 

 firm contexture, shiniiia,', very odoriferous, and strongly scented, extremely like, if 

 not the same, as the Bcnniulas cedar, being towards its outside ot a paler colour and 

 looser contexture. Tlie bark is thin, and ready, in great pieces, to urop oil', appear- 

 ing somewhat contorted, of a ceddisji l)rijwH colour. Tiie wood is much used in wains- 

 cotting rooms, and in -cabinet work. Cockroaches and other vermin avoid its smeli. 

 It gives a l)itter taste to victuals. It is said to be.a good timber for ships against worms, 

 though it is also observed that keels of sbi|j of this wood have been lound eaten tiii-ougii 

 bv sea worms. AVofl'A/e. Browne says this tree yrovvs very plentitully in the Blue 

 Mountains, where it is frequently cut down for planks and other conveniencies ; and 

 that it is a good timber woou, admired for its smell, lightness, and close even gram. 

 It appears doubtful, however, whether Sioane's tree be the same as Browne's, ana, 

 indeed, wiietlier eitlier of them be exactly the same species as the btDnudunui. Bar- 

 ham obsei-ves that it lias leaves Uke tiie savme or hr, its wood is whiter than the coai- 

 mon cedar, and snieliing more like juniper berries. Its guui resists putreraction and 

 Juils w.onns. 



BERMUDIANA. SISYRYNCHIUM. 



Cl. 16, OR. 1. Monodelphia triandria. Nat. or. Ensatx. 



This name is derived from two Greek words, signifying swines snout, from the form 

 of the li.ivvjr. 



Gen'. char. The caU'x is a common tv.o-leaved spathc ; corolla one-petalled, su- 

 perior, six- parted ; the staniina has the three filaments uniied, distinct at top; 

 andiers bitid below; the pistii hiS an obovate inferior germen, three-sided style, 

 stigmas thickish, awl-shaped, erect; the pericarp is an obovate capsule, inferior, 

 tinee-celled, and three- valved ; seeds several, giobuiar. One species iias been 

 introduced, a native of North America : 



pai.mifolhim. palm-leaved. 



Scape ancipital ; flowers in spikes ; leaves ensiform, nerved and plated. 

 This plant h'-.s a stem two feet Wgh, the leaves :;ie about an inch broad, folding witk 

 five or six nerves. Tiie glumes and flowers are numerous, in a terininatiiig bundle. It 

 thrives very well in most parts of this island. 



Bernardia i'ec Adexja, p. , 



