G44 A. E. Verrill — The Bermuda Islands. 



Bastard Cedar. (Guazuma tomentosa H. B. & K.) 



St. George's, in the officer's garden (Lefroy). West Indian. 



Melochia odorata L. 



Occurs in Pembroke Marsh (Hemsley). A sterculiaceous tree from 

 the East Indies. 



French Cherry. (Malphigia setosa Speng.) 



A large bushy tree standing by the officer's library at Prospect, 

 north of the hospital (Lefroy). Also in other places. 



Lignum-vita3. ( Guaiacum officinale L.) 



Not common. Native of West Indies or Cape Good Hope. 



Quassia. (Quassia amara L.) Mt. Langton. Planted in 1874. 



Ailanthus Tree. (Ailanthus glandulosa Desf.) 



Hamilton, chiefly about the public buildings. Native of China. 

 First introduced by Governor Elliot (Lefroy). 



Pride of India ; Pride of China. (Melia azedarach L.) 



Very common as a shade tree and by the road sides. The leaves 

 are deciduous in mid-winter. The flowers appear before the leaves, 

 February to April. Native of Central Asia ; but introduced here 

 from Charleston, S. C, about 1782, it is said. It is propagated very 

 easily, but its timber is of little value. 



Mahogany Tree. (Swietenia mahagoni L.) 



The famous tree at the Flatts is the only one of large size. Intro- 

 duced from the West Indies. 



The Satin Wood was also planted at Mt. Langton by Governor 

 Lefroy. 



Loblolly Tree. ( Cupania paniculata Camb.= G. fulva Mart.) 



A single tree at Spanish Point, where it flowers freely in July 

 (Lefroy). A sapindaceous tree, with pinnate leaves and arillate 

 seeds ; introduced from the West Indies. 



Kmlreuteria paniculata Laxm. 



Not common. Native of China. A small sapindaceous tree with 

 pinnate leaves, yellow flowers, and inflated seed pods. 



