654 A. E. VerriU — The Bermuda Islands. 



Lead Bush. [Leuccena glauca Benth.) 



A very common Acacia-like shrub with bipinnate leaves, native of 

 tropical America, naturalized in Bermuda, or perhaps native. The 

 flowers are white, in globose clusters. Seeds itself freely and is 

 liable to become a troublesome weed. 



Acacia paniculata W., recorded only by Jones, is a half-climbing 

 shrub with yellow flowers. 



Napoleon's Plume. [Bauhinia porrecta Sw.) Not uncommon. 



A handsome shrub with bilobed leaves ; flowers in terminal ra- 

 cemes, variegated with rose and white. 



Spirma solid folia L. ; S. pruni folia Sieb. 



These and other species of Spirma are often cultivated. 



Wild White Rose. {Rosa laevigata^ Mich.) 



Naturalized or native. Walsingham and Pembroke Marsh. 

 Numerous species and varieties of garden roses are common in 

 cultivation. White roses are among the most abundant. 



Deutzia. (D. scabra Th.) Not uncommon. 



Tamarix ; Spruce. (Tamarix Gallica L.) See p. 433. 



A tall shrub, native of southern Europe, extensively used for 

 windbreaks and hedges, especially near the shores. 



Crape Myrtle ; Queen of Shrubs. (Lagerstrcemia Indica L.) 



A very beautiful shrub or small tree, native of China. Common 

 in the larger gardens. 



Laurestinus. ( Viburnum tinus L.)- 



Abundant at Mt. Langton, flowering in most months. 



Elder. (Sambucus nigra L.) 



Native ?. Not very common ; in waste places. 



Cape Jasmine. [Gardenia jasminoides Ellis= G. fiorida L.) 



This and other species of Gardenia are cultivated in some gardens. 



Scolosanthus Sagrceanus Griseb. On Pagets Beach (Millspaugh). 



