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a warm ledge. This violet has such large flowers and so 

 many of them as to be all out of proportion to the size of the 

 plant. 



Grape hyacinth (Miiscari botryoides) was formerly 

 grown in a bulb-bed, since abandoned, within the park but 

 was later set in considerable quantities among the rocks and 

 ledges where it is as hardy as a native. Its dainty spikes of 

 white-tipped, blue flowers form a pleasing addition to the 

 native flora. Crocus also is still persisting in the old bulb-bed. 



Adders tongue {Erytlironiiun Americanum) commenced 

 flowering about this time and the next few days brought out 

 the first flowers of blood-root, yellow violet ( Viola rotundi- 

 folia), Trillium erectum and arbutus {Epigea repcns). I have 

 never found the bloodroot growing wild in Jamaica. 



The yellow violet was a little late this year as it should 

 come with Viola Sclkirkii, but it made up for it by being 

 through blooming long before its contemporary had any 

 thought of quitting the field. Although my arbutus has been 

 in its present position for several years it does not thrive. 

 The situation is evidently too warm and dry to suit it. It is 

 considered one of the most difficult of our native plants to 

 domesticate, although I have had more trouble with the twin- 

 flower (Linnaea borcalis), which I have not succeeded in get- 

 ting to live for more than one season. 



Spring beauty and adder's tongue were soon carpeting 

 the park and nearby woods by the thousands and white violets 

 ( Viola hlanda) were commencing to bloom. One bush of 

 Lonicera ciliata was getting well to blooming. This is very 

 abundant in this section, growing on moist banks. On the 

 twelfth I noticed nothing new except the appearance in great 

 numbers of Jacob's ladder (Oakesia sessilifolia) and a few 

 blue violets ( V. palmata var. cucullata) in a warm corner. 

 This and V. blanda were soon blooming by the million in all 

 parts of the park. Two or three more days brought out the 



