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357. [Mimosa Ceratonia L. Eggers Fl. 269.] 



358. Mimosa pudica L. 



Sandy fields and roadsides near Mt. Stewart. Aug. (496). 

 Annally Hill. June (Mrs. R. 433). Eggers Fl. 267. 



359. Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd. 



In dry grassy localities. In the yard at Bassin. Jan (191, 

 Mrs. R. 58). Eggers Fl. 265. 



360. [Desmanthus virgatus strictus Bert. Eggers Fl. 265.] 



361. Hvmen^a Courbaril L. 



"Locust." Wild, and cultivated near Bassin. In leaf March 

 30, in flower Aug. 31 (340), June (Mrs. R. 430). "The 

 pods are filled with a yellow powder which is eaten." 

 Eggers Fl. 260. 



362. Tamarindus Indica L. 



"Tamarind." Wild, and cultivated near Bassin. May and 

 June (413, Mrs. R. 379). Eggers Fl. 259. 



363. Bauhinia tomentosa L. 



" Horse-radish Tree," Cultivated and established as an 

 escape, near Bassin. May to June (411, Mrs. R. 351). 

 Eggers Fl. 261. 



364. [Cassia alata L. Eggers Fl. 254.] 



365. Cassia bicapsularis L. 



"Stiver-bush." A low shrub or small tree 6 to 10 feet high. 

 In dry waste grounds near Bassin. Nov. (52). Roadsides 

 near Big Princess. Feb. (Mrs. R. 158). Eggers Fl. 251. 



366. [Cassia biflora angustisiliqua (Lam.). Eggers Fl. 253.] 



367. [Cassia fistula L. Eggers Fl. 248.] 



368. Cassia grandis L. 



" Liquorice Tree. " Naturalized near Canaan. April (371). 

 Pulp surrounding seeds black and of a liquorice-like flavor. 

 Eggers Fl. 249. 



369. [Cassia obtusifolia L. Eggers Fl. 256.J 



370. Cassia occidentalis L. 



"Stinking Weed." Frequent in waste pasture lands. The 

 seeds are used as a substitute for coffee. Pasture at Bassin. 

 Oct. (21), Jan. (Mrs. R. 66). Eggers Fl. 255. 



371. Cassia polyphylla Jacq. 



In a pasture near Corn Hill Jan. (204). 



