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616. WiSSADULA PERIl'LOCVEFOLIA (L.) Gris. 



Infrequent. East end. Feb. (262). Eggers Fl. 68. 



BOMBACACE^. 



617. Adansonia digitata L. 



"Guinea Tamarind." Cultivated at Ham's Bay. July (Mrs. 

 R. 451). Eggers Fl. 89. 



618. ErIODENDRON ANFRACTUOSUiM deC. 



"Silk-Cotton Tree." A fairly common roadside tree. Bassin. 

 Aug. (no num.). Eggers Fl. go. A large tree with 

 enormous flattened branches usually well covered with 

 Tillandsias, especially utriculata and recurvata. The tree 

 is worshiped by the Obi followers, who believe it to be 

 inhabited by devils. 



619. [Myrodia turbinata Sw. Eggers Fl. 91.] 



STERCULIACE/E. 



620. AVENIA PUSILLA L. 



East end. June (Mrs. R. 431). Eggers Fl. 95. 



621. [Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. Eggers Fl. 93. J 



622. Helicteres Jamaicensis Jacq. 



Roadside thickets. East end. Dec. (166). Also seen on Sig- 

 nal Hill near Bassin. Recovery Hill. April (Mrs. R. 327). 

 Eggers Fl. 92. 



623. Melochia nodiflora Sw. 



A common weed alo'ng roads and in pastures. Bassin. Nov. 

 (84), Feb. (Mrs. R. 133). Eggers Fl. 98. 



624. Melochia pvramidata L. 



Common in dry places along roads and in pastures. Bassin. 

 Nov. (98), Feb. (Mrs. R. 174). Eggers Fl. 96. 



625. Melochia tomentosa L. 



"Broom-wood." In same situations as the last. Bassin. Nov. 

 (127), Feb. (Mrs. R. 173). Eggers Fl. 97. Hand brooms 

 are made by tying the plants into bundles. 



626. Theop.roma Cacao L. 



"Cacao." Extensively cultivated at Spring Garden and 

 Canaan. Aug. (no num.). Eggers Fl. 94. Native choco- 

 late is prepared by grinding the " nibs " into a paste, which 

 is formed into balls an inch or more in diameter for the 

 local market. 



