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1. sagittifoUa, Pursh. {Convolvulus sagittifoUiis, Michx.) 



Naturalized from America, but only found in a small marsh near 

 Shelly Bay, where it is very abundant. 



I. sidifoUa Schrad. 



Naturalized from the West Indies at Clarence Hill, where it runs from 

 tree to tree. 



Dichondra repens, Forst. 

 A common creeping weed among grass. 



D. CarolinensiSy Michx. 

 A variety of the same. 



LXXVI. — BORAGINEJE. 



Cordia Sehestana, Linn. Scarlet cordia. 

 Introduced from the West Indies; in a few gardens. 



Tournefortia gnaphalodes, R. Br. Sea lavender. 



Native, and common on the south shores; easily recognized by its 

 thick heads of elongated hoary leaflets, and the scars on the branches, 

 where preceding ones have fallen off; flowers white. 



T. laurifoUa, Vent. 

 At Mount Langton. 



Reliotropium Gurassavicum, Linn. Sea turnsole. 



Native; found in salt marshes; may be recognized by the twin spikes 

 of small flowers being gracefully curved over in opposite directions. 

 The name is from helios, the sun ; trepo, I turn, Gr. ; the flowers being 

 said always to turn to the sun. 



Heliotropium Peruvianum, Lmn. "Cherry-pie." 



This fragrant and favorite plant is by no means common, and would 

 ai)pear not at home in Bermuda. The luxuriant growth seen in Ma- 

 deira is never met with there. 



Borago officinalis, Linn. Borage. 



Lithospermum distichum, Orteg. Gromwell. 

 A seaside plant; native. 



