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U. Malaccensis, Linn., id. {lamhosa Malaccensis, DC.) 

 At Par-la- ville, bore for the first time in 1878. 



Pimenta vulgaris, W. A., id. Pimento; allspice. 

 At Long House, Hamilton. 



P. acris, W. A., id. Pimento ; allspice. 



At JNIouiit Langton, and elsewhere. 



The species are easily distinguished, the former having 4, the latter 

 5 lobes to the calyx; flowers in June. 



Pddium Ouaiava^Hiid. {P. poyniferum, P. pyriforme, Jjmn.) Guava. 



Probably native, as it springs spontaneously, and is to be met with 

 quite wild. It bears capriciously. The fruit is rarely abundant ; flowers 

 IMay, June, on to September. Fruit about December. 



P. Caltleianum, Sabin., loc. Guava-berry ; Governor plum. 

 In a garden near Paget church. 



P. cordatum, Sims., loc. Myrtle guava. 

 At Somerville, in Smith's Parish. 



Punica Granatum, Linn. Pomegranate. 



Was grown in Bermanda as earlj^ as 1621, and probably found there, 

 tlie introduction of early navigators. It is quite naturalized and often 

 used in fences. Double flowering trees of great beauty are common. 

 Eucalyptus globulus, Sabil., id. Blue gum. 



A number of trees were raised from seed in 1873, and one specimen 

 in Pembroke Marsh attained a height of 12 feet, but required support 

 against the winds, which precluded all hope of their being established. 



J'J. resinifera, Smith. Red gum. 



A specimen of this species resisted the wind, and appears capable of 

 tliriving. 



E. coriacea, A. Cum. 



A specimen of this species made very poor growth, but continued to 

 live. 



XLVI. — Lythrarie^. 



Lagerstrcemia Indica, Linn. "Queen of the Shrubs." Crape myrtle of 



the U. S. 



This very beautiful shrub was introbuced from Caraccas by Capt. J. 

 C. Austen, R. N., and is not uncommon. The largest tree is at Mount 



