THE BOTANY OF BERMUDA. 67 



Poinciana regia, Boj. Poiuciaua. 



There are many trees about Hamilton. Two or three that were raised 

 from the seed of 1870, in Mount Langton, first flowered in 1878. The leaf- 

 lets are smaller and much more numerous than in the preceding species. 

 Originally from Madagascar. 



Ccesalpinia elata, Sw. 



Was raised from seed brought from Turk's Island, in 1872, by Mr. 

 Wingood, and flowered the third year ; flowered in June. Originally 

 from India. 



Ccesalpinia GllUesUj Wall. 



Introduced from Cambridge, Mass., in 1874. Had not flowered in 

 1877. Originally from South America. 



Colutea arborescens, Linn. Bladder senna, 

 liaised from seed sent from Kew, 1872, and flowered in Hamilton. 



Erythrina velutina, Willd. Locust. 



Several old and very large trees exist; the largest, now fallen, is at 

 Mr. K. Tyne's, Devonshire Parish ; the largest sound tree at Mr. Somers 

 Tucker's, Smith's Parish. It is 12 feet round feet from the ground, 

 the huge roots allowing no nearer measurement. This tree does not in 

 the least agree with the early descrij)tion of the "yellow wood." 

 But the wood has a strong tinge of yellow, and is employed on that 

 account for inlaying. There is reason to thiidc that it was formerly 

 known to the inhabitants, as it is still to the soldiers, as the "yellow 

 wood;" for in a map of Ireland Island, in the British Museum, dated 

 1694, a "yellow tree" is inserted as a landmark near the present site 

 of the captain superintendent's house (N. side of his cove). The origi- 

 nal or true yellow wood, however, is never mentioned by Norwood or 

 late writers, as it probably would have been if known to them ; and I 

 infer that the yeUow tree of 1694 was a "locust." The flowers are 

 orange red, and appear in April. (Add. MSS. 5,415, G. 14.) 



Erythrina J sp. 



A large specimen at Mount Langton, passing as Erythrina indica, 

 Lam. The seeds are, however, scarlet, whereas those of E. indica are 

 black. It differs but little from the last, but the flowers are dark scar- 

 let, the leaflets further asunder and more acute, petioles longer. It 

 flowers from February to April, the first flowers preceding the leaves, 

 which are very umbrageous. 



