G4 THE BOTANY OF BERMUDA. 



Dcsmodium virgatumj'Desy. {Hedysarumvirgatum, Ha,mi\t.) An herba- 

 ceous plant ; to be found along the South Shore road in Devonshire 

 Parish. 



D. gymn.s, Linn. 

 Was grown at Mount Langton. 



Arachis hypogcea, Linn. Peanut or Earthnut. 



Cultivated in a few gardens. Introduced from America. 



Cajanus Itidicus, Spreng. Pigeon pea. 



Not uncommon, and occasionally eaten by the colored natives. In- 

 troduced from the West Indies. 



Cytisus Laburnum, Linn. Laburnum. 

 Plants were raised from seed in 1872, but did not thrive. 



Melilotus officinalis, Willd. Meiilot. 



Very common in cultivated grounds ; of little value. Cows will eat 

 it, but the patches are left untouched if there is other food. 



Melilotus alba, Lam. 

 M. parcijlora, Desf. 



Trifolii(mpratense,hmji. Eed clover. 



One of a great variety of fodder plants; tried extensively on low 

 ground at Mount Langton, 1875-'7G, where it answered better than any 

 other, and might be cultivated to advantage in parts of Pembroke 

 marsh. 



T. repen.s. Linn. White clover. 

 Similarly tried; did not appear to answer so well as red clover. 



Robinia Pseudacacia, Linn. Common acacia ; locust. 



Introduced from the United States; there are well grown trees at the 

 public buildings, H^imilton. {R. dubia, Fonc.) 



Hcdymrum Oriobrychis. Saintfoin. 



Said to be occasionally grown; but the writer never met with it. 

 From Malta. 



Wistaria frutescens, Poir. Wistaria. 



A native of the Southern United States. Introduced at Mount Lang- 

 ton, 1874, where it flowered in April, 1877, but the plants did not make 

 healthy growth; the soil was, perhaps, too light and calcareous. 



