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]\hifsjunlavdi/oHa, Willd. Walnut-leaved Rhus. 



A jiiitive of Nepal. Introduced at Mount Langton from the West 

 Indies, 1875, and well established. 



Schinus molle, Linn. Spanish pepper. 



A native of Peru; raised from seed received from Gibraltar, and well 

 established. 



Mangifera Indica, Linn. Maugo. 



The mango is a fruit in Bermuda. A tree at Mount Langton bears 

 abundantly. Introduced by Governor Elliot. Flowers February to 

 April ; fruit, August and September. 



XXXVIII. — Leguminos^. 



JJlex JEuropcBus, Linn. Gorse or furze. 



Raised in quantity from seed, about 1874, at Mount Langton, where 

 it established itself and flowered freely for a year or two, but did not 

 make continuous healthy growth. The climate is i^robably too hot for 

 it so near the sea level. Its first introduction \s due to Mr. J. M. 

 Jones. 



Medicago lupulina, Linn. Black Medick clover. 



A common weed in pastures everywhere. Cattle only eat it when 

 they are forced by hunger. It is mentioned by Michaux in 1808. 



M. mamdata, Willd. 



M. mtiricata, All. With. 



A common running weed, which covers large circular patches of 

 ground, recognized by its prickly, coiled seed-vessels. 



M. denticulata, Willd. 



Indigo/era tinctoria, Linn. Indigo. 



Introduced for commercial purposes early in the seventeenth century, 

 and now naturalized. It is mentioned as indico iii 1623. There is no 

 evidence that it was ever cultivated to profit. 



Spartlum jiincemn. Spanish Broom. 



Raised from seed at Mount Langton, and flowered, but never estab- 

 lished itself. 



Aschynomene, sp. 



A species not determined ; is to be found at Paynter's Vale. It re- 

 sembles a small mimosa. 



