54 THE BOTANY OF BERMUDA. 



GrnorEeid; flower has not been observed on any. Young trees are 

 met with elsewhere. {Eriodendron anfractuosum, DC.) native of West 

 Indies; introduced by Sir W. Eeid, about 1845. 



XXI.— Sterculiace^. 



StercuUa Carthaginensis, Cav. 



To be found in the old garden at Spanish Point (Mr. Shaw Wood's), 

 where are several other rare trees, native of Continental America. It 

 may be recognized by its unusually large palmate leaves. 



Waltheria Americana, Linn. 



Native, found in Pembroke marsh and on the hillside. From A. F. 

 Walther, a botanist of Leipsic. 



Guazuma tomentosa, H. B. Bastard Cedar of West Indies. 

 There is a healthy tree in the officer's garden, St. Georges. 



XXII.— TiLIACEJE. 



Triumfetta althceoides, Lara. ^ 



T. semitriloha, Linn., Burr or Boor bush. 



A very common plant in the Walsingham tract ; native, becomes a 

 largish bnsh. 



T. Lappula, Linn. 

 After Triumfetti, a botanist. 



XXIIL— Linages. 



Linum usitatissimum, Linn. Wild flag. 



Plants are to be found naturalized in Pembroke marsh. It is men- 

 tioned as early as 1632, but does not appear to have ever been much 

 cultivated. Probably from a Celtic word Llin, signifying thread, run- 

 ning through many languages. 



XXIV. — Geraniace^. 

 Oxalis cornua, Thunb. Sorrel. 



0. microphylla, Poir. 

 With small, yellow flowers. 



0. corniculata, Linn., var. stricta, Sav. Yellow wood-sorrel. 

 With largish, yellow flowers. 



0. violacea, Linn. Purple wood-sorrel. 

 Also American. 



