THE BOTANY OF BERMUDA. 47 



Liriodendt'on TuJlpifera, Linn. Tulip tree or White Poplar of the South- 

 ern United States. 

 A healthy tree at Par-la-ville ; flowers in June. 



III. — Anonace^. 



Anona muricata, Linn., {A. tripetala, Ait.). Sour sop. 



Introduced from the West Indies ; met with in many old gardens. 



A. sqnamom, Linn. Sweet soj); Sugar apple. 



Met with at Camden's, near Ilanulton, but not common in the island. 

 Native of South America. 



A. Cherimolia, MiW, Cherimoya. 



A rare fruit in Bermuda, first raised from seed in 1853. Native of 

 South America. 



A. reticulata Linn. Custard ai)ple, Sugar apple. 



Met with in many old gardens. A native of South America. 



None of the Anonas are in any abundance, not, however, for want of 

 suitable soil or a suitable climate. They are easily grown. The neglect 

 of the cultivation of fruit is traceable to social causes, and to the want 

 of a sufficiently large market. 



IV. — Nympheaceje. 



Nymphcea ccerulea, Savign. and N. dentata, Sch. and Thonn. 



Roots were procured from England in 1874 and survived two or three 

 years, but made no growth and never flowered. They were tried in 

 ditches with feebly running water and in tanks. 



V. — Sarraceniace^. 



Sarracenia purpurea, Linn. Pitcher plant. 



Was introduced at Mount Langton and flowered, but died off. The 

 climate apparently too hot, although it is found from Florida northward. 



VI. — Pap AVERAGES. 



Argemone Mexicana, Linn. Queen thistle; Prickly poppy. 



Very common — a yellow dye is sometimes made from the flowers. 

 From the wide ditfusion of this plant it may be native ; name from ar- 

 gema, a disease of the eye for whicli the juice is supposed to be medic- 

 inal. 



