102 THE BOTANY OF BERMUDA.. 



fiuest in the island, and occasionally bears '< peers" {loc.) of nearly 2 lbs. 

 weigbt. It is much infested by white coccus. Flowers about March. 

 The fruit is in season frona August on to October, and sometimes later. 

 Persia Indica, the venhatico of Madeira, was tried but failed. The name 

 Per sea is applied by Greek writers to another tree. 



Laurus nobilis, Linn. Sweet bay tree. 

 Found in gardens and old plantations. 



L. Carol Inianum f Poir. 



A tree of considerable size by the roadside west of Paget Church. 

 Flowers in April. 



XCII. — Proteace^. 



Leucodendron argenteum, Br. Silver tree. 



Many young plants were raised from seed received from the Cape of 

 Good Hope, but none lived beyond a few months. 



XCIII.— Urticace^. 



Pilea serpylUfolia^ Wedd. Lace plant, or Artillery plant. 

 Common in gardens ; introduced. 



Boehmeria cylindrica, Willd. False nettle. 



Native, and abundant in Pembroke marsh ; may be recognized by a 

 general resemblance to a large nettle, especially in the flower found in 

 Florida. 



Urtica dioica, Linn. Common nettle. 



U. urens, Linn. Small stinging nettle. 



U. purjniraseens, Nutt. 



Distinguishable by the bold notches or saw teeth on the leaves ; all 

 weeds; probably from Europe. The name is from uro, I burn, Lat. 



Parietaria dehilis var. Floridana, Nutt. Peliitory. 

 Found on the walls of the Public Garden, St. George's. From paries^ 



Lat., a wall. 



XCIV. — Morace^. 



Ficus Carica, Linn. Common fig. 



The wild fig is nearly exterminated in Bermuda, although a few trees 

 may still be found among the rocks, chiefly in the Walsiugham tract. It 

 is a small purple variety, with very deep-cleft 7-lobed leaves. Figs 

 are not among the fruits mentioned by Jourdan or Strachey in 1610. 



