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Pumpkin. (Cucumis Pepe. L/inn.) Its seeds, scalded or 

 boiled, are a powerful diuretic. 



Quassia. (Quassia amara. L/inn.) Bark a strong tonic. 

 Cups made from its wood immediately impart a bitter flavour 

 to the water. 



Ribgrass. (Plantago lanceolata. Ivinn. ) L/eaves good for 

 bruises, sores and ulcers. 



Red Sage. (Ivantana Camara. Linn. ) A decoction of its 

 leaves mixed with a bunch of Junipers asserted to be a sure 

 cure for yellow fever, if the patient is covered up with blankets 

 after drinking it, when profuse perspiration is induced. It was 

 used here largely by the natives during the yellow fever 

 epidemics and was found effective when taken in time. 



Sarsaparilla. (Ampelopsis quinquefolia. Mich.) This is 

 not the true sarsaparilla, which does not grow wild but 

 Tridentata was imported in 1875, planted at Mount Langton 

 and is reported doing well there. 



Addendum. 



A list of exotics said to have been introduced by different 

 governors at Mount Langton, mentioned in Governor Lefroy's 

 Catalogue republished in the United States Bulletin, No. 25, of 

 the United States National Museum, Department of the In- 

 terior, 1884 



Note. No sign indicates, still existing. 

 An asterisk means, Disappeared. 



When a plant has not disappeared but is now found in 

 some other ground, the locality is given. 



What is known as " Lefroy's Garden " is a more shrubby 

 wilderness than the modern garden of Government House. 

 Since Governor L/efroy's day many of his tests have been lost 

 sight of, and have probably been choked by the more sturdy 

 growth which has sprung up around them. 



*Flacourtia prunifolia. (Governor's Plum.) 



