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Pilea [P. Mierophylla]— A small raoss-like 

 plant with very minute pink flowers, stems 

 spreading flat. Found on old walls near Salt 

 Kettle. It is allied to the lace plant of the 

 gardens. 



Sponia [S. Lamarkiana]— A rough shrub or 

 small tree with spreading branches. Flowers 

 small, white and inconspicuous. Found at 

 Walsingham, 



Wild Pepper [Piper Obtuslfolia]— A smooth 

 fleshy prostrate plant, the flower ends stand- 

 ing erect. Leaves fleshy and shining, two to 

 three inches long. Flower spikes green. 

 Common near all caves. 



Pancratium [P. Maritima]— Leaves strap- 

 shaped, smooth, leathery, eighteen inches 

 long, flower stem shorter than leaves, flow- 

 ers white, fragrant, four to six inches long- 

 Common near Watford, and scattered here 

 and there over the island. 



Aloe [A. Vulgaris] — Scarcely any stem, 

 throwing up suckers around it. Leaves one 

 foot long, very thick and glutinous, curved 

 upwards with spiny teeth. Flowers yellow, 

 nodding. Common on sandy wastes, and 

 cultivated in gardens. 



Cleome [C. Viscosa]— An erect plant twelve 

 to eighteen inches high, covered densely with 

 sticky glandular hairs. Flowers yellow and 

 seed capsule three inches long, round and 

 tapering. Seeds very numerous. Common 

 in fields. 



Virginia Oreeper [Ampelopsis Quinquefolia] 

 — A shrubby creeper, ascending walls, palings 

 and ol 1 trees, to which it adheres by discs on 

 the end of tendrils. Flowei-s small, pale 

 green. One of the handsomest creepers, from 

 the peculiarity of its leaves assuming a 



