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lected marshy fields in Pembroke, and is a 

 relic of former cultivation. 



Spider Lily (Pancratium Ov'atum) — Leaves 

 oval, two feet long, and flower stem erect, 

 two feet high. The flowers, white and deli- 

 cate, with six slender segments and wavy 

 margins, not unlike a huge white spider, at- 

 tenuated in form, are very conspicuous. It 

 grows wild around Somerset, and I have seen 

 a few stray plants on the North Shore, and 

 near Devonshire Bay. 



LilieH Generally -II may be said that there 

 is scarcely any species whi'-'h has not escaped 

 and established itself in outside localities. 

 Thrown out with garden lubbi^h, they soon 

 establish themselves and seem to flourish as 

 well as in cultivated ground, if the locality 

 suits them. If, however, the soil is Door, 

 they soon dwindle down and pass what might 

 be called a struggle for existf-nce. From the 

 many varieties of escaped lilies, a gurdt-n 

 might be stocked with bulbs. 



Escape^. 



Wandering Jew (?) — A vsemi-pinstrate trail- 

 ing plant, throwing out numerous fleshy run- 

 ners f i^om the crown of the root, with axillary 

 spurs bearing a small blue "flower. Leaves 

 glossy, merging occasionally into purple. 

 Locality, Five Finger Point. Rare. 



Specially Introduced. 



Pride of India (Melia Az&darach)— A large 

 tree thirty feet high or more, with dense 

 green foliage, has been introduced as an 

 orna-inental street tree from the Mediterra- 

 nean, and has now become common round 

 country houses. Flowers lilac, followed by 

 yellow berries which hang till spring. It is 

 one of the few deciduous or leaf-shedding 



