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appear to correspond with any of the Ameri- 

 can species. It is a half shrubby plant, with 

 white blossom, but does not in any way ap- 

 proach the size of its congeners in the Nortii. 



Fleabane (Erigenon Canadense) is a trouble- 

 some weed in cultivated ground, and abun- 

 dant on roadsides. Flower white, resembling 

 the Aster family. Four other species are 

 common, viz: (E. Pusillum), a dwarf plant 

 seldom six inches high; (E. Bonaciensis,) 

 hairj', and from three to four feet high; 

 (E. Annum), similar in growth to the former, 

 but with purplish flowers; and (E, Jamai- 

 censis) six to eight inches high: flowers nod- 

 ding before they expand, with purple rays 

 and yellow disk. All these species are 

 abundant. 



Dogbanh (Baccharis Ileterophylla) — An 

 erect bushy shrub, leaves leathery, smooth 

 and shining, and dotted beneath with scales. 

 Flower heads brownish white; common in 

 marshes. 



Marigold (Borrichia Arborescens) is an 

 erect brittle plant three to four feet high, 

 with lleshy leaves sometimes smooth and 

 shining, sometimes covered with a silvery 

 down. The flower is bright yellow, one and 

 a half inches in diameter. Common on bar- 

 ren seaside rocks. 



Sc(£vola (Plumieri)— A straggling shrub with 

 stout stems branching from the base, leaves 

 fleshy, flowers white, followed by a black 

 fruit, the size of a cherry with a dry sub-acid 

 taste. It frequents sandy bays, and is very 

 abundant near the Natural Arch. 



Tke Centaury (Erythroea Centaurium) — 

 Sometimes erroneously called " wild rice" to 

 which it has no affinity, is a small inconspicu- 

 ous plant, seldom more than six inches 



