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mens of West Indian and other tropical trees, 

 all apparentlj' thriving and attaining a strong 

 and healthy growth. They are for the most 

 I)art fruit trees, but their bearing capabilities 

 shew they have taken kindly to their new 

 locality. These could hardly be included in a 

 work like the fuesent, but their cultivation 

 simply shows that with caie many new fruits 

 might be grown hei-e. Lefioy says "there 

 are doubtless plants in old gardens which 

 hav.« escaped notice," and points to " possi- 

 bdilies (»f fresh discovery in that direction." 

 Apart from this botanical list there will 

 appear iiext we<'k, by special request, a list 

 of the medicinal plants of Bermuda, as far as 

 the writer has been able to trace them. 



Medicinal Plants. 



Arrowroot (Maranta Arundinacea)— Invalid 

 food. 



Aloe (Aloe Soccotrina)— Juice used for poul- 

 tice. Conserve. 



Alexandrrfi (Stuyrnium Olusatrum)— Car- 

 minative. 



Birthwort (Aristoloehia Trilobata) — Sup- 

 posedly of virtue in parturition. 



Bryone (Sicyos Angulatus) — Fevers and 

 colds. 



Catnep (Nepeta Cataiia) -Useful in chills, 

 colds and fevers. 



Castor Oil Plant (Ricinus Communis)— Ca- 

 thartic and purgative. 



Cedar (Juniperus Bermudiana)— Conserve 

 from berries for pulmonary disease. 



Centaury (Centaurea Gymnocarpa)— Used as 

 a tonic. 



Coriander (Coriandruni Sativum) -Carmina- 

 tive. 



