34 MB. H. N. RIDLEY ON THE 



SWARTZIA PINNATA, WUlcl. ? 



Webster, in liis account of the island, mentions Sioartzia pen- 

 nata as an ornamental plant, and sweet-scented in the evening. 

 We saw nothing answering to his account ; and it was possibly 

 the true S. pinnata, Willd., introduced in cultivation. 



Cajakus indicus, Spreng. Syst. iii. p. 248 ; Lindl. Bot. Beg. 

 (1845), t. 31. 



Several large plants near the village on the west side and 

 in the sugar-cane fields in the central district. It is used as 

 medicine, and was no doubt introduced intentionally. 



Ehtnchosta minima, DC. Prodr. ii. p. 385 ; Benth. in Mart. 

 Fl. Bras. xv. 1. p. 204. 



Common on the turf at the extreme eastern promontory at 

 San Antonio Bay, and also at Tobacco Point. 



Distribution. All warm countries. 



§ C^SALPINIEJE. 



Cassia Tora, L. Sp. PI. p. 538 ; Benth. in Mart. Fl. Bras. 

 XV. 2. p. 115. 



Very common in the central district, forming a good fodder 

 for the animals ; and perhaps introduced for that purpose. 

 Distribution. All warm countries. 



C. occiDENTALis, L. Sp. PI. p. 539 ; Benth. in Mart. Fl. Bras. 

 XV. 2. p. 113. 



Common in the central district, and growing with the last 

 species. The seeds are used to make a kind of coffee with some 

 medicinal properties. The pods are collected and sold in the 

 market tied up in small bundles for this purpose. 



Distribution. All warm countries. 



§ MiMOSEJE. 



Albizzia Lebbek, Benth. in Hooh. Journ. Bot. iii. p. 87. 



One or two trees occur in the gardens in tlie village. It is 

 often grown in Pernambuco. It is called " Tamanqueira " because 

 its wood is used to make wooden shoes of. 



Acacia Farkesiana, Willd. Sp. PI. iv. p. 1083. 

 There are numerous bushes of this plant on the shore below 

 the village near the hospital, and also close to Port San Antonio, 



