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and in thickets in the central district and at Sambaquichaba. It 

 is known as " Coronha Christi " and " Espongeira ;" and the pods 

 are used in making ink with the aid of iron; a gum is also 

 extracted by boiling. It is a plant of world-wide distribution, and 

 probably intentionally planted. 



MYETACEtE. 



PsiDiUM GrTiTAVA, BadM, and Jambosa vulgaris, DC 

 Both are in cultivation here, the former fruiting abundantly. 



LTTHEAEIE^. 



Ammannia latifglia, L. Sp. PL i. p. 174 ; Koehiein Mart. Fl. 

 Bras. xiii. 2. p. 206. 



Plentiful in one swampy spot in the central district, growing 

 with Paspahim hrizoides, Jussieua, and other marsh-plants. 

 Distribution. All warm parts of America. 



ONAGEAEIEiE. 



Jussieua linifolia, Vahl, Eclog. ii. p. 31 ; DO. Prodr. iii. 

 p. 55 ; Miclieli in Mart. Fl. Bras. iii. p. 163, t. xxsiii. — J. acu- 

 minata, Sw. Fl. Ind. Occ. j). 245. 



Very common in the central districts, on the damp clayey soil. 

 The flowers are bright yellow. The leaves seem a little broader 

 than usual. Obtained also by Moseley. 



Distrihtition. Cosmopolitan. In Brazil it seems to be especio,lly 

 common iu the north-eastern district, Para, Amazonas, Groyaz, 

 and Pernambuco. 



PAPAYACEyE. 



Carica Papaya, L. 



The Papaw is very largely cultivated, and its seeds apparently 

 being carried about by birds, it is often to be seen in places 

 where it appears to be quite wild. It is a very conspicuous 

 feature in the scenery. The fruit is pyriform, and hangs down on 

 the ends of the long peduncles ; it is remarkably good and cheap. 

 The rats are very fond of it, and often climb trees to eat it. Near 

 the village are several male trees which bear monoecious flowers, 

 and can often be seen iu fruit. 



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