44 ME. H. N. EIDLEY ON THE 



a blacktliorn. It is very thorny, tlie spines about half an inch 

 long. The leaves are dark green, somewhat shiny and pubescent 

 on the back ; on the younger bushes cuneate, and broader and 

 more rounded on the bigger trees. The flowers are green and 

 inconspicuous, but most deliciously scented, and, being very pro- 

 fuse, the whole tree is strongly perfumed when in flower. The 

 flowers of this sj)ecies and, as far as one can make out from dried 

 specimens, those of the other two Brazilian species are protero- 

 gynous. The berries are oval and green, like very small unripe 

 sloes. The plant is called " Quichaba " by the inhabitants, which 

 name is referred by Miers, in his manuscript list of woods of 

 Brazil preserved in the British Museum, to some species of 

 Sapotaceous plant unknown to him, but which was probably the 

 common Bumelia oltusifolia. It gives its name to one of the settle- 

 ments of the island, viz. Sambaquichaba, i. e. Chan de Quichaba, 

 the plain of the Quichaba ; but we did not see any specimens 

 there during our visit. The tree seems to prefer stony and even 

 rocky ground on the exposed cliffs or in the thickets of the woods. 



Ac ERAS Sapota, L. 



The Sapota is cultivated in the gardens, and fruits well. 



ASCLEPIADE^. 



GrONOLOBTJS MiCRANTHus, Hemsl. 'Gliall.'' Report, Atlant. Isles, 

 p. 18, pi. XV. 



The endemic plant is very common, clambering over the bushes 

 in the more open spots, especially on the Burra shrubs. It 

 occurs on the main island. Eat Island, and Sella Giueta. 



The stems are covered with a thick corky bark. The flowers 

 are small and green, with black spots at the base of the petals. 

 The endemic Tyrant, Elainea RicUeyana, Sharpe, uses thepapj)us 

 of the seeds to line its nest with. 



LOGANIACE^. 



Spigelia anthelmia, i. >S^. Fl. ed. 1, p. 149 ; Lam. 111. 1. 107 ; 

 Proq. in Mart. Fl Bras. vi. 1. p. 262. 



In sandy spots, under the cocoa-nut palms, at Leao, and tole- 

 rably abundant in one spot. No doubt introduced. It is a 

 common Brazilian weed. 



