134 THE NATURALIST IN BERMUDA. 
Shaddock, (C. decwmana). Cultivated in gardens. 
Locust tree of the West Indies (Hymenea coubaril). 
Tamarind (Tamarindus Indica). Grows to a large size. 
Very fine specimens at Walsingham. 
Pride of India tree (Melia Azedar ihe Generally planted 
near houses for ornament. 
Calabash tree (Cresentia cujete). Moore’s pretty lines on 
his favourite calabash tree at Walsingham, have caused 
that specimen, which is an extremely fine one, to be con- 
sidered one of the “lions” of the Bermudas. 
Bermuda Cedar (Juniperus Bermudiana). Male and 
female. Although considered a distinct species, it is, 
nevertheless, identical with the Virginian Cedar. 
The beauty of the "Mudian scenery is greatly enhanced 
by the cedar trees ; as without them the Bermudas would 
present but a desert appearance, for it appears to be 
the only tree that can withstand the fury of the elements 
which, at particular seasons of the year, wage war upon 
those Islands. It affords great protection to the agricul- 
turist, and stems the fury of the gale from his crops; 
it is of such great assistance in the proper tillage of 
the land, that the local Government have, at various 
times, passed Acts for the better protection of the tree from 
destruction. Much of the household furniture is manu- 
factured from this wood, and room doors look extremely 
handsome when made of the knotted portion of the old 
cedars, and varnished. The beams of the houses, window 
frames, indeed, we may say that nearly all the wood 
required for building or house purposes, is cedar. Then, 
again, the far-famed “Mudian boats are built of this wood, 
and not boats alone, but vessels of large tonnage are now 
