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mexicanum); red head (Asclepias curassavica) ; flax (Linwm usita- 
tissimum) ; several species of morning glories (Jpomea dissecta, I. 
nil, I. villosa, I. Learii, etc.); life-plant (Bryophyllum calycinum), 
(see p. 432); indigo-plant (Indigofera tinctoria L.); red periwinkle 
(Vinea rosea); cigar-plant (Russelia juncea); candelabra-flower 
( Cleome speciosa); oleander; the lantannas; aloe (Aloe vulgaris), 
etc. 
At the present time much the larger part of the herbaceous vege- 
tation, including the grasses, consists of introduced species, and the 
same is true of the shrubs and deciduous trees. Aside from the 
cedar and palmetto, the native plants make but little show, except 
in the marshes. 
e.—List of Principal introduced Fruits and Fruit Trees. 
In a former chapter a general historical account of the cultivation 
of some of the fruits, formerly of commercial importance, has been 
given. In this place, most of the fruits that are now, or have for- 
merly been cultivated for domestic use, will be enumerated or dis- 
cussed, with additional historical data. The sequence here followed 
is, ina general way, that of their successful introduction and _his- 
torical importance for the common fruits ; those of later introduc- 
tion, or of less importance, are placed in botanical order in the last 
part of the list. 
The following list of fruit trees is not supposed to be complete, 
for many unusual species are probably cultivated in some of the 
larger gardens that we did not see. As most of the fruit does not 
ripen at the seasons of the year when we were there, I have depended 
largely on the statements of Lefroy and others, as to the relative 
abundance and quality of many of the less common fruits, supple- 
mented by such information as could be gathered personally during 
our short visits. 
Banana (Musa sapientum L.) and Plantain (Musa paradisiaca L.) 
FIGURE 6; AND PLATE LXXIV; Fiaure 2. 
Probably the early historians did not make any distinction between 
the banana and plantain, but included all varieties under the gen- 
eral name of plantain (or sometimes, “ plants”). Governor Butler, in 
1619, and Capt. Smith, in 1624, mentioned “plantans” as abundant 
at those dates. They were first brought from the Bahamas in 1616, 
but they can be propagated very rapidly. They have been largely 
cultivated ever since their first introduction. Various more choice 
