644 A. BE. Verrill—The Bermuda Islands. 
Bastard Cedar. (Guazuma tomentosa H. B. & K.) 
St. George’s, in the officer’s garden (Lefroy). West Indian. 
Melochia odorata I. 
Occurs in Pembroke Marsh (Hemsley). A sterculiaceous tree from 
the East Indies. 
French Cherry. (Malphigia setosa Speng.) 
A large bushy tree standing by the officer’s library at Prospect, 
north of the hospital (Lefroy). Also in other places. 
Lignum-vite. (Guaiacum officinale L.) 
Not common. Native of West Indies or Cape Good Hope. 
Quassia. (Quassia amara L.) Mt. Langton. Planted in 1874. 
Ailanthus Tree. (Adtlanthus glandulosa Desf.) 
Hamilton, chiefly about the public buildings. Native of China. 
First introduced by Governor Elliot (Lefroy). 
Pride of India; Pride of China. (Melia azedarach 1.) 
Very common as a shade tree and by the road sides. The leaves 
are deciduous in mid-winter. The flowers appear before the leaves, 
February to April. Native of Central Asia ; but introduced here 
from Charleston, 8S. C., about 1782, it is said. It is propagated very 
easily, but its timber is of little value. 
Mahogany Tree. (Swietenia mahagoni L.) 
The famous tree at the Flatts is the only one of large size. Intro- 
duced from the West Indies. 
The Satin Wood was also planted at Mt. Langton by Governor 
Lefroy. 
Loblolly Tree. (Cupania paniculata Camb.= C. fulva Mart.) 
A single tree at Spanish Point, where it flowers freely in July 
(Lefroy). A sapindaceous tree, with pinnate leaves and arillate 
seeds ; introduced from the West Indies. 
Keelreuteria paniculata Laxm. 
Not common. Native of China. A small sapindaceous tree with 
pinnate leaves, yellow flowgrs, and inflated seed pods. 
