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European Locust. (Ceratonia siligua L.) 
Not common; flowers in June. The trees are of different sexes 
and frequently only one sex is planted ; thus they are often barren. 
West Indian Locust. (Hymenca courbaril L.) 
A large, resinous timber-tree in the West Indies, with bilobed 
leaves ; flowers white; legumes woody, containing a mealy pulp. 
This tree has been recorded by several writers, but is not in Lefroy’s 
list. Whether it is now extinct here I do not know. 
The former large locust tree, in Devonshire Parish, long ago fallen, 
under which the celebrated evangelist, George Whitefield, preached 
in 1748, is said to have been of this species. Its site was marked by 
a stone previous to 1850, according to Hurdis, in the grounds of the 
Cavendish House, near Hamilton. 
Tamarind. (Zamarindus Indica 1.) 
Many very large trees occur. Lefroy mentions one at Point 
Shares 93 feet in circumference and another at Brightwood of 14 
feet. We saw one about 16 feet in circumference at Bailey Bay, in 
the grounds of Dr. 'T. A. Outerbridge. It must have been introduced 
very early, but I have found no record of the date. It produces 
fruit in abundance, but it is not utilized in Bermuda. 
Bauhinia Vahlii Wight and Arn. 
A white-flowered, ornamental leguminous tree at Mt. Langton. 
Flowers in June. Introduced in 1874, from Trinidad. 
B. racemosa Lam.= parviflora Vahl. is also cultivated. 
Cassia fistula L. 
A leguminous tree, native of the East Indies and China, but nat- 
uralized in the West Indies. Flowers large, yellow, in drooping 
racemes ; legumes long, cylindrical, containing a purgative pulp. 
Lefroy mentions a fine tree near the naval wells. . 
Cassia bacillaris LU. 
A tropical American tree, having pinnate leaves with only four 
leaflets ; legumes often a foot long, warty. Mt. Langton (Lefroy). 
Locust ; Common Acacia. (Robinia pseudacacia L.) 
Well grown trees occur at Hamilton, about the public buildings 
(Lefroy). Eastern United States; a valuable timber tree, with 
durable wood. Flowers white. 
