248 APPENDIX. 



BANJOLE AND ITS ENVIRONS. 



Ulva bullata. 



Fucus capillaris. 



Pteris". 



Arum''. 



Kyllingia umbellata, Hab. in Ind. Or. 



,, , species imperfect. 



„ bulbosa. 

 Mariscus aphyllus. 

 Fuirena canescens^ Hab. in Africa. 

 Hypselytrum Senegalense, Hab. in Senegal. 

 Panicum capiilare, Hab. in Virginia, &c. 



„ milium^ Hab. in India. 



„ colonum% Hab. in Indise cultis. 

 Oryza mutica\ 

 Sorghum ■ . 



Cenchrus? ". 



" This is the only fern I could find in Banjole. It bears a strong resemblance to the 

 p. multifidum from Persia. 



' None of the Aroidese were in blossom during my stay at Bathurst, for lliey spring up 

 immediately after the rains, and disappear again in a fortnight. 1 determined the genus from 

 the tubercles lying in the sand near the sea-shore; they were all very acrid, blistering the 

 lips severely, if applied to them. 



' Newly born children are washed with an infusion of its leaves. 



' This is eaten by the natives. 



" This is very like the specimens of p. colonum, found by M. Guichenot, at Timor. 



'' The white rice of the Gambia is generally thought to be quite equal to that of Carolina, 

 but in the variety which I examined, the seeds were yellow, flat, and deeply furrowed. When 

 boiled, it turns red. 



' Flores hermaphroditi. Glumae uniflorse, 2-valvis, valvulis inaequalibus. Cor. 2-valvis, 

 valvulis innequalibus. Stam. 3. Styli 2, capillares. Flores dense spicati, cum involucre 

 pilorum violaceorum. 



