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(17) Vaccinium sp. ; leaves alternate, ovate, minutely serrate, entire at 

 the base ; petiole short, smooth, glossy-green on the upper side ; leaves on 

 the young shoots obovate, flowers fastigiate,campanulate, revolute, solitary, 

 dingy-white and very fragrant ; stamens seven to ten ; berry large, globular, 

 compressed at the top ; black, tinged with purple ; five to seven celled, 

 generally seven. Seeds numerous, small, and vegetate before falling from 

 the bush ; peduncle hairy ; bractea or bud scales, small, numerous ; taste 

 agreeable, like F. Myrtillus,only sweeter ; young shoots red where exposed 

 to the sun ; a most beautiful evergreen species and very variable plant 

 and would form a valuable addition to the numerous group in England ; 

 on the low grounds it does not exceed 10 inches or 2 feet high ; on the 

 highest peaks of the mountains, in rocky places, 6 to 12 feet ; on the 

 high grounds, plentiful in flower and fruit ; a paper of this delightful plant 

 is now sent home with specimens of its fruit. Comes near F. ovatum 

 of N. America. This curious plant seems to differ a little from Vaccinium ; 

 the calyx becomes part of the berry, therefore it may come between it 

 and Gaultheria ; this is indeed the largest shrub on the summit of the 

 mountains. 



(18) Lobelia sp. ; perennial ; leaves amplexicaul, ovate, acute at the 

 point, woolly ; spike strong ; flowers large, bright scarlet (equal to, if 

 not finer than, L. fulgens) ; peduncle long ; bractea linear ; whole plant 

 covered with a dense wool ; a most splendid plant, 4 to 6 feet high, in 

 low damp places ; I regret that no perfect seeds of this fine species could 

 be found, being a little too early in the season. 



(19) Berberis sp. ; leaves orbicular; stem smooth; only one small 

 plant, without flowers or fruit, came under my notice on the hills among 

 rocks south of Cumberland Bay. 



(20) Carduus, annual; in the abandoned fields, probably introduced. 



(21) Imperfect, a large tree 40 to 60 feet high with a corresponding 

 thickness ; wood hard and apparently durable ; may belong to Eugenia ; 

 this is the principal tree composing the forest. 



(22) Silene, annual ; leaves lanceolate ; bractea linear ; stem hispid ; 

 not in flower ; a low species, on the gravelly beach. 



(23) Rumex sp. ; perennial ; leaves lanceolate, smooth, undulate ; 

 flowers verticillate ; valves strongly veined with a strong ciliation ; a 

 curious species, found on the mountains. 



(24) Syngenesia sp. annual ; 18 inches to 2 feet high, spreading ; 

 leaves imbricate, lanceolate ; flowers terminal, yellow ; calyx squamous, 

 woolly ; stem and leaves pubescent ; on dry grounds, abundant ; perhaps 

 Donia. 



(25) Fragaria sp. or var. ; leaves small, round, pubescent; petiole 

 long ; flowers small, white ; whole plant very pubescent. This plant is 

 evidently introduced, whether by Lord Anson or the Spaniards from the 

 coast of Chile is uncertain ; fruit large, three-quarters of an ounce, whitish- 

 yellow, dry, but has an agreeable acid taste ; differs materially from any 

 in England ; great numbers of a mealy bug on the plants ; in the abandoned 

 gardens at Cumberland Bay, abundant. 



(26) Melilotus (?) sp., annual ; although found on the hills I have no 



