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Scsevola Chamissoniana. An under- shrub. Leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate, serrated. Flowers white, monopeta- 

 lous ; filaments of the stamens slender and tortuous ; 

 pistil longer than the stamens. It is a remarkable pe- 

 culiarity in the expanded flower of this plant, that the 

 tube of the corolla is always slit vertically, on one side, 

 permitting the protrusion of the stamens and pistil. 



Sandwich Isles. ; native name naupaka. 



S. K&nigii. Timor. 



Erithalis polygama. Society Isles ; native name 

 aturi. Christmas Island. 



Ipomoea pubescens. This is a delicate climbing herb, 

 its gyrations proceeding from left to right ; leaves and 

 stalk covered with long yellow hairs. Flowers white. 



Sandwich group ; native name hahulu or mohihi. 



Datura tatula. California. 



Zizyphus anoplia. Jujube Tree. A slender tree, 

 growing to the height of about fifteen feet. Leaves ovate ; 

 their upper surface green and polished, their under 

 covered with a brown wool. Fruit, a globular red drupe, 

 the size of a small cherry ; it is edible, and was used by 

 the Portuguese missionaries for making a domestic wine. 



Timor. 



Rhamnus Sp. A shrub. Flowers small, yellow, and 

 in clusters. Berries orange-colour. 

 Cape St. Lucas, California. 



Celosia virgata. California. 



