356 BOTANY. 



but white. This is one of the plants particularly noticed 

 by Captain Cook, upon his discovery of the Sandwich 

 group. 



Oahu, Sandwich Isles ; native name pua kala, (or 

 flower of thorns.) 



Corchorus olitoritts. Timor. 



Talinum reflexum. The leaves of this herb are 

 fleshy ; the stalks red ; the flowers buff-colour. The 

 pericarp is a globular capsule, containing many small 

 black seeds, prettily conglomerated; on being com- 

 pressed it produces a sharp sound, which the natives 

 compare to that of crushing lice. 



Society Isles ; native name a6ru papaima. 



DIDYNAMIA. GYMNOSPERMIA. 



Plectranthus Australia. Phyllostegia grandiflora. 

 P. parviflora. Sandwich Isles. 



Bystropogon Sp. Flowers bright-blue, their calyces 

 covered with a white flocculent wool. 

 Cape St. Lucas, California. 



Ocymum Sp. Sweet Basil. Flowers white. The 

 entire plant has a delightful spicy odour. Timor. 



Stachys arvensis. St. Helena. 



Verbena Sp. This herb bears a blue flower, and in 

 its growth and foliage bears a close resemblance to the 

 common vervain (verbena officinalis) of the British 

 Flora. It grows luxuriantly on the pasture-lands of 

 Oahu, Sandwich Isles. 



