360 BOTANY. 



sprouting forth from the summit of the stameniferous 

 column, and presenting the appearance of a second 

 blossom arising from the centre of the first. 

 Society Isles ; native name haute. 



H. Sp* Herbaceous; leaves lobed; flowers bright- 

 yellow and large. 



Society Isles ; native name hautia. 



H. Youngiensis. This is a tall herb, very abundant 

 on the plains of Oahu. The stem is armed" with sharp 

 prickles : the flowers are large, of a delicate pink co- 

 lour, and have no odour. 



Sandwich Isles ; native name pua nui. 



H. armatus. Rock Rose. St. Helena. 



Thespesia populnea. In foliage and flower this tree 

 resembles the purau. The fruit is a globular brown 

 capsule, containing angular black seeds ; when unripe, 

 it yields by incision a yellow fluid, resembling liquid 

 camboge, and which is equally useful as a water-colour. 

 The wood is red, and possesses a mild fragrance ; it is 

 used by the natives to scent their cocoa-nut oil, and is 

 also a valuable timber. 



Society Isles ; native name mairo. Marquesas ; 

 Sandwich Group. (Rare.) 



Bombax pentand/'um. Silk-cotton Tree. Timor. 



Gossypium vitifolium. Cotton Tree. This, as 

 well as several other species of the same elegant and 

 useful shrub, is now largely disseminated over the 



