BOTANY. 391 



POLYGAMIA. DIGECIA. 



Ficus Sp. Wild Fig-tree. Attains the height of 

 twelve feet. Leaves scabrous, ovate-lanceolate and en- 

 tire. The fruit is borne in great abundance, and on 

 the trunk, as well as on the branches of the tree ; it is 

 globular, about the size of a billiard-ball, rough on its 

 exterior, and pale-yellow when ripe; it has a rich 

 creamy taste, but its flavour, on the whole, is not to 

 be admired. 



The species grows abundantly on the jungled lands 

 near the coast, and its fruit, which is eaten by the 

 natives, would doubtless be much improved by culti- 

 vation. 



Soutranha, Island of Timor. 



CRYPTOGAMIA. FILICES. 



Lycopodium arbuscula. This is the most elegan 

 species of Club-moss with which I am acquainted. It 

 seldom exceeds eight inches in height, has a lively 

 verdure, grows erect, and branches elegantly, like a tree 

 in miniature, and covers a great extent of soil in the 

 vicinity of mountain rivers and cascades. 



Sandwich Isles ; native name kupu kupu. Society 

 Isles, (rare.) 



L. cernuum. Society Isles ; native name arore. 



L. phlegmaria. Society Isles ; native name Mtau. 

 Sandwich Group, pamoo. 



L. setaceum. Society Isles. 



L. phyllanthum. Sandwich Isles. 



