PLANTS OF BERMUDA. 21 



IV. VIGNA. 



1. V. luteolm. Annual. Stems slender, twining, two to three 

 feet long ; leaflets two inclies long, ovate, pointed, smooth, with 

 small stipules at base ; flower- stalks asillar}^ ending in a few- 

 flowered cluster; calyx bell- shaped, four-toothed; standard petal 

 reflexed, with two thickened appendages at base ; style hairy ; pod 

 nearly cylindrical, downj^ two inches long, one -quarter of an inch 

 broad, eight to ten seeded, seeds smooth, shining. Distribution, 

 West Indies and South America ; habitat, marshes near Hungry 

 Bay. Flowers one-half to three-quarters of an inch, yellow ; May. 



V. DOLIOHOS. 



1. B. fCcamvaliaJ roseus {Bay-hean). A perennial, creeping plant ; 

 stem three to six feet long, rooting among sand and stones of sea- 

 side ; leaflets roundish, blunt, smooth ; inflorescence as in Vigna ; 

 calyx two-lipped, upper two lobed, lower three toothed ; standard 

 petal as in Vigna ; upper stamen partly adhering to column ; pod 

 large, four to six inches long, one inch broad, comjpressed, three- 

 keeled at back, seeds surrounded with pithy tissue, compressed, 

 roundish, one inch diameter, dark brown ; frequently found in 

 debris on beaches. Distribution, most tropical countries ; habitat, 

 seaside, frequent. Flowers one inch, purplish-red ; June. 



DoUchos Lablah (the white-flowered variety) is cultivated in 

 gardens east of Harrington Sound. 



VI. PHASEOLUS. 



1. P. semierectus. A jjerennial plant, half shrubby at base, stem 

 twining and ascending among trees, etc., ten to twelve feet ; leaf- 

 lets ovate^ pointed ; flower-stalks axillary, three to four inches 

 long, terminating in racemed cluster ; calyx with five acute teeth ; 

 standard petal roundish, as in Vigna ; keel including stamens and 

 style spirally twisted ; i3od narrowly cylindrical, three inches long. 

 Distribution, West Indies ; habitat, woods near caves (Joyce's). 

 Flowers half-incli, purple ; June. 



Occasionally in hedges and f reqi; .ntly in gardens may be seen 

 the Coral tree {Erythrlna corallodoidrou or E. specioscc), which belongs 

 to the above section ; the flowers appear before the leaves, and, 

 being bright scarlet in colour, i^resent a very striking appearance. 

 The tree is 20 to 30 feet high, v/ith spreading branches ; leaflets 

 three, broadly ovate, smooth ; flowers racemed in whorls of six ; 

 calyx without teeth ; the standard petal not reflexed, giving an un- 

 expanded appearance to the corolla ; pod constricted between the 

 scarlet seeds. 



Two other species, E. Indica and E. Christa-galU^ are also said to 

 be grown in gardens here. 



c. Leaves pinnate^ leaflets more than three. 



VII. INDIGOFEKA. 



Leaves pinnate, ending in a terminal leaflet ; stamens diadelphous ; pod 

 tivo-valved, seeds separated hij false divisions. 



1. Lndigofera anil (Indigo). A small, erect, branched shrub, 

 three feet high ; leaves with three to seven pair of opposite leaflets 



