304 FOREIGN BIRDS. 



Yet we may not neglect the fair Dahlia* bright ; 

 Nor her the fam'd Cactus* who blooms in the night; 

 Nor the Fuchsia,' with red and with frutescent 



stems, 

 And with florests depending like bright crimson gems; 

 Nor the Aloe who sits on the rock all serene. 

 Unfolding her leaves long and thick and pale green. 

 Midst the lords of the forest, Pimenta* grows 



there, 

 Whose beauty and fragrance what need to declare ? 

 The BoMBAx' abundant in pods of fine silk; — 

 The Cocos*^ nutricious with nuts full of milk; 

 The red Theobroma^ delighting in shade, 

 From whose rich oily nuts the fam'd chocolate's 



made ; — 

 The hard Sideroxylon* also there grows ; — 

 And the lofty Mahogany' round her arms throws;-^ 



* Dahlia superflua Sind/rustranea. They are now common in 

 this country, 



^ Cactus grandiflorus. This plant produces a very magniticent 

 flower of an exquisite odour ; it is said to open at sunset, and to 

 continue in perfection only six hours. It belongs to that class 

 of plants called Cereus. 



3 Fuchsia coccinea. 



* Myrtus pimentot or Allspice Tree. 



5 Bombax heptaphyllum, Silk Cotton Tree, or Ceilta. 



* Cocos nuciferaf or Cocoa Nut Tree. 



7 Theobroma cacoay or Chocolate Tree. 



* Sideroxylon lycioides, or Willow Leaved Iron Wood. 

 5> Swietenia mahogoni, or Common Mahogant. 



