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31. Oestrum vbspbrtinuMj L. — lilne Poison Hern/. 



This shrub grows wild in the woodlands, to fifteen Q* 

 twenty feet high. The blossoms are smaller than the com- 

 mon coffee, and the berries are small and black. 



The juice of the berry is a fine blue, and if it could be fix- 

 ed, would be useful as a dye. 



32. Erythroxylon areolatum, L. — Iron-Wood. 



This tall and stately tree is very frequent in our woods. The 

 trunk is straight; the bark grey and furrowed, longitudinal- 

 ly and across. The wood is hard, red coloured, and pon- 

 derous, and is justly esteemed as one of the most useful tim- 

 bers for building, but, exposed to the weather, it soon decays. 



The flowers are small and white ; the berries black and nu- 

 merous, containing several seeds. 



33. Achyranthes ALTissuiA, Sw. — Basket Withe. 



Chamissoa aetissima, Humb. and Bonp. Nov. Gen. et Sp. 



This is found in woods and thickets, running up trees. 

 The trunk, seldom more than two inches in diameter, is of a 

 whitish-brown colour. The leaves are of a lively green ; the 

 blossoms are small, numerous, and green ; and the seeds are 

 white. 



The trunk is sometimes split for hoops and baskets. The 

 young tops are boiled for greens. 



34. Peumeria alba, L. — Spanish Jessamine Tree. 



This tree is cultivated in gardens, on account of the num- 

 ber of its white, sweet, but luscious scented flowers. The 

 branches are thick, but terminate very abruptly ; the leaves 



