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charming tree. The large ramous spines are confined to the trunk, 

 and larger branches. 



E. Gmelina asiaticctf Willd. 3. 813. A large thorny shrub, with large 



drooping yellow flowers. 

 E. Gnaphalium americanum. Willd. 3. 1887. Everlasting:. 

 E. GoMPHRENA fjlobosa. WUM. 1. 1321. Annual Globe-amaranth. 

 E. GossvpiuM latifuUum. Willd. 3. 806. Grows freely, and yields a laro-e 



produce of fine Cotton. 



E. barbadense. Willd. 3. 806. Barbadoes Cotton. 



I. Grammitis marginella. Willd. 5. p. 139. 



E. Hibiscus Populneus. Willd. 3. 209. An useful timber tree of consi- 

 derable size. 



E. popidneoides. R. A tree similar to the last, but larger. 



E. mutabilis. Willd. 3. 817. Chana^eable-flowered. 



E. syriacus. Willd. 3. 818. Syrian Hibiscus 



E. sabdariffa. Willd. 3. 821, or West-India sorrel. 



E. cannabimis. Willd. 3. 822. Hemp Hibiscus. 



E. Abelmoschus. Willd. 3. 826. Musk Hibiscus. 



E. Trionnm. Willd. 3. 832. Bladder Hibiscus. 



E. diversifolius. Willd. 3. 820. A tall tree of short duration. 



E. urens. WUld. 3. 817. 



E. — -■ Rosa sinensis. Willd. 3. 812. China-Rose or Shoe flower. 



E, phceniceus. Willd. 3 813. 



E, armatus, or Rock-rose of the islanders. 



E. H^MANTHUs. From the Cape of Good Hope ; species uncertain. 



I. Hedyotis arborea. R. Dog-wood of the islanders. 



Arboreous. Leaves opposite, .short-petioled, oblong, acuminate 

 entire, glossy, recurved : stipulary sheath cylindric, with one, or three 

 unequal denticuli on each side. Corymbs terminal, brachiate, subglobular. 

 Capsules globular. 



A small tree, a native of the dark forests which decorate the misty alpioe 

 tops of the most lofty mountains in St. Helena. 



