310 POPULAR GEOGRAPHY OF PLANTS. 



one of the Composite family, " the thistle-like AmpherepMs 

 arista t a ;" and our path is also " gay with the large pale 

 yellow flowers of Turnera trioniflora" one of a small and 

 curious tribe of plants, rather resembling the Cistus tribe 

 in point of habit, but differing considerably from them in 

 their structure ; they have also a degree of resemblance to 

 the Mallow in the twisted arrangement of the corolla. 



As we approach the most eastern part of the Continent, 

 " which is fully exposed to the influence of the trade- winds 

 all the year round," we are refreshed by the " cool climate"" 

 which prevails there ; though even there, where the country 

 is flat and the soil sandy, the dry season tells on the appear- 

 ance of the herbaceous vegetation. The Mimosa hedges in 

 the neighbourhood of Olinda, like those at Bio, are grown 

 over with " a slender kind of Jessamine (Jasminum Bahi- 

 ense, DC.)," and wreathed with climbing plants, among 

 which the most abundant is one of the Leguminous Order 

 (Stizolobium wens] ; and the most singular, perhaps, a large 

 species of Dodder (Cuscuta), with long, yellow, cord-like 

 branches. 



"For many miles round the town the Cocoa-nut and 

 other large Palms grow in the greatest profusion, mixed 

 with fine trees of the Cashew-nut (Anacardium occiden- 



