86 H^EMATOXYLON CAMPECHIANUM 



shades of grey, and more especially blacks, to which latter it 

 gives a lustre and velvety cast. 



Pharmacographia, p. 187 ; Garr., Mat. Med., p. 241 ; Per., Mat. 

 Med., vol. ii, pt. 2, p. 346; Annal. de Chimie, 80 (1812), p. 128; 

 Watts, Die. Chemistry, vol. iii, pp. 1, 4, and 732 ; U. S. D., by 

 W. & B., p. 446. 



DESCRIPTION OP PLATE. 



Drawn from a specimen in the British Museum, collected in Jamaica by 

 Dr. Wright ; the fruit added from Hayne. 



1. Calyx and pistil. 



2. Vertical section of flower. 



3. Fruit. 



4. The same, showing dehiscence. 



5. A leaflet. 



