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E. Indyoffera tinctoria. Willd. 3. 1237. Common Indigo Plant. 



E. Ipomera qudmoclit. Willd. I J. 879, and Grandiflora, R. 



E. Justicia betonica. Willd. i. 96. Betony leaved Justicia. 



E. Issa. Several species from the Cape which thrive well in 

 elevated gardens. 



Kyelin^a monociphyla. Willd. i. 256. 

 Kyelinga sumalrensis. Willd. 1.258. 



E. Lactuca sativa. Willd. 3. I5a3. Lettuces some few for varieties. 



E. Lammeti purpurean. Willd. 3. 88. Red Dead nettle. 



E. Laura peisea. Willd. 2. 480. Avocado pear. Saw only one 

 tree on the whole island, and no care taken of it ; indeed no 

 person knew what it was. It blossoms freely every year, but 

 lias not produced fruit. 



E. Leontodon taraxacum. Willd. 3. 1544. Dandelion. 



E. Limodoreum aloefolium. Cjinbedium. Willd, 4.101. 



I. Lobelia scoevoJi folia. R. Shrubby erect branchlets, succulent 

 and p>oli.shed. Leaves sparse, crcnate-lanceolate, smooth 

 serrate. Peduncles axillary, soUtar>', shorter than the leaves, 

 one-flowered. Capsules clavate-turbinate. A native of the 

 thick well-shaded forests which clothe the south face of the 

 Sandy Bay range of mountains, where it grows to be a pretty 

 large shrui), the flowers rather large and pure white. 



I. Lomcera Pervdymenum and Caprifolium. Two species of 

 Honeysuckle. 



E. Lupinis. Lupin, two or tiirec species in gardens on hills 



I. Lycopodium cernnum. Willd. 5. 30 (compare with P. Saururus 

 Willd, 5.30). Grows in great abundance on the mountains, 

 where it is called Buckshom. General height, from one to 

 three feet, and uncommonly raucous. 



I. Lycopodium axillare. R. Stems erect, simple, umbracated 

 on all sides with numerous glossy, entirely acute, subappressed 

 cnsiform leaves. Capsules axillar>', solitary sessile. Found 

 indigenous among grass on rather dry rocky situations over 

 the higher parts of the south face of Diana's Peak. 



E. Magnoltac pumila, obovala and fuscaia. All from China and 

 grow luxuriantly here. 



E. Maha mauritiana. Linn. Ivy leaf mallow. 



E. Mangifera rudica. Linn. Common mango thrives well at Briars. 



E. Melia sempervivens. Willd. Grows abundantly to the size 

 of a small tree over most parts of the island, and highly or- 

 namental, being in flower and seed the whole year. 



E. Melia superba. R. A large timber tree from India. 



E. Melia robusta. R. .Mso a large timber tree from India. 



E. Melia Azedarach. Willd. 2.558. A good and beautiful timber 

 tree, a native of China. 



E. Melissa officinalis. Willd. 3. 146. Balm. 



E. Mentha viridis. Lii and two or three undetermined species 



of mint. 

 E. Mesembryanthemum . Fig marigold. Several species Dr. Rox- 

 burgh saw in garden, from Cape of Good Hope originally. 



