£46 JONES ON THE VEGETATION OE THE BERMUDAS. 



SiDA CARPiNiFOLiA, L, (S. acuta, Burm. — S. stipulata, Cav» — 

 S. glabra, Nxitt. — S. Berteriana, Balh. — S. balbisiana, D. (7. — 

 S. brachypetala, D. (7. — S. trivialis, Macf. — S. lanceolata, 

 Rich. Cuh. — S. obtusa, Rich,) *' Wire-weed." One of the 

 most common plants of the islands, overrunning roads and 

 pastures. It is in flower nearly all the year round, and in rich 

 ground grows into a perfect shrub, some three feet high. The 

 flowers are sometimes used to make a healing ointment, being 

 boiled in lard, which is then strained and allowed to cool. 

 Horses are fond of this plant. In the West Indies the Sidas 

 are known under the name of * ' broom-weed " from their tough 

 and flexible nature. 



Abutilon striatum, Dicks. Hab. Brazil. 



Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, X. Hab. East Indies. 



H. GRANDIFLORUS, Michx. Hab. Florida, Georgia. 



H. MUTABiLis, X. '' Changeable Eose." Hab. East Indies. 



GossiPiuM herbaceum, JD. C Hab. East Indies. 



Paritium tiliaceum, a. Juss. Hab. All tropical sea shores. 



Thespesia populnea, Corr. Hab. All tropical shores. 



Alth^a officinalis, L. ** Marsh Mallow." Hab. Europe. 



A. ROSEA, L. *' Hollyhock." Varieties cultivated. Hab. China. 



BOMBACE^. 



Eriodendron anfractuosum, D. C. (Bomhax ceiba, Lun. — 

 B. pentandrum, Oav.) '' Silk Cotton Tree." Hab. West 

 Indies and equatorial America. 



TILIACEJE. 



Triumfetta semitriloba, L. (T. heterophylla, Lamx. — T. 



havanensis, Kth. — T. ovata, D. G. — T. ulmifolia, Desv. — 



T. diversiloba, Prl. — T, angulata, Wall. — T. rhomboidea, 



Griseh.) *' Wild Hemp" of Barbados, and <* Bur-bark" of 



Jamaica. All tropical countries. 



T. ALTH^OiDES, Lam. Hab, West Indies and tropical South 

 America. 



Beerya ammonilla, Roxb. Hab. Ceylon. 



