S62 JONES ON THE VEGETATION OF THE BERMUDAS. 



SAPOTACEiB. 



Chrysophyllum cainito, L, *< Star Apple." Hab. West In- 

 dies and Tropical America. 



Sapota achras, Mill, (Achras sapota, i.) ** Sappodilla." 

 Hab. Tropics of both hemispheres. Grows well in the Bermu- 

 das, and the fruit attains a large size, sometimes 13 ozs. in 

 weight. 



LucuMA MAMMOSA, G. (Achras, X.) " Mammee Apple. Hab. 

 W. Indies and Tropical America. 



EBENACE^. 



DiosPYROS Mabola, Don. Hab. Phillipines. 



D. viRGiNiANA, Willd, Hab. Southern States of America. 



OLEACE^. 



Olea europ^a, G. Don,, var, longifolia. *' Olive." Hab. S. 

 Europe. Common in different parts of the islands. A ** wild 

 olive " is mentioned by the early settlers as being abundant about 

 the islands. 



LiGUSTRUM VULGARE, L, var, sempervirens. Hab. Italy. 



JASMINACE^. 

 Jasminum OFFICINALE, L, Hab. East Indies. Very common 



among the rocks and mouths of caves at Walsingham. 

 J. FRUTiCANS, G. Don, Hab. S. Europe. 



J. GRACILE, Andr, (J. volubile, Jacq.) Hab. Pacific Islands. 

 J. SAMBAC, G. Don, Hab. East Indies. 



APOCYNACEiE. 



Thevetia neriifolia, Juss, (Cerbera Thevetia, L,) <* Yellow- 

 trumpet flower." <« French Willow" of Barbados. Hab. West 

 Indies and tropical America. 



ViNCA ROSEA, X.? Hab. Tropics of both hemispheres. 



Plumieria rubra, L, *' Red Jasmine." Hab. Central America. 



Nerium oleander, L, ** Oleander." Hab. S. Europe. Very 

 common all over the islands. There is an old lady now living, 

 90 years of age, who well recollects when a school girl eighty 



