264 JONES ON THE VEGETATION OF THE BEIIMUDA&. 



A very common weed. The plant is sometimes used to make 



bitters, and tea made from it is said to afford relief in cases of 



colic. 



CONYOLVULACEiE. 



Ipom^a BATATAS, Lamx. (Convolvulus JL. — Batatas edulis, 

 Ghois.) " Sweet Potato." Varieties cultivated. Hab. Ame- 

 rica. 



I. NIL, Kth, (I. hederacea, Jacq. — Convolvulus Ml, i.— Phar- 

 bitis Nil, Ghois.) Hab. Tropical America. 



I. QuAMOCLiT, L. (Quamoclit vulgaris, Ghois.) Hab. Tropics 

 of both hemispheres. 



I. cocciNEA, L. (Quamoclit coccinea,. Moench,) Hab. W. 

 Indies and South America. 



I. LEEII. 



BOKEAGINACE^. 



CoRDiA Sebestena, Jacq, (C. speciosa, WiUd.) *' Scarlet 

 Cordia." Hab. West Indies and tropical America. 



TouRNEFORTiA LAURIFOLIA, Vent. (T. syriugifolia, V. — T. Sag- 

 raeana, Z). G. — T. surinamensis, D. G.) 



Heliotropium peruvianum, G. Don. 



H. cuRASSAVicuM, L. Hab. Western America. 



BoRAGO OFFICINALIS J G. Don. 



LABIATE, 

 OciMUM Basilicum, L. *« Basil." Hab. Tropical Asia and 



Africa. This plant according to old records was grown from 



seed by the early settlers in 1615. 

 Mentha arvensis, L. *« Field Mint." Hab. Europe. 



M. ROTUNDIFOLIA, jSw-. 



M. viRiDis, Willd. 

 Salvia splendens, G. Don. 

 S. coccinea, L. *'Nip." 

 S. officinalis, D. 



Nepeta ? <* Catnip." 



Scutellaria — ? 



Lavandula Spica, L. '* Lavender." 

 Coleus ? Varieties cultivated. 



