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Thymus vulgaris, L, ''Thyme." 

 KosMARiNus OFFICINALIS, G. Dou. '' Roseoiary." 

 Anethum fceniculum, L. '' Fennel." Grown from seed by the 

 early settlers in 1615.. 



HYDROPHYLLACE^. 



Nemophila insignis, G. Don. 



N. MACULATA. 



POLEMOOTACE^. 

 Phlox Drummondii, G. Don, Hab. Texas. 



SOLANACE^. 



SoLANUM NIGRUM, X. Hab. Europe. 



S. TORVTJM, SiD, (S. ferrugineum, Jacq.) Hab. Tropics of both 

 hemispheres. 



S. oviGERUM, X. ''Egg Plant." Hab. Arabia. 



S. TUBEROSUM, X. " Irish Potato." Varieties cultivated. 



Capsicum ? Varieties cultivated. 



Physalis lanceolata, Michx. (P. Elliotii, Kimz, — P. mariti- 

 ma, Curtis.) Hab. S. States of America. 



P. PERUVIANA, L. {V. pubescens, H. Br. — P. edulis, Sims.) 

 Hab. Warmer countries of the globe. The berry of this species 

 is known as the " Cow-cherry." 



Datura Stramonium, L. " Stinking- weed." Hab. Temperate 

 and tropical countries. Common in waste ground that has been 

 cultivated. In yellow fever cases the leaves, first sprinkled with 

 vinegar, are used to apply to the wrists to cool the patient. 



D. Metel, L. Hab. Warmer regions of Africa and America. 



D. suaveolens, Humh. et Bonpl. (Brugmansia, G. Don. — 

 Datura arborea, Hort. — D. Gardneri, Hoolc.) Hab. West 

 Indies and tropical America. 



D. fastuosa, L. Hab. Tropical regions of both hemispheres. 



NicOTiANA tabacum, L. " Tobacco." Hab. America. Previ- 

 ous to the more extensive settlement of the Colony of Virginia, 

 tobacco was cultivated to a considerable extent in the Bermudas ; 

 but when the former colony began its career of tobacco culture, 

 the extent of country and fertility of soil enabled the Virginians 



