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Red Jasmine. (Jxora coccinea L.) Often seen in gardens. Other 
species of Zxora are also cultivated. 
Privet. (Ligustrum vulgare L.) Not common. 
Oleander. (Nerium oleander lL.) See p. 426. 
Naturalized. Very abundant, and used extensively for hedges 
and windbreaks by the roadsides and elsewhere ; sometimes found 
on the sand dunes, at a little distance from the sea. Stands salt 
winds fairly well, though the foliage is often damaged. Flowers 
from May to September. A white-flowered variety is also common. 
Said to have been introduced about 1790. 
French Trumpet Flower. (Zhevetia nereifolia Juss. or Thevetia 
thevetia L.) 
A handsome shrub, with glossy, linear leaves, 4 to 5 inches long ; 
flowers large, saffron-colored. Common ; partially naturalized. 
Snuff Plant. (Buddleja Americana L.) 
An American, introduced loganiaceous shrub, common in some 
places along the roadsides near Hamilton. It has terminal clus- 
ters of small yellow flowers. Hemsley also records B. Madagas- 
cariensis Lam. 
Spanish Pepper; Red Pepper. (Capsicum frutescens L.) 
Common in gardens and borders. The berry is elongated-conical. 
Probably native, for the early writers refer to a plant that agrees 
well with this. Governor Moore, 1612, speaks of peppers growing 
wild. Governor Butler, 1621, sent ‘“ Red-peppers” to Virginia; and 
Capt. Smith, 1624, speaks of a fruit like a barberry that “sets all 
the mouth on an extreme heat, very terrible for the time,” and hence 
called “red pepper.” 
Hurdis, p. 370, mentioned also the Bird Pepper (C. baccatwm) as 
cultivated, but we did not see it. It has a small globose or ovoid 
berry. 
The Guinea Pepper or Chillies (C. annwum L.) is also cultivated. 
Common Sage; Sage Bush. (Lantana involucrata L.=L. odorata 
LL.) See p. 432, 
Thoroughly naturalized, forming the underbrush over extensive 
tracts, and growing in the most barren and rocky soils, or even in 
