68 THE BOTANY OF BERMUDA. 
Erythrina speciosa, Andr. Sword plant. 
The Bois immortelle of the French West Indies, called by Dr. Rein 
Catalpa corallodendron, L. Seeds scarlet. The most common species 
in Bermuda. The wood is yellow, and it might be supposed to have 
been the “yellow wood” of 1694 but for the fact that it was first intro- 
duced by a gentleman still living, Mr. R. R. Darrell, about fifty years 
ago. 
Erythrina cristegalli, Linn. 
Only one specimen known, which is in a garden, formerly Mr. Ken- 
nedy’s, Hamilton. 
Erythrina caffra, Thunb. 
Caffra-brom was raised from Cape seed, but had not flowered in 1877. 
E. Corallodendron and E. herbacea were imported, but had not flow- 
ered in 1876. 
Sophora tomentosa, Linn. 
Native, and to be found sparingly along the southern shore and on 
Smith’s Island; common in the tropics. The name is from the Arabic. 
S. Chinensis, Todd. 
Some plants received from the botanical gardens, Cambridge, Mass., 
did not thrive. 
Myrospermum perniferum, D. C. 
Introduced by Governor Reid, about 1846. A fine flowering tree at 
Mount Langton; others elsewhere. 
Guilandina Bonducella, Linn. Nicker tree. 
Native, but found only once in the Walsingham tract, in April, 1874, 
when it was in flower. 
Pithecolobium Saman, Benth. 
Plants received from Barbadoes grew at Mount Langton. (Calliandra 
Saman, Gr.) 
Cassia Fistula, Linn. 
A fine tree on War Department property, above naval wells; intro- 
duced from the West Indies. 
C. bacillaris, Linn. 
At Mount Langton; easily recognized by having only 4 leaflets. 
C. bicapsularis, Linn. Christmas bush. 
A climbing variety common in fences. 
