THE BOTANY OF BERMUDA. 71 
Prunus domestica, Linn. Plum. 
Trees from Baltimore (Washington and Wilson’s purple) were planted 
at Mount Langton in 1872, but did not bear fruit. 
P. Armeniaca, Linn. Apricot. 
The same result followed with apricots, and both are apparently un- 
suited to the climate of Bermuda, but specimens of the latter have been 
produced by Hoa. E. Harvey, in Paget Parish. 
P. occidentalis, Sw. West Indian plum. 
P. spherocarpa, Sw. 
Specimens from Trinidad planted at Mount Langton in 1872 came to 
nothing. 
Amygdalus Persica, Linn. Peach. 
Formerly a very abundant fruit, but of late introduction; the trees are 
still numerous, but have been for about 20 years so infested by the 
American fly that the fruit may be considered extinct; a specimen not 
spoiled by the disease is nearly unknown. 
The first peach trees that bore in Bermuda are said to have been 
raised in St. David’s Island by a retired officer, Lieutenant Lang, 
from Madeira seeds. There had been American trees raised previously, 
but they bore no fruit—a result which followed the importation of a 
number of trees from Baltimore by the writer. 
A. nectarina. Nectarine. 
The same remark as to the apricot above. 
A. communis, Linn. Sweet almond. 
The same remark again. 
A.amara, Hort. Bitter almond. 
The same. 
These trees were, however, unfortunately planted in bad soil at Mount 
Langton. 
Fragaria Virginiana, Duchesne. Strawberry. 
Wild strawberries have been found in Paget Parish, probably escaped 
from gardens. The fruit is but little grown, and generally from plants 
procured from Newfoundland, which begin to bear about New Year’s 
day; at Mount Langton once as early as the end of November (1872), 
and as late as June (1874). The plants require renewal every second 
year. A much larger variety has been successfully raised at Clarence 
