716 THE BOTANY OF BERMUDA. 
Langton; flowers from May to September. Originally a native of 
China. There is said to be a white Lagerstreemia on the island, but 
the writer never saw it. 
XLVII.—ONAGRARIE ZA. 
Cnothera rosea, Ait. 
Common on roadsides in Warwick Parish, and near Pembroke church, 
. longiflora, Jacq., id. 
To be found along the south shores. Both these are West Indian. 
. humifusa, Nutt. 
Found near Tucker’s Town; a North American specimen. 
CE. sinuata, Linn. 
Found on the shores near Shelly Bay; also North American. 
MH. biennis, Linn. 
Isnardia repens, DC. 
In marshes. 
Gaura coccinea, Nutt., Ph. 
Fuchsia coccinea, Linn. id. Fuchsia. 
This plant is but little cultivated in Bermuda, and by no means as 
common as might be expected. The finer modern varieties are un- 
known. 
XLVIII.—PASSIFLORE. 
Carica Papaya, Linn. Papaw. 
Common, but nct cultivated to any great extent, although it grows 
quickly and in poor soil. The leaves are popularly believed to have 
extraordinary curative effects, applied externally in rheumatic cases, 
and also io make meat tender. There are at least two varieties, origi- 
nally from South America. 
Passiflora laurifolia, Linn. Water lemon. 
P. maliformis, Linn. Water lemon. 
P. quadrangularis, Linn. Grenadilla. Water lemon. 
These are met with in gardens, but the fruit is not abundant. 
P. ciliata? Ait. Wild Passion flower. 
The wild Passion flower, with 3-lobed, subserrate leaves, like P. edulis ; 
glands at the top of the stalk; common about Walsingham and Paynter’s 
Vale; flowers in August. The fruits are locally called apricots. 
