150 MR. J. COSMO MELVILL ON THE 



ii2. Solatium Bahamense (L.). 



113. Solarium Blodgettii (Chapman). 



114. *Solanum Lycopersicum (L.). Tomato. Waste 

 places. 



115. Capsicum frutescens (L.). Not uncommon. 



116. Physalis pubescens (L.). 



117. Physalis angulata (L.). 



118. Lycium Carolinianum (Michaux). Abundant in 

 the salt marshes. 



119. *Cestrum fastigiatum (Jacq.). Very common all 

 round the S.W. portion of the island. Not included in 

 Chapman's e Flora/ 



120. Datula Tatula (W.). A weed. 



Gentianace^e. 



121. Eustoma exaltatum (Griseb.). By the battery, 

 north shore. Three feet high • flowers very dark blue. A 

 very beautiful plant, 



APOCYNACEiE. 



122. Echites umbellata (J acq.). Not uncommon. 



123. Echites Andrew six (Chapman). [Mr. W. T. Feay.) 

 Rare. 



124. Vinca rosea (L.). All round the island ; in waste 

 places, with Ricinus, Ambrosia, and Argemone Mexicana. 



125. Vallesia chiocco'ides (Kunth) = V. glabra (Cav.). 

 Very rare ; only one shrub observed. 



126. *Thevetia neriifolia (Juss.) = CerberaThevetia (L.) . 

 Naturalized near the town. Exceedingly poisonous (cf. 

 Kingsley's f At Last ' for a description) . 



