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I, Hyptis radiata i. 109. f. 2, Bignonia (Tecoma) starts ii. p. 63, Iresine celosioides i. pi. 90. — He 

 published an account of his Voyage "in 1707-27." 



Mollmra audita utis of Tropical America ? An herb observed by Sloane pi. 129, — and Plumier 

 pi. 21, in the West Indies, also by Swartz, who termed it "pharnaceum spathulatum " (A. Dec). 

 Eastward, has been observed in Senegal (fl Nigr. 104 to 225) : and by Wallich, and Wight prodr. 43, 

 in cultivated ground in Hindustan and Burmah. 



Crolalaria incana of Tropical America. A Leguminous annual, observed by Sloane pi. 179, — 

 and Jacquin obs. iv. pi. 82, in the West Indies, and known to grow from Mexico to Peru and Brazil 

 (Cav. iv. pi. 322, and Benth.). Eastward, observed on the opposite shore of Equatorial Africa (fl. 

 Nigr.); and about 1822 carried to Ceylon, found there by Gardner a weed spreading in all directions 

 (bot. mag. 1848), by Edgeworth in the Doab springing up spontaneously, but by Wight in peninsular 

 Hindustan only under cultivation (A. Dec). 



Desmodium tortuvsitm of Equatorial Africa. A shrubby Leguminous plant through European 

 colonists carried to the West Indies, and observed by Sloane pi. 116, — and Macfadyen, on Jamaica, 

 often in cultivated ground (A. Dec.) ; by Swartz, on other West India Islands (Steud.); and by Hum- 

 boldt and Bonpland, along the Magdelena (Kunth). Eastward, is known to grow on the Cape Verd 

 Islands, and from Senegal to Abyssinia (Webb in fl. Nigr. 122J. 



Cassia obtusifolia of Equatorial Africa. A roughish annual, through European colonists carried 

 to America, and observed by Sloane ii. 47 in the West Indies; — by Chapman, "waste places, Florida 

 to North Carolina, and westward ; " known to occur also on Cuba (Pers.), and in South America 

 (Vogel, and A. Dec ). Eastward, is known to grow on the Cape Verd Islands (Webb), in the sands 

 of Senegal (Perr. and Guill.), and in Guinea (Benth. fl. Nigr.). 



Amblogyna polygon, 'tiles of Tropical America. A prostrate Amaranthaceous plant observed by 

 Sloane pi. 92 in the West Indies — (Spreng.) ; by Nuttall, around New Orleans; by Chapman, "South 

 Florida." Transported to Europe, is termed " illecebrum polygonoides " by Miller, is described also 

 by Hermann par. 17 (Spreng.), Moench, and Wilklenow pi. 6; escaping from gardens, even at Dres- 

 den, but not naturalized in Europe (Reich., Koch, and A. Dec); occurs also in Equatorial Africa 

 (Moquin); Ceylon (Pers.), and Hindustan, having according to Piddington a Sanscrit name. 



Lippia asperifolia of Tropical America. Observed by Sloane 108 f. 2 in Tropical America — 

 (Willd.), and known to grow from Venezuela to the La Plata (H. and B., and A. Dec). Transported 

 to Europe is termed "verbena globifera " by Linnaeus — (Steud.), "zapania odoratissima " by Scopoli, 

 and "z. odorata " in Persoon (Steud.). By European colonists was carried to Eastern Austral Africa 

 (A. Dec), and to Zanzibar (Boj.). 



Croton etatteria of the West Indies. A small tree observed by Sloane ii. pi. 174,* — and Swartz 

 ii. 1183, in the West Indies, the "chacrilla" or "ilateria" of the Bahamas as appears from Catesby ii. 

 46; yielding the cascarilla bark of commerce (Woodv. suppl. pi. 211, and Wright), ascertained by 

 Pereira to come principally from the Bahamas. Cascarilla is regarded by Lindlev as "a most valuable 



remarkable for its inner lace-like bark separating into linen-like folds that will even bear washing;: 

 observed by Sloane ii. pi. 168, — and Browne pi. 31, on Jamaica ; by Swartz ii. 680, on other West 

 India Islands. 



Pisotiia aculeata of Tropical America. Arborescent observed by Sloane ii. pi. 167, — and Plu- 

 mier, in the West Indies, growing according to Chapman from the point of Florida, and according to 

 Choisy as far as Brazil. By European colonists, was carried Westward across the Pacific to the 

 Philippines, observed in certain localities by Blanco, and called in Tagalo " digguit digguit," in Ylo- 

 cano "puruquit; " to the Moluccas (Choisy); to Timor (Decaisne); to Hindustan (Roxb., and Gra- 

 ham); where, as appears from A. Decandolle, it has acquired native names; but was probably carried 

 Eastward to the Mauritius Islands, observed by Bojer " naturalized." 



* Croton cascarilla of the West Indies. A bush called on Jamaica wild rosemary, observed by 

 Sloane i. pi. 86, — and Jacquin pi. 162, in the West Indies; known to be frequent on various islands, 

 as on Hayti, and erroneously supposed to yield cascarilla (Lindl.). From transported specimens, 

 described by Linnaeus, and Willdenow. 



Cyperus elegans of Tropical America. Observed by Sloane pi. 75 in the West Indies, — and 

 known to Kunth only from America. Through European colonists carried across the Atlantic, and 

 possibly Eastward to Equatorial Africa (Benth. fl. Nigr ), and Asia (A. Dec). 



Sporobolus hid tats of Tropical America. A grass observed by Sloane pi. 73 in the West Indies ; 

 — by Michaux, in Carolina and Florida; by Elliot, in South Carolina; by N. A. Ware, in Florida; 

 by Chapman, "waste places, Florida to North Carolina;" by Nuttall, on the Mississippi to New 

 Orleans; by Baldwin, on Bermuda; and known to occur also in Australia (Kunth). From trans- 

 ported specimens, is described by Linnceus, and Beauvois. 



