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■doubt it tas been introduced; however, I did not observe it in the 

 valleys that had been cultivated. 



(27) (?) calyx (?) corolla none ; stamens four ; anthers yellow ; 



stigma one ; capsule four-celled, four-seeded ; seeds small ; leaves ovate, 

 lanceolate, denticulate, nearly sessile ; a low shrub, on dry elevated 

 situations ; plentiful. 



(28) Plantago sp., perennial; leaves radical, ovate, entire, smooth, 

 Beven -ribbed ; petiole double the length of the leaf; scape elongated; 

 bractea small ; on the high ground ; abundant. Can this be P. 

 major ? 



(29) Umbelliferae, annual, Daucus (?) ; on the hUls, sparingly, 18 inches 

 to 2 feet high. 



(30) Dioecia (?) female ; stem branching in a loose panicle ; leaves 

 peltate, 5-6-lobed, six-ribbed (6 feet in diameter) ; petiole long, scabrous ; 

 stem long, 4, inches in diameter, strong, rough, sending out roots 2-3 feet 

 from the ground, like the genus Arum and Ficus ; when broken yields 

 a copious limpid acrid juice ; the whole plant has a disagreeable smell ; 

 a magnificent plant 10 feet high, covering a space nearly double that in 

 diameter, frequenting the margins of rills ; in soHtary plants ; abundant. 



(31) Gistrum (?) ; flowers yellow ; a low shrub, in the abandoned fields ; 

 plentiful. 



(32) AraUa (?), calyx in five segments ; corolla campanulate ; stamens 

 five, inserted on the receptacle ; style 1, stigma globular ; leaves 

 alternate, ovate, slightly serrate ; a beautiful low recUning shrub ; flowers 

 bright rose colour, in a large but loose panicle ; frequenting dry elevated 

 situations and on rocks. 



(33) A large tree, on the high grounds. 



(34) Syngenesia, perennial ; yields a copious clear viscid juice ; in the 

 crevices of rocks, in soUtary places ; rare ; 3 feet high. 



(35) May prove to be SpaHium ; in dry situations. 



(36) Aster (I), flowers capitate, white ; [leaves] linear-lanceolate, 

 dentate ; small plant, in rocky places ; perennial. 



(37) Cardamine, annual ; leaves ovate ; stem creeping ; a small plant, 

 near rills, on moist ground. 



(38) Arenaria sp., perennial; small, on rocks of the seashore at 

 Cruz Bay. 



(39) Euphorbia sp. annual ; near the deserted houses ; introduced. 



(40) Verbena, male (?) perennial (?) ; stem square and spreading ; 

 leaves alternate, ovate, lanceolate; flowers verticillate, purple; a flue 

 plant, 2| to 3 feet high in open places. 



(41) Umbelliferae, biennial ; fruit aculeate, oblong, partly solid ; 

 a very curious plant ; on the hills.^ 



(42) Malvaceae, stem reclining; leaves digitate, alternate; flowers 

 solitary ; peduncle long ; in the valleys,^ plentiful. 



(43) Melissa (?), abundant on the old walls of the fort at Cumberland 

 Bay; perhaps introduced. 



1 In another MS. : — ' abundant in moist places.' 

 " In another MS. : — ' on the summit of the hills.' 



