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Sambncus Nigra. Linn, (common elder. ) Avery brittle 

 wooded shrub, ivith deeply palmate leaves and large heads of 

 white flowers. Is occasionally found outside of cultivation. 

 Reade says it does not usually produce berries, perhaps from 

 want of bee-fertilization or from sparrows picking them off, 

 birds in other countries being especially fond of these berries. 

 May and June. 



Caprifolium Sempivirens. Mich, and Ivonicera japonica. 

 I/inn. (honeysuckle.) May be found in the vicinity of gar- 

 dens, creeping or running over old walls, especially along the 

 south-shore road in Devonshire Flowers very fragrant. In 

 the first of these species the upper pairs of leaves are united at 

 the base, giving the stem the appearance of growing through 

 them. In the other species the leaves are all distinct. Pere- 

 nnial. Summer months. 



Natural Order, Rubriaceae. 



Coffee Arabica. I^inn. (coffee.) A medium sized tree, with 

 oblong, shining, dark-green leaves, and axillary clusters of 

 white flowers, i. e. growing between the leaf and the stem. 

 It has been planted out around Walsingham where it has 

 largely spread, especially near the caves. But little use is 

 made of the berries. From a tree in the Trimingham grounds, 

 at ' ' Montrose, ' ' alongside of the Public Gardens, coffee was 

 made on the occasion of a lawn party from berries grown and 

 roasted there, and was pronounced excellent, equal if not 

 superior to the ordinary coffee of commerce. The wild trees 

 seem to thrive well and there is no reason why the coffee-berry 

 should not be added to Bermuda's products. 



Randia Aculeata. I^inn. (box briar. ) Only mentioned by 

 Lefroy, who says it is an interesting example of local natura- 

 lization. Originally from the West Indies, it has outspread the 

 hills in Warwick and part of Paget, but is unknown eastwards. 

 Flowers in September There is a stump in the Hamilton 

 Gardens, shooting up again under the name of briar-wood, 

 from which kind of wood are made in Jamaica ornaments for 

 the watch-chain, known as " briars." 



