134 THE NATUEALIST IN BEEMTJDA. 



Shaddock, (C. decumana). Cultivated in gardens. 



Locust tree of the West Indies {Hymencea coulariT). 



Tamarind {Tamarindus Indica). Grows to a large size. 

 Very fine specimens at Walsingham. 



Pride of India tree (Melia Azedarach). Generally planted 

 near houses for ornament. 



Calabash tree (Gresentia cuj'ete). Moore's pretty lines on 

 his favourite calabash tree at Walsingham, have caused 

 that specimen, which is an extremely fine one, to be con- 

 sidered one of the " lions " of the Bermudas. 



Bermuda Cedar {Junipems Bermudiand). Male and 

 female. Although considered a distinct species, it is, 

 nevertheless, identical with the Virginian Cedar. 



The beauty of the 'Mudian scenery is greatly enhanced 

 by the cedar trees ; as without them the Bermudas would 

 present but a desert appearance, for it appears to be 

 the only tree that can withstand the fury of the elements 

 which, at particiilar seasons of the year, wage war upon 

 those Islands. It affords great protection to the agricul- 

 turist, and stems the fury of the gale from his crops; 

 it is of such great assistance in the proper tillage of 

 the land, that the local Government have, at various 

 times, passed Acts for the better protection of the tree from 

 destruction. Much of the household furniture is manu- 

 factured from this wood, and room doors look extremely 

 handsome when made of the knotted portion of the old 

 cedars, and varnished. The beams of the houses, window 

 frames, indeed, we may say that nearly aU the wood 

 lequired for building or house purposes, is cedar. Then, 

 again, the far-famed 'Mudian boats are built of this wood, 

 and not boats alone, but vessels of large tonnage are now 



