136 THE NATUEAI/IST IN BERMUDA. 



Cocoa nut (Gocos mcdfera). 



Date palm (Phcenix dadyliferd). ; 



Cabbage palm (Areca oleracea). 



Palmetto {Ghammrcyps excelsa ?) This is the tall growing 

 species. Grows weU ia the marsh near Brackish Pond 

 Church. — [See woodcut at the commencement of this paper.] 



Dwarf palmetto of the West Indies (C. glabra). Grows 

 very freely iu most situations. It is from the leaf of this 

 tree that the celebrated " Bermuda plait " is made. 



Mangrove (Rhizophora Mangle). Common near the 

 shores, and in marshy tracts containing brackish water. 



Avocada Pear {Per sea gratissima). 



Weeping willow {Salix Babylonica). 



Butter nut (Juglans ?) Called by the inhabitants 



the " Otaheite walnut." 



Mulberry [Morus alba). Planted for silkworms. There 

 is another species planted in the low part of the Court- 

 house inclosure at Hamilton. 



Tamarisk {Tamarix gallica), called in the Bermudas, 

 " Spruce." 



Pomegranite {Punica granatvMi). The double-flowering 

 variety is also common. 



Common purple Pig (Ficus virens). 



Small white early Fig (F. nymphoeifolia ?). 



Peach {Amygdalus ?), said to be an importation 



from Madeira. A hard fleshy variety is known as the 

 " cling stone peach." 



Loquat Tree {Amygdalus ?). Eecently introduced 



from China. It thrives and bears fruit admirably. 



Mango {Mangifera Indica). In Mr. BaEinghall's garden, 

 where the fruit ripened in 1851. Trees imported ia the 



