304 FOREIGN BIRDS. 



Yet we may not neglect the fair Dahlia 1 bright ; 

 Nor her the fam'd Cactus 2 who blooms in the night; 

 Nor the Fuchsia, 3 with red and with frutescent 



stems, 

 And with florests depending like bright crimson gems; 

 Nor the Aloe who sits on the rock all serene, 

 Unfolding her leaves long and thick and pale green. 

 Midst the lords of the forest, Pimenta 4 grows 



there, 

 Whose beauty and fragrance what need to declare ? . 

 The Bombax 5 abundant in pods of fine silk; — 

 The Cocos 6 nutricious with nuts full of milk, • 

 The red Theobroma 7 delighting in shade, 

 From whose rich oily nuts the fam'd chocolate's 



made ; — 



The hard Sideroxylon 8 also there grows ; 



And the lofty Mahogany 9 round her arms throws; — 



1 Dahlia superfiua and frustrunea. They are now common in 

 this country. 



2 Cactus grandiflorus. This plant produces a very magnificent 

 flower of an exquisite odour; it is said to open at sunset, and to 

 continue in perfection only six hours. It belongs to that class 

 of plants called Cereus. 



3 Fuchsia coccinea, 



4 Myrtus pimenta, or Allspice Tree. 



5 Bombax heptaphyllum, Silk Cotton Tree, or Ceiba. 



6 Cocos ?iuci/era, or Cocoa Nut Tree. 



7 Theobroma cacoa, or Chocolate Tree. 



8 Sideroxylon lycioides, or Willow Leaved Iron Wood. 



9 Swietenia mahogoni, or Common Mahogany, 



