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/, sepidria Koen. White with a pink eye ; I. quamoclit L. and 

 coccinea with small scarlet llowers ; /. batatas L. the sweet 

 potato, " Keledi," flowers pink ; and /. aquatiea Forsk. 

 '• Kangkong," a white flowered aquatic eaten as spinach, 

 occur as escapes from cultivation here and there. 



Evolvulus aUinoiles L. A little prostrate plant, Mowers light 

 blue. Sandy spots, Chaugi. 



SOLANACE.E. 



I doubt that any of these, except one Solatium, are native 

 to Singapore. 



Solanum nigrum L. Galang. 



S. torcum Sw. Shrub with white flowers, the leaves smoked by 

 Malays like tobacco. Waste ground, Tanglin. 



S, melongena L. " Brinjal." Cultivated. 



S. sarmentosum Xees. A prickly prostrate plant with blue flowers 

 and black fruits, weed. Botanic Gardens. 



S. aculeatisHmum Jaccp " Terong Blanda." A prickly shrub 

 with white flowers, and smooth red orange fruits. Sandy 

 places, Tanjong Katong. perhaps wild. 



S. hifioruni Lour. Singapore (Wallich); more probably an error 

 for Penang. It is a hill plant. 



Capsicum frutesceus L. C. minimum, and more rarely C. grossum 

 Willd. are much cultivated, and the two first occasionally 

 occur as escapes. 



JJaturaJastuosa L. " Kachubong." Weed in waste ground, often 

 planted for use in medicine. Tanglin, etc., Fulau Ubin. 



SCROPHULARINEAE. 



Mazus rugosus Lour. Small weed, flowers pale violet almost 

 white in the centre of the lip, where are 4 or -3 yellow- 

 spots. Waste ground, Botanic gardens. 



