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(No. 3) ; possibly distinct, the leaves broader. Growing on a tree top ; the branch, 



shot down by Mr. Peale. 

 (Gen. Mussaendoid, No. 3). A shrub, six to eight feet high; leaves penninerved ; cyme 



or thyrsus of pisiform berries, which are not sulcate. Near the heathen village of Mu. 

 Guettarda speciosa; bis (No. 1 Pauniotuan coral-islands to Samoa). Growing along the 



sea-shore, frequently met with. 

 Gen. Coffeoid (No. 4) ; near (No. 3) Samoa, but the fruit seeming smaller. In the forest. 

 Gen. Coffeac. with projecting calyx, (No. 1). A shrub, six to eight feet high ; the large 



red fruit surmounted by a cup-like calyx, having four obsolete teeth ; corolla tubular, 



4-cleft. 



Scaevola ; bis (No. 1 Paumotuan coral-islands to) Samoa. No flowers, nor fruit. Abound- 

 ing along the sea-shore. 



Maesa ? ; compare (No. 1) Samoa. A shrub, six to eight feet high ; leaves broad-ovate ; 

 calyx 5-fid, persistent, covering the capsule ; style single. Rare. 



Maba elliptica, Forster; compare (No. 1) Samoa. Ten to twenty feet high. Frequent. 



Jasminum Australe, Forst. (No. 4); a fourth species. A frequent vine; leaves simple. 



(No. 5); leaves trifoliolate; flowers and fruit not seen. On the islet near the 



anchorage. 



Alyxia; bis (No. 5) Samoa. A shrub, sometimes subscandent; leaves in threes; the 



fruit, when fresh, not ribbed. Very abundant. 

 (No. 7); a seventh species. Near (No. 6) Samoa. Scandent, climbing over tall 



trees; srems whitish ; leaves in threes; cotyledons plicate. 

 Hoya, bis (No. 3j Samoa. Frequent; the flowers not seen. 



Barringtonia speciosa, (bis No. 1 Metia to Samoa). Only some young trees, planted in 

 the village of Nukualofli. 



Lagenaria vulgaris, (No. 1, bis Taheiti) ; the gourd. A small-fruited variety cultivated, 

 and the shell used for holding cocoa-nut oil. Introduced by aboriginal settlers. 



(Citrullus; bis Samoa, the United States, and No. 1 Tropical Africa); the water-melon. 

 The fruit of good quality. Introduced by trading and colonial Whites. 



Cucumis? (No. 2). A larger plant (than No. 1), and perhaps a diff"erent genus; leaves 

 deeply lobed ; flowers yellow ; fruit oblong, snioothish. " Growing in cultivated 

 ground at the heathen village," llich. 



Carica papaya, (bis Metia to Samoa, and No. 1 Tropical America). Abundantly culti- 

 vated, being a favorite fruit with the natives. 



Portulaca oleracea?, (bis Taheiti, the United States and Peru). Growing around dwell- 

 ings; introduced by trading and colonial Whites. 



Hydrocotyle ; apparently bis (No. 1) Samoa; but seeming larger and taller. Frequent. 



Gardenia (Taitensis, bis No. 1 Taheiti to Samoa) ; the flowers seeming rather larger. 

 Probably cultivated ; found by Captain Wilkes. 



Hedyotis paniculata, bis (No. 1) Samoa; compare Oldcnlandia foetida of Forster, but we 

 did not perceive any marked odor in the flowers. 



Morinda citrifolia, (bis No. 1 Paumotuan coral-islands to Samoa). Abundant. 



(Wollastonia scabriuscula, bis No. 1 Samoa); Verbesina biflora of authors. Frequent. 



Bidcns; bis (Taheiti to Samoa); smoother than the New Zealand species; rays hardly 

 distinguishable. Introduced by aboriginal settlers. 



