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Laurus (No. 1). "A tree, twenty feet high;" leaves alternate, entire, green on both 

 sides ; a cup at the base of the fruit. " Ovolau, at the elevation of a thousand feet," 

 Brackenridge. 



• (No. 2) ; seeming distinct ; the flowers inconspicuous. Growing near the Middle 



village at Mbua Bay. 



Gen. Laurac. (No. 1); a congener of New Zealand sp. "A tree, thirty feet high;" 



leaves large, eight inches by five, broad-ovate, entire, the under surface glaucous, the 



margin revolute ; shoi't, few-flowered racemes. "Ovolau," Brackenridge. 

 ? (No. 2) ; a congener of New Zealand sp. ?. Eighteen to twenty-five feet high ; 



leaves small, ovate, entire, the under surface glaucous ; involucre 2-phyll. ; flowers 



pedicelled. Ovolau. 



CInnamomum (No. 1). Fifteen to twenty feet high; leaves trinerved. Growing on 

 mountains on Ovolau and back of Mbua Bay, from the elevation of fifteen hundred 

 to that of two thousand feet. Flavor of the bark like that of cassia, but stronger. 



(No. 2) ; po.ssibly a second species. The leaves small, and not trinerved. On 



the mountain-summits back of Mbua Bay, at the elevation of two thousand feet. 



; compare the last sp. A branching shrub, ten to fifteen feet high ; leaves oppo- 

 site, not aromatic; drupe elongate, ons-seeded. On the mountain-summit behind 

 Muthuata, at the elevation of 2000 feet. 



Myristica 5 bis, (apparently No. 3j Tongatabu. Leaves broad, glaucous beneath. Fre- 

 quent on the mountains on Ovolau. 



(No. 4); possibly distinct. A smaller tree; the leaves very large, sometimes 



two and a half feet long. On mountains on Ovolau. 



Daphne; compare (No. 1 Taheiti to Tongatabu). Ovolau, and elsewhere; frequent. 



Dais; bis (No. 1 Samoa to Tongatabu). Frequent along the sea-shore. 



(No. 2). A "tree, thirty feet high;" the leaves smaller; "flowers mostly on the 



trunk. Ovolau," Brackenridge. 



(Gen. Dais-like, No. 3). A fine ornamental plant ; leaves oblong; terminal clusters of five 

 to six tubular flowers ; two cordate, involucr. bracts. Woods on Ovolau. 



( , No.4); distinct?. Ornamental, and "fragrant;" leaves lanceolate, short-petioled, 



green on both sides ; inflorescence terminal ; corolla 4-fid, white, the tube an inch and 

 a half long ; fruit half an inch in length, somewhat compressed. " On the moun- 

 tains behind Muthuata," Rich. 



Gen. Rivinoid, (No. 1). Trailing; leaves narrow-ovate, entire; spikes axillary and ter- 

 minal; four petals, or rather sepals; berries red; three styles. Growing at Mba ; 

 and observed by Dr. Holmes on the " Island of Oneata." 



Santalum (No. 2); leaves broad and elliptical; fruit of the size of a pea; the young plant 

 havin"- lanceolate, willow-like leaves. A few stocks were observed in the Sandal wood 

 District, the largest somewhat resembling a peach tree. The wood will hardly again 

 become sufficiently abundant for the purposes of commerce ; but hand-specimens can 

 be readily procured here from the natives. 



Boerhaavia (No. 3, bis Metia to Tongatabu). Ovolau ; probably introduced. 

 Amaranthus tricolor? (No. 3). A showy plant. Cultivated on Ovolau, and elsewhere; 



having been introduced by aboriginal settlers. 

 Achyranthes ; bis (No. 2 Metia to) Tongatabu. Ovolau, the North coast of Viti-lcvu, 



and elsewhere. 



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