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brought by a native to Mr. Rogers ; " used as a dye by the natives, and the wood said 



to be equal in quality to box-wood." 

 Gen. (Cornus-like, No. 2); Coff'eac ?. Intermediate stipule deciduous; leaves lanceolate, 



petioled, verticillate in threes ; berries in peduncled capit., crowned with calyx having 



about five teeth ; apparently two seeds. On the mountain-ridge behind Honolulu, at 



the elevation of two thousand feet. 

 Gen. Hedyotoid, (No. 1). Hedyotis-like, but a shrub, one to three feet high ; leaves 



oblong; corolla long tubular. "South of the Great Crater, on the lava-plain and near 



the sea," Brackenridge. — Apparently the same species, on Mauna Kaala. 

 ? (No. 2). A tree, twenty feet high, dichotomous branches ; upper surface of the 



leaves shining, the under surface dull; no flowers. " North flank of Mauna Kaala," 



Kicli and Brackenridge. 

 (No. 3). A large shrub ; leaves obovate ; terminal many-flowered thyrsi ; calyx 



and corolla 4-fid, the corolla tubular, small, and inconspicuous ; two seeds. On the 



mountains behind Honolulu. 

 Kadua (No. 1). Somewhat Gentian-like ; trailing; leaves broad-ovate, sessile, acute. Fre- 

 quent in the environs of the Great Crater. 

 (No. 2) ; a second species. Small greenish flowers, turning blue in drying. In 



the mountain-defile across West Maui. 



; perhaps not distinct; trailing. On the mountains behind Honolulu. 



(No. 3); a third species, the finest, and the flowers largest. Herbaceous; one to 



two feet high ; leaves long-lanceolate, abrupt at base. On the mountain-ridge behind 



Honolulu, at the elevation of '2000 feet. 

 (No. 4); a fourth species. Root perennial; stem herbaceous, six to eight inches 



high ; leaves narrow, lanceolate ; flowers small. On the mountains on Oahu. 

 (No. 5) ; a fifth species. Sub-herbaceous, one to two feet high ; leaves small ; 



flowers few, and rather large. On the South fiank of Mauna Kaala. 

 (No. 6) ; near the last, but a terminal corymb of numerous flowers ; the under 



surface of the leaves glaucous. Tauai. 

 (No. 7 ) ; leaves ovate, short-petioled ; a large panicle, with broad floral leaves. 



On the mountains behind Honolulu. 

 Gen. Kaduoid, (No. 1). A rigid shrub, six feet high ; axillary long tubular green flowers, 



which are 4-fid. On the mountains behind Honolulu; and in the mountain-defile 



acrcss West Maui. 



Gen. Burchellioid, (No. 1). A shrub, two to four feet high ; the flowers yellow, and rather 

 ornamental. Woods on the route from Hilo to the Great Crater, at the elevation of 

 about three thousand feet, C. P. 



cially in the neighborhood of the Salt Lake ; regarded as established here before Whites 

 settled on the island. 



Hydrocotyle interrupta. Flowers in an irregular string of imperfect capitul. On the 

 mountain-slope behind Honolulu; (regarded by Mr. Brackenridge, as introduced). 



; possibly distinct; capitul. of fr. single, or on separate peduncles. Found by 



Mr. Rich " on Hawaii," probably on the West side of Mauna Roa. 



Foeniculum (vulgare; bis Chili, and No. 1 Italy). Naturalized at Waianai, on the 

 Leeward side of Mauna Kaala; introduced by colonial Whites. 



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