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ST. HELENA. 
they are probably brought from the eastward round the Cape of 
Good Hope by sea currents. I have not met with an instance 
of their having germinated at St. Helena. — Hab. India, &c. 
Parkinsonia, Linn. 
219. P. aculeata, Linn. — A tree bearing thorns and orange- 
coloured blossoms, said by Boxburgli to grow in the Island. — Hab. 
W. Indies. 
Poinciana, Linn. 
220. P. pulcherrima, Linn. — Barbadoes Pride ; one or two 
plants grow in the garden of the Old Jail at Bupert’s. C. Alt. '6. 
Flowers and seeds. Bot. Mag. 995. — Hab. E. and W. Indies. 
Schotia, Jacq. 
221. S. tamarindifolia, Afz. — Coral Tree; only one plant in 
the Island, about seven feet in height, growing at Francis Plain ; 
blossoms well and bears seed. M. Alt. 2 - G. Bot. Mao-. 1153 — 
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Hab. Cape of Good Hope. 
Tamarindus, Linn. 
222. T. indica, Linn. — There are but four or five Tamarind trees, 
which grow in James Valley. They attain a height of thirty feet, 
flower well, and fruit fairly. C. — Hab. India. 
SUB-ORD. MIMOSEiE, 
Piptadenia, Benth. 
223. P. peregrina, Bth. — The Seed Work Acacia of the 
Islanders attains to a tall shrub of eight feet, and is rather com- 
mon and uncultivated, chiefly in Jamestown, but also at C. and M. 
Alts. 3. The seeds are gathered, dyed black, and strung together to 
form bracelets, brooches, and other ornaments. — Hab. Brazil. 
Acacia, Willd. 
224. A. dealbata, Link. — Fine-leaved Acacia ; with blue-green 
foliage and yellow blossoms, rather common, and growing wild at 
Plantation, Bosemary Hall, Prospect, &c., to a shrubby tree 
twenty feet in height. — Hab. Australia. 
225. A. decurrens, Willd.— Fine-leaved Acacia, with bright-green 
foliage and clusters of small, round, yellow blossoms emitting a de- 
lightful perfume, growing wild, and is common at Sydenham, Oak- 
