270 
ST. HELENA. 
tree eighteen feet in height, wild, and common. C. to H. L. Alt- 
’6 to 4. — Hab. China. 
Pyrus, Linn. 
262. P. malus, Linn. — Crab Apple ; only a tree or two in the 
valley near the Jos House, at Plantation. 
263. P . malus, Linn. var. — Eatable Apple ; grows, cultivated, to 
a tree twelve feet in height ; rather common. Alt. 3'8. The Apple 
fruits well, but, at best, is only fit for cooking purposes. — Hab. 
Europe, Caucasus, &c. 
264. P. ehinensis, Sprengl. — Common Pear ; grows well and 
abundantly, uncultivated, to a tree thirty feet high, on the high land, 
and is common. The fruit, which appears in July, is very large, and 
excellent when preserved. These pears are chiefly sold to the shipping 
at the moderate price of 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. a hundred. It is propa- 
gated by cuttings. — Hab. China. 
265. P. communis, Linn. — English and Cape Pear. A few 
trees, of two or three varieties, grow and fruit, but do not thrive. — 
Hab. Europe. 
266. P. Cydonia, Linn ; Cydonia vulgaris. — Quince ; grows 
and fruits well on the high land, but is rather rare. — Hab. 
Europe. 
42. MYKTACEiE {Myrtle Family). 
Eugenia, Linn. 
267. E. Jambos, Linn. — Rose Apple ; is common, and grows 
wild to a tree twenty-five feet in height, C. to H. L. Alt. ‘8 to 4. 
The fruit is abundant, and esteemed by some persons. — Hab. E. 
Indies. 
268. E. Ugni, Hk. & Arnott. — Recently introduced from the 
Royal Gardens at Kew. — Hab. Patagonia. 
269. E. Pimenta, D.C. — Allspice tree ; ditto. — Hab: West 
Indies. 
270. E. sp. ? — China Rose Apple ; one tree in the Botanical 
Gardens, Jamestown ; bears fruit well. C. Alt. ’5. 
Eucalyptus, L’Herit. 
271. E. viminalis? Labil. — The common Eucalyptus; is rather 
