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ST. HELENA. 
height about twelve feet, exists at Francis Plain. M. Alt. 2. 
Flowers freely, but does not seed. — Hab. S.W. Europe. 
Azalea, Linn. 
414. A. indica, Linn. — The Azalea was a few years ago a 
common garden flower, but has recently almost disappeared from 
the Island. Hot. Mag. 1480. — Hab. India and China. 
415. A. ledifolia, Hook. — White flowering Azalea, cultivated in 
gardens, very rare. — Bot. Mag. 2901. — Hab. China. 
64. Aquieoliace^e {Holly Family). 
Ilex, Linn. 
416. I. Aquifolium, Linn. — Holly. Only three or four trees 
grow in the Island at Oakbank, Bose Cottage, and West Lodge. 
H. L. Alt. 2 to 4. Attains a height of ten feet, and grows well, 
but does not seed, although it blossoms. — Hab. Europe, W. Asia. 
65. Ebenace.e {Ebony Family). 
Diospyros, Linn. 
417. D. Kaki, Linn. f. var. — Only one tree in the Island, 
growing in Plantation grounds, just below St. Paul’s churchyard. 
Alt. 3'8. It does not bear fruit, although it blossoms freely in the 
month of August. — Hab. Japan. 
Boyena, Linn. 
418. R. lucida, Linn. — A shrubby tree, with bright glossy dark- 
green leaves, growing to a height of about thirteen feet in Planta- 
tion grounds, near to St. Paul’s Church, also at the S.E. corner of 
the lawn. It bears freely white blossoms, and fruit, a kind of 
purple plum enveloped in an outer covering resembling the Cape 
Gooseberry. — Hab. Cape of Good Hope. 
419. R. pallens, Tlibg. — Well known in the Island as the 
Poison Peach. Grows wild, and is common in hedges along the 
roadsides on the high land, at alt. 3 - 8. Attains a height of fifteen 
to twenty feet. — Hab. South and tropical Africa. 
