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Irish bog, and tried to acclimatize it at the Island ; but the flowers 
turned out small, and almost white in colour.— Hab. Britain, &c. 
Nolan a, Linn. 
. ,- 494 ’ P rostrata > Linn.— Growing only as a cultivated plant 
in the garden of the officers’ quarters at Ladder Hill.— Bot. Map-. 
131. — Hab. Peru and Chili. 
76. PoEEMONIACEcE. 
Cobrea, Cav. 
49o. C. scandens, Cav.— Recently introduced, and grows well in 
gardens AIL 3’8 Cultivated and rather rare, but blossoms and 
seeds well. Bot. Mag. 851.— Hab. Mexico. 
Gilia, Ruiz et Pav. 
i / 9 "r G - t lv ? C ? 1 ° r ’ Benth -— Grows in the flower-garden at Scot- 
land. — Hab. N. America. 
Phlox, Linn. 
497. P. amoena, Sims.-Pink Phlox is a common garden plant 
Bot. Mag. 1308. — Hab. N. America. P 
/7. Con volvul ace.-e {Convolvulus Family). 
Convolvulus, Linn. 
498. C. Batatas, Linn.— Two varieties of Sweet Potato are 
extensively cultivated on the higher parts of the Island ■ they serve 
as food for the inhabitants, and are also sold to ships. Does not 
Indies We11, an<1 ^ F ° pagated bj cuttings. Hab. East and West 
499. C. Batatas, Linn. var. 
5°0 C purpureas, Linn.— Several garden varieties of the Com- 
mon Blue Convolvulus grow uncultivated, and are rather common 
about gardens generally throughout the Island.— Hab. Asia and 
America. 
• I? 1 ' Linn - Campanula grows in gardens, cultivated; 
is rather rare, but flowers and seeds well. Bot. Mao- 27 —Hab Snnin 
502^ C. brasiliensis, Linn.-A species mentfoned by txbu gh 
as found in the Island. 5 
