240  ON  THE  MATERIA  MEDICA  OF  THE  SANDWICH  ISLANDS. 
The  oil,  or  neroli  (aurantii  oleum)  will,  no  doubt,  possess  as  fine 
a  scent  as  that  of  France  or  Italy.  Three  hundred  and  four 
gallons  of  lime  juice  (limonus  succus)  were  exported  in  the  year 
ending  June  30th,  1855. 
Cotton  (gossypium.)  This  article,  so  useful  in  burns,  grows 
well,  and  is  of  good  quality.  It  has  not  become  an  article  of 
export. 
Wheat  (triticum.) 
Oats  (avena  sativa.)  These  two  grains,  officinal  in  the  Phar- 
macopoeia, and  of  such  noted  importance  in  other  departments 
of  civilized  life,  are  every  year  becoming  more  important  articles 
of  culture  for  home  consumption. 
Coriander  (coriandrum  sativum.)  Fennel  (fceniculum  vulgare.) 
Anise  (pimpinella  anisum.)  Horseradish  (cochlearia  armoracia.) 
Cayenne  Pepper  (capsicum.)  Black  Pepper  (piper  nigrum.) 
Rhubarb  (rheum.)  Lettuce  (lactuca  sativa.)  Sage  (salvia.)  Carrots 
(daucus  carota.)  The  Broom  (cytisus  scoparius.)  Ginger 
(zingiber.)  Hops  (humulus  lupulus.)  Poses  (rosa  gallica.)  Poppy 
papaver  somniferum.) 
Aloes  (aloe.)  I  think  I  am  correct  in  mentioning  this,  though 
as  yet  it  is  only  cultivated  for  ornament. 
The  Tamarind  (tamarindus  Indica)  has  long  been  introduced, 
and  is  a  very  valuable  tree  for  the  tropic  zone. 
Tobacco  (nicotiana  tabacum)  has  been  long  cultivated  on  the 
Islands,  and  promises  to  become  a  very  important  export. 
Figs  (ficus  carica)  are  being  more  and  more  cultivated,  and 
may  become  an  important  export. 
The  G-rape  (vitis  vinifera)  grows  well  in  some  localities,  and  it 
is  now  a  subject  of  active  discussion  and  experiment,  whether  it 
may  not  be  extensively  cultivated.  Should  the  anticipations  of 
some  be  realized,  the  Hawaiian  Islands  are  to  become  as  noted 
for  their  wines  as  Portugal  or  Madeira.  Thus,  to  repeat  Edmund 
Burke's  witticism,  the  Sandwich  Islands  producers  are  aspiring 
to  the  rights  of  kings,  viz.  :  to  the  "jus  de  vinum."  While  the 
Grapes  are  cultivated  for  luxurious  contributions  to  the  table, 
and  while  the  Raisins  are  dried  for  the  home  and  foreign 
markets  of  future  days,  as  medical  men,  we  may  "  hope  against 
hope,"  that  Hawaiian  Wines,  with  all  their  variety  and  excel- 
lence, shall  be  manufactured  for  the  Materia  Medica  rather  than 
for  the  Materia  Alimentaria. 
