choice kinds are cultivated in gardens. The seeds are pickled while
green, and used as a substitute for capers.—Hab. Peru.
134. T . a d u n c u m , Sm.—Cultivated in gardens, generally, though
ra re . I t seeds well.—Hab. Peru.
29. OxALiDACEiE (Wood Sorrel Family).
Averrhoa, Linn.
135. A . C a r am b o la , Linn.—Chinese Gooseberry; grows in The
Briars garden, M. alt. 1 '6, to a good-sized tree, and bears fruit abundantly,
which is chiefly used for preserves.—Hab. Probably China or
Hong Kong.
Oxalis, Linn.
136. O. c a p r i n a , Thunb.—Sour Bell. This beautiful yellow-
flowered Oxalis grows wild, and is very common, alt. 3 '8, covering
whole fields with its bright blossoms.—Hab. Cape of Good Hope.
137. 0. c a p r in a , Thunb. var.—The small pink-flowered Sorrel,
which grows wild in gardens on the high land. Alt. 3'8.
138. O. c o r n i c u l a t a , Linn.—The very small yellow-flowered
Sorrel, which forms one of the most abundant weeds all over the
Island. Found in all parts of the world except the coldest.
139. O. v a r i a b i l i s , Jacq.—Ladies’ Thimble; grows wild in gardens
on the high land. Bot. Mag. 1712.—Hab. Cape of Good Hope.
140. O. r u b e l l a , Jacq.—Small Bed Oxalis, in gardens, uncultivated,
and rather common. Oakbank, &c. Bot. Mag. 1031.—
Hab. Cape of Good Hope.
1 4 1 . O. M a r t i a n a , Zucc.— Pink Oxalis; uncultivated; common
in gardens and on the high land.—Hab. Brazil.
30. ZygophtllejE.
Melianthus, Linn.
142. M . m a jo r , Linn.—Honey Flower; grows about shrubberies,
&c. Alt. 3'8. Wild,rather common.—Hab. Cape of Good Hope.
143. M . m i n o r , Linn.—A smaller species, found in similar
situations, but less common.—Hab. Cape of Good Hope.
Tribulus, Linn.
144. T . t e r r e s t r i s , Linn.— I have only seen one plant of this
low creeping bush, with bright yellow blossoms and curious-shaped
prickly seeds, and that was growing on the rocky ground near the
sea at Prosperous Bay Telegraph Station,—Hab. S. of Europe, Asia,
Africa, &c.
81. S i m a r u b e a s (Quassia Family).
Ailanthus, Desf.
145. A . g la n d u lo s a , W.—One plant, introduced to Plantation
Garden from Kew in 1864, in six years attained the height of
eighteen or twenty feet. Many cuttings have also been taken
from the original plant, and it might be greatly extended for the
purpose of rearing silkworms.—rHab. China.
32. B u t a c e * (Rue Family).
Calodendron, Thunb.
146. C. c a p e n s e , Thunb—Wild Chestnut; a tree with beautiful
clusters of pale pink flowers, growing near the stables and
Ladies’ Garden at Plantation, and also at Woodlands.* I t seeds, but
is rather rare.—Hab. Cape of Good Hope and New South Wales.
Diosma, Linn.
147. D . e r ic o id e s , Linn.—Sweet Thyme; grows in gardens on
the high land, but does not seed or easily propagate by cuttings.
Alt. 3-8. Cultivated, and rather rare.—Hab. Cape of Good Hope.
Buta, Linn.
148. R . g r a v e o l e n s , Linn.—B u e ; grows cultivated in gardens
on the high lan d ; rather rare.—Hab. S. of Europe.
Toddalia, Juss.
149. T . l a n c e o la ta , Lam.—One tree only growing on the Island,
at Joho’s Hole, in Plantation grounds, where it attains a height
of thirty feet or more; flowers and seeds.
33. Anacardiaceah (Cashew-mt Family).
Harpephyllum, Bernh.
150. H. caffrum, Bernh. — The Cafire or Sour Bed Date;