G. P. W. Collection.

PLATE XCI

Bunchosia sp.

This tree was doubtless introduced to Hawaii from South America. There are only two specimens of its kind growing in Honolulu. Its fruits are edible, but not especially palatable. It is a small tree having terete branches, and its opposite leaves are oblong-elliptical, dark-green above and a lighter, somewhat glossy-green beneath. The petioles are short. The axillary inflorescence comes in long, slender cymes, and the five-petaled flowers are yelow. When ripe, the obovate fruit is a purplishyellow, having usually two seeds, and but one seed when abortive.

G. P. W. Collection.

Malpighia glabra.

BARBADOS CHERRY.

PLATE XCII

This small shrub is a native of the West Indies. Its dull-green leaves are opposite, ovate and glabrous, either entire or spinytoothed. The rose-colored flowers are axillary and five-petaled. The bright red fruit is about the size of a cherry, and has a thin skin, and its acid pulp is used for jam and preserves. The seeds or stones are large, four-angled, and germinate readily; plants are also produced by cuttings. Though not common in these Islands, there are, however, a few specimens of this plant to be found in several of the private gardens of Honolulu.