32 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



92. Helicteres jamaicensis, Jacq. 



Fl. March-Aug. Spiral of carpicls 2. Common in thickets. All 



islands. 



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93. Guazuma ulmifolia, Lam. (v. Jackass Calalu). 



Fl. April-June. Wood used for oars. Not uncommon in pastures. 

 St. Croix j St. Thomas. 



94. Theobroma Cacao, L. (v. Cocoa-tree). 



Fl. June. Naturalized in shady valleys. St. Croix (Prosperity; 

 Mount Stewart). 



95. Ayenia pusilla, L. 



Fl. all the year round. Flowers often transformed into a hollow 

 monstrosity by the larva of a wasp. Fjuit muricate. In thickets, com- 

 mon. All islands. 



96. Melochria pyramidata, L. 



Fl. all the year round. Common iu pastures. St. Croix. 



97. M. tomentosa, L. (v. Broom-wood). 



FL All the year round. Calyx tomentose, greyish white. Tomentum 

 interspersed with glandulous hairs. Used for brooms. Common in dry 

 thickets. All islands. 



98. M. nodiflora, Sw. 



Fl. Nov.-July. Common in pastures and along roads. All islands. 



99. Waltheria americana, L. (v. Marsh-mallow). 



Fl. Oct.-May. Common in pastures. All islands. 



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100. Triumfetta Lappula, L. (v. Bur-bush). 



Fl. Nov.-April. Common in thickets. All islands. 



101. T. altheeoides, Lam. (v. Mahoe). 



Fl. Dec-March. In forests, uncommon. St. Croix; St. Thomas. 



102. T. semitriloba, L. (v. Bur-bush). 



Fl. Oct.-March. In thickets and along roads, common. All islands. 



103. T. rhomboidea, Jacq. 



Fl. Dec-April. Uncommon in thickets. St. Croix (Spring-gut). 



104. Corchorus acutangulus, Lam. 



Fl. June-Nov. The lowest serratures of the leaves in my specimens 

 often sbow one or two long setaceous bristles, as stated in DC. Prodr. 



