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i, 505. Griseb. Fl. p. 97, does not mention them, as he does in C. olito- 

 rius, neither does the figure in Wight's Icones, hi, t. 739, show them in 

 this species. From observations made by me on G. acutangulns, as well 

 as on C. hirtus, such bristles on the lower serratures of the leaves are ot 

 no specific value in this genus, being a variable feature. In gardens 

 and near dwellings, not uncommon. St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



105. C. siliquosus, L. (v. Papa-lolo). 



Fl. Nov.-July. Leaves used as a vegetable (Calalu). Along roads 

 and in pastures, common. All islands. 



106. C. hirtus, L. 



Fl. June-Sept. Two lowest serratures of the leaves sometimes show- 

 ing one or two setaceous bristles. In gardens and along roads, not 

 uncommon. St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



107. C. hirsutus, L. 



Fl. all the year round. Hairs of the stem scabrous. On sandy shores, 

 common. All islands. 



TEBKSTBOMIACEiE. 



108. Ternstromia elliptica, Sw. 



Fl. Feb.-April. The two bracts at the base of the persistent calyx 

 are to be considered as such (Swartz, Flora Ind. Occ. p. 9G1; DC. Prodr. 

 i, p. 523; and Hook. & Benth. Genera Plant, i, p. 182), and not as sepals 

 (Griseb. Fl. p. 103) on account of their being deciduous, but the sepals 

 not. The number of ovules in my specimens are about twenty in each 

 cell. (Hook, and Benth. 1. c. ascribe to the genus only two, rarely three 

 to six, in each cell ; Grisebach 1. c. only two to four. In the Catal. Plant. 

 Cub. p. 36, Griseb. mentions, however, a variety of T. obovalis, Eich., 

 with ten to thirteen ovules in each cell.) Sepals rosy, flowers fragrant 

 In forests on high hills, rare. St. Croix (Maroon Hill, 900'); St. Jan 

 (Bordeaux Hill, 1200'). 



GUTTIFEB^E. 



109. Clusia rosea, L. (v. Chigger-apple). 



Fl. May-Sept. Aerial roots as much as 20' long, supporting the 

 young trees on rocks or other trees. In forests. St. Croix (rare, Wills 

 Bay) ; Virgin Islands (not uncommon). 



110. C. alba, L. (v. Wild Mamey). 



St. Croix (West, p. 312). Probably a mistake for the first named 

 species. 



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