42 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



189. Indigofera tinctoria, L. 



Fl. April-Aug. Cultivated in former times, but now only found wild 

 or naturalized. Common in dry localities. All islands. 



190. I. Anil, L. 



Fl. all the year round. The wnole plant is much attacked by insects. 

 Very common in dry thickets. All islands. 







191. Tephrosia cinerea, Pers. a) and (3) litoralis, Pers. 



Fl. Feb.-June. Both forms here and there in thickets. All islands. 



192. Cracca caribaea, Benth. 



St. Croix (Schl.); st - Thomas (Oris. Fl. p. 183). 



193. Coursetia arborea, Gris. 

 St. Jan (Gris. Fl. p. 183). 



194. Sabinea florida, DC. (v. "Waterpanna). 



Fl. March-July. Precocious. Wood used for fishpots. Gregarious. 

 Common in thickets and forests. Virgin Islands. (Cultivated in St. 

 Croix.) 



195. Pictetia squamata, DC. (Proclr. ii, 314) (v. Fustic). 



Fl. June. Flowering period only 5 or G days. Branches in this and 

 the following species commonly transformed into brachyblasts. Com- 

 mon in forests and thickets. Virgin Islands. 



196. P. aristata, DC. (1. c.) (v. Fustic). 



Fl. Feb., March, and June- Aug. Eather common in thickets. Vir- 

 gin Islands; St. Croix (Jacq. Hort. Sckcenbr. ii, 60).? 



(Both species are perhaps to be united, as proposed by Jacquin.) 



197. Agati grandiflora, Desv. 



Fl. all the year round. Naturalized in gardens, common. All islands. 



198. Sesbania sericea, DC. 



Fl. Nov. In thickets near the coast, uncommon. St. Thomas (Flag 

 HiU). 



199. iEschynomene americana, L. 



Fl. Nov.-Jan. In pastures and along roads, not uncommon. St. 

 Croix. 



200. Zornia diphylla, Pers. 



Fl. July- Aug. In pastures on high hills, rare. St. Thomas (Signal 

 mil, Crown). 



201. Lourea vespertilionis, Desv. 



Fl. Feb.-April. Naturalized in gardens. St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



