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202. Alysicarpus vaginalis, DC. 



Fl. Nov.-Dec Leaves very variable. Along roads, common. All 

 islands. 



203. Desmodium triflorum, DC. 



Fl. Dec.-Feb. Common near ditches and in moist localities. All 

 islands. 



204. D. incanum, DC. 



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



205. D. scorpiurus, Desv. 



Fl. Dec-Jan. In pastures, not very common. St. Croix; St. Thomas 

 (Duchass). 



206. Desmodium tortuosum, DC. 



Fl. Oct.-Jan. Common in i^astures. St. Croix; St. Thomas. 



207. D. spirale, DC. 



Fl. ISTov.-Jan. Not uncommon in pastures and along roads. All 

 islands. 



208. D. molle, DC. 



Fl. Dec-Jan. Lomentum often 3-4-jointed. Rather common in pas- 

 tures. St. Croix; St. Thomas. 



209. Stylosanthes procumbens, Sw. 



Fl. Oct.-Dec Lomentum in my specimens always 2-jointed. Com- 

 mon along roads. All islands. 



210. S. viscosa, Sw. 



St. Croix (West, p. 301). (Perhaps a mistake for the former species.) 



211. Arachis hypogaea, L. (v. Pindars, Ground-nuts). 



Fl. May- Aug. Seeds used for making cakes or eaten roasted. Culti- 

 vated and naturalized. All islands. 



212. Abrus preecatorius, L. (v. Jumbee-bead, Scrubber, Wild Liquorice). 



Fl. Oct.-Feb. Leaves used for washing clothes. Common in thick- 

 ets and on hedges. All islands. 



213. Rhynchosia minima, DC. u) and /?) lutea, Egg. 



Fl. all the year round. Seeds black, with small grey spots, a) Stand- 

 ard veined with purple ; a low climber. /?) Standard uniformly yellow ; 

 climbing up to C Both forms common in pastures and thickets. All 

 islands. 



