46 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



238. Sophora tomentosa, L. 



Fl. July-Jan. Along sandy shores, rare. St. Croix (White's Bay, 

 Turner's Hole). 



239. Myrospermum frutescens, Jacq. 



Fl. May-June. Legume resinous. Naturalized near dwellings. St. 

 Croix. 



240. Haematoxylon campechianum, L. (v. Logwood). 



Fl. Feb.-May. The young plants prickly on the stem. Here and 

 there on sandy shores. More common in former times. All islands. 



241. Parkinsonia aculeata, L. (v. Horse-bean). 



Fl. all the year round. Common in dry localities. All islands. 



242. Guilandina Bonduc, L. (v. Yellow Nickars). 



Fl. May-Oct. Common along sandy shores. All islands. 



243. G. melanosperma, Egg. (n. sp.) (v. Black Nickars). 



Fl. June-Oct. Resembling the preceding, but leaflets smaller, gla- 

 brous, shining, prickles red and seeds shining-black. Seeds used for 

 ornaments. In dry thickets near the shore, rare. St. Croix (Sandy Point, 

 Grape-tree Bay). 



244. G. Bonducella, L. (v. Grey Nickars). 



Fl. all the year round. Anthers successively dehiscent. Flowers 

 polygamous. Very common along sandy shores. All islands. 



245. Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Sw. (v. Dudeldu). 



Fl. June-Dec. Bracteoles large, subulate, but deciduous before the 

 expansion of the flower. Commonly naturalized along roads and near 

 dwellings. St. Croix; St. Thomas. 



246. Poinciana regia, Boj. (Bot. Mag. 2884) (v. Flamboyant). 



Fl. May-July. Bracteoles as in the preceding. Leaves deciduous 

 Dec-April. A handsome tree of very quick growth. Naturalized in 

 gardens and near dwellings. St. Croix j St. Thomas. 



247. Lebidibia coriaria, Schl. (v. Dividivi). 



Fl. April-May. Legume used for tanning purposes. Eather common 

 on dry hills. Virgin Islands (St. Croix, cultivated). 



243. Cassia Fistula, L. 



Fl. Sept. Naturalized here and there in shady valleys. St. Croix 

 (The William). 



249. C. grandis, L. (v. Liquorice-tree). 



Fl. April-July. The pulp containing rhaphides in abundance. Nat- 

 uralized and cultivated near dwellings. St. Croix j St. Thomas. 



