FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 69 



APOCYMCEJE. 



483. Thevetia neriifolia, Juss. (v. Milk-bush). 



Fl. all the year round. Wood employed for building boats. In thick- 

 ets on dry hills, co mm on. All islands. 



489. Rauwolfia nitida, L. (v. Milk-tree). 



Fl. all the year round. In forests and thickets, common. All islands. 



490. R. Lamarckii, A. DC. (v. Bitter-bush). 



Fl. all the year round. On dry hills, common. All islands. 



491. Nerium Oleander, L. (v. Neriura). 



Fl. all the year round. Naturalized in gardens and near dwellings. 

 Common. All islands. 



492. Taberneemontana (citrifolia, Jacq. ?). 



Fl. June-Aug. In thickets, here and there. St. Thomas (French- 

 man's Bay). 



493. Vinca rosea, L. (v. Church-flower). 



Fl. all the year round. Near houses and on waste places, very com- 

 mon. All islands. 



494. Plumieria rubra, L. (v. Red Franchipani). 



Fl. all the year round. Naturalized near dwellings. All islands. 



495. P. obtusifolia, L. (v. White Franchipani). 



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



496. P. alba, L. (v. Snake-root, Klang hout). 



Fl. all the year round. On rocks near the shore and in dry thickets, 

 common. All islands. 



497. Echites agglutinata, Jacq. 



Fl. July-Aug. In thickets, rare. St. Croix (Cane Bay) ; St. Thomas 

 (Flag Hill). 



498. E. circinalis, Sw. 



Fl. Dec. In forests, rare. St.Thomas (Flag Hill). 



499. E. neriandra, Gris. 



Fl. Oct.-Jan. Here and there in thickets, not uncommon. All 

 islands. 



500. E. suberecta, Jacq. 



Fl. May- Aug. In thickets, uncommon. St. Thomas (Cowell's Hill) ; 

 St. Croix (West, p. 277). 



