FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 75 



560. Tournefortia gnaphalodes, R.Br. (v. Sea-lavender). 



Fl. all the year round. On sandy shores, common. All islands. 



561. T. hirsutissima, L. (v. Chichery grape). 



Fl. Sept.-April. Along roads and in thickets, especially on lime- 

 stone, common. All islands. 



562. T. fcetidissima, L. 



St. Croix (West, p. 270). 



563. T. bicolor, Sw. /?) laevigata, Lam. 



Fl. May. Berry globose, white. Among rocks on high hills, rare. 

 St. Thomas (Crown, 1500'). 



564. T. laurifolia, Vent. 

 St. Thomas (DC). 



565. T. volubilis, L. 



Fl. May-Aug. Inflorescence extra-axillary, often transformed into a 

 hollow, globose, muricate, green monstrosity, in which lives the larva of 

 a dipterous insect. Common in thickets. All islands. 



566. T. microphylla, Desv. 



Fl. May-Sept. In the same localities as the former, common. All 

 islands. 



567. Heliotropium indicum, L. 



Fl. all the year round. Along roads and in waste places, common. 

 All islands. 



568. H. parviflorum, L. (v. Eye-bright). 



Fl. all the year round. A common weed' everywhere. All islands. 



569. H. curassavicum, L. 



Fl. the whole year. On the sandy seashore, common. All islands. 



570. H. fruticosum, L. 



Fl. all the year round. Up to 6' high. On dry hills. St. Croix (com- 

 mon in the eastern part); Virgin Islands (not uncommon). 

 [Cultivated species: H. peruvianum, L. (v. Heliotrope.)] 



POLEMONIACE.E. 



[Cultivated in gardens : Phlox Drwnmondii, Hook.] 



SOLArYACEJE. 



571. Brunfelsia americana, Sw. a) and 3) pubescens (v. Rain-tree). 



Fl. May-Dec. Flowers odorous before rain. In thickets and woods, 

 common. Virgin Islands (cultivated in gardens in St. Croix). 



