76 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



572. Datura Metel, L. (v. Fire- weed). 



Fl. all the year round. Flowers nocturnal. Along roads and in waste 

 places, naturalized everywhere. All islands. 



573. D. fastuosa, L. 



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

 All islands. 



574. D. Tatula, L. 



Fl. May-Dec. Along roads, naturalized, hut rare. St. Croix (Hope). 



575. D. Stramonium, L. (v. Fire-weed). 



Fl. Sept.-Feb. Naturalized in waste places, common. All islands. 



576. Nicotiana Tabacum, L. 



Fl. May-No v. Used as a medicine, but not for smoking. Naturalized 

 near dwellings. All islands. 



577. Physalis peruviana, L. 



Fl. May-Nov. In fields, uncommon. St. Thomas (Eapoon). 



578. P. pubescens, L. 



Fl. March-May. In shady valleys, uncommon. St. Croix (Crequis) ; 

 St. Thomas. 



579. P. Linkiana, Ns. 



Fl. Dec. In cultivated fields, not uncommon. St. Thomas. 



580. P. angulata, L. 



Fl. Sept.-Jan. Stamens of unequal length ; anthers successively de- 

 hiscent. Along roads and ditches, common. All islands. 



581. Capsicum dulce, Hort. (DC. Prodr. xiii, i, 428) (v. Sweet Pepper). 



Fl. March-July. Berry oblong. Naturalized in gardens. St. Croix ; 

 St. Thomas. 



582. C. frutescens, L. (v. Bird Pepper). 



Fl. Aug.-Dec. Used as a condiment. Here and there in forests and 

 cultivated. St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



583. C. baccatum, L. (v. Small Pepper). 



Fl. Aug.-Jan. In forests and near dwellings, not uncommon. All 

 islands. 



584. C. annuum, L. (v. Pepper). 



Fl. all the year round. Fruit universally used as a condiment. Cul- 

 tivated and naturalized everywhere. All islands. 



