86 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



683. Boussingaultia baselloides, Ktli. (Bot. Mag. t. 3G20). 



Fl. all the year round. Naturalized in gardens and cultivated. St. 

 Croix 5 St. Thomas. 



684. Batis maritima, L. 



Fl. all the year round. Gregarious along the coast of lagoons, com- 

 mon. St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



[Cultivated species : Beta vulgaris, L. (v. Eed Beet).] 



AMARAMTACE^E. 



685. Celosia argentea, L. (C. margaritacea, L.). 



Fl. all the year round. Naturalized around dwellings. St. Thomas ; 

 St. Croix (West, p. 277). 



686. C. nitida, Vahl. 



Fl. all the year round. In forests and thickets, not uncommon. St. 

 Croix j St. Thomas. 



687. Chamissoa altissima, Kth. 



Fl. Dec-March. In forests, here and there. St. Croix (Lebanon 

 Hill) ; St. Thomas (Signal Hill). 



683. Achyranthes aspera, L. a) argentea, Lam. 8) obtusifolia, Lam. 



Fl. Dec-March. In thickets and on waste places, common. All 

 islands. 



689. Gomphrena globosa, L. (v. Bachelor's Button). 



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

 All islands. 



690. Iresine elatior, Rich. 



Fl. Sept.-March. Uppermost leaves always alternate. In thickets, 

 common. All islands. 



691. Philoxerus vermiculatus, R. Br. (v. Bay-flower). 



Fl. all the year round. Along the coast, very common, gregarious. 

 All islands. 



692. Alternanthera polygonoides, R. Br. a). 



Fl. all the year round. In sandy places, common. All islands. 



693. A. ficoidea, R. Br. 



Fl. all the year roupd. In moist localities, uncommon. St. Thomas 

 (Haulover). 



694. A. Achyrantha, R. Br. 



Fl. March- Aug. Among rocks and stones, here and there. St. Croix, 

 St. Thomas (ScliL). 



