32 BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN MEMOIRS 



Cyperus Vahlii (Nees) Steud. Moist soil on hills, St. Thomas; 

 St. Jan. 



Cyperus filiformis Sw. [Tondiniiim filiforme Clarke; C. uni- 

 folius Boeckl.] Moist soil, St. Thomas; St. Croix. 



Cyperus ferrugineus Poir. [Pycraeus ferrugineus Clarke] re- 

 corded from St. Thomas by Clarke on the evidence of a specimen in 

 the herbarium of the British Museum, is probably an error in locality. 



Cyperus strigosus L. Recorded by Schlechtendal as found in a 

 garded on St. Thomas, is probably an error in name. 



Eleocharis interstincta (Vahl) R. & S. [Scirpus interstinctus 

 Vahl.] Marshes, St. Thomas; St, Croix. 



Eleocharis mutata (Vahl) R. & S. [Scirpus mutatus Vahl; E. 

 cellulosa of Millspaugh.] Wet grounds, St. Croix; St. Jan (according 

 to Eggers). 



Eleocharis flaccida (Spreng.) Urban. [Scirpus flaccidus Spreng. 

 E. ochreata Nees.] Wet grounds, St. Thomas. 



Eleocharis capitata (L.) R. Br. [Scirpus capitatus L.] Wet 

 grounds, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Eleocharis retroflexa (Poir.) Urban. [Scirpus retroflexus 

 Poir.; Eleocharis Chaetaria R. & S.] Moist grounds, St. Thomas. 



Eleocharis minima Kunth. Krumbay, St. Thomas (according 

 to Clarke). 



Eleocharis nodulosa (Roth) Schultes. [Scirpus nodulosus 

 Roth.] Adventure, St. Croix (according to Eggers). 



Scirpus subdistchus Boeckl., described as from St. Thomas, has 

 not been identified by subsequent botanists. 



Scirpus articulatus (Kunth) Griseb. is recorded as from St. 

 Croix by Kunth, presumably erroneously, it being an Old World 

 species. 



Fimbristylis diphylla (Retz.) Vahl. [Scirpus diphyllus Retz.; 

 ? S. dichotomus of Schlechtendal; Scirpus brizoides Muhl.; Fim- 

 bristylis polymorphs Boeckl.] Grassy places, St. Thomas; St. Jan; 

 St. Croix. 



Fimbristylis ferruginea (L.) Vahl. [Scirpus ferrugineus L.] 

 Moist, saline soil, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Fimbristylis spadicea (L.) Vahl. [Scirpus spadiceus L.] Moist 

 soil near the coast, St. Thomas; St. Croix. 



Abildgaardia monostachya (L.) Vahl. [Cyperus monostachyus 

 L.; Fimbristylis monostachya Hassk.] Moist, shaded bank, Rosen- 

 berg, St. Jan. 



Dichromena ciliata Vahl. [Rynchospora pura Griseb.] Pas- 

 tures and hillsides,. Signal Hill and Crown, St. Thomas; Bordeaux, 

 St. Jan. 



