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Eggers records, in his supplementary list, another, undetermined 

 Tillandsia from Adrian, St. Jan. 



Dendropogon usneoides (L.) Raf. [Tillandsia usneoides L.] 

 On trees and shrubs, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Ananas Ananas (L.) Cook & Collins. [Bromelia Ananas L.; 

 Ananas sativus Lindl.] Cultivated for its fruit. 



COMMELINACEAE 



Commelina longicaulis Jacq. [C. cayennensis L. C. Rich.; C. 

 communis of West; C. nudiflora Clarke, not L.] Moist shaded situa- 

 tions, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Commelina elegans H.B.K. [C. virginica of Millspaugh and of 

 Kuntze.] Moist grounds, St. Thomas; St. Croix. 



Callisia repens L. Shaded situations, St. Thomas; St. Jan; 

 St. Croix. 



Callisia monandra (Sw.) Schult. [Tradescantia monandra Sw.; 

 Callisia umbellidata Lam.] Among shaded rocks, Signal Hill, St. 

 Thomas (according to Eggers). 



Rhoeo discolor (L'Her.) Hance. [Tradescantia discolor L'Her.] 

 Waste rocky places, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 



Zebrina pendula Schnitzl. Lawns and cultivated grounds, St. 

 Thomas; St. Croix. Naturalized. 



PONTEDERIACEAE 



Piaropus crassipes (Mart.) Raf. [Pontederia crassipes Mart.; 

 Eichhornia crassipes Solms; E. azurea of Millspaugh.] In water, St. 

 Croix. 



LILIACEAE 



Aloe vera L. [Aloe vulgaris Lam.; A. perfoliata of West.] On 

 limestone and in fields, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. Naturalized. 



Cordyline guineensis (Jacq.) Britton. [Aletris guineensis Jacq.; 

 Sanseviera guineensis Willd.l Hillsides, St. Thomas; St. Croix. 

 Naturalized. 



Yucca aloifolia L. [Y. Draconis L.] Planted for ornament. 



Yucca gloriosa L., is recorded by Eggers as naturalized in gardens 

 and near dwellings on St. Thomas and St. Croix. Planted for orna- 

 ment. 



Allium porrum L. Cultivated for food. 



Allium Cepa L. Cultivated for food. 



Allium fistulosum L. Cultivated for food. 



Allium sativum L. Cultivated for food. 



