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paugh; F. hexapetala of Urban, in part.] Thickets, St. Thomas; 

 St. Croix. 



Hypoxis decumbens L. Grassy banks, St. Jan. 



Amaryllis Belladonna L. Planted for ornament. 



Polianthes tuberosa L. Planted for ornament. 



DIOSCOREACEAE 



Dioscorea pilosiuscula Bert. Forests, high hills of St. Thomas; 

 St. Jan. 



Dioscorea alata L. Persistent after cultivation, St. Thomas; 

 St. Croix; St. Jan. 



Dioscorea sativa L. [D. altissima of Eggers, at least in part.] 

 Persistent after cultivation, all islands (according to Eggers). Culti- 

 vated for its roots. 



Rajania cord ata L. [R. pleironeura Griseb.; R. hastata of 

 Eggers.] Forests, hills of St. Thomas. 



IRIDACEAE 



Galatea bulbosa (Mill.) Britton. [Sisyrinchium bulbosum Mill.; 

 5. palmijolium Cav.; Cipura plicata Griseb.; Eleutherine plicata 

 Herb.] Valleys, St. Croix. Grown in flower gardens. 



MUSACEAE 



Musa paradisiaca L. Cultivated for its fruit. 

 Musa sapientum L. Cultivated for its fruit. 



ZINGIBERACEAE 



Alpinia occidentalis Sw. [Amomum sylvestre of West; Reneal- 

 mia occidentalis Sweet; R. sylvestris of Eggers.] Forests and shaded 

 situations, Golden Rock, St. Croix; Signal Hill, St. Thomas. 



Zingiber Zingiber (L.) Karst. [Amomum Zingiber L.; Zingiber 

 officinale Rose] Spontaneous after cultivation. St. Thomas; St. 

 Croix. 



Curcuma longa L. Cultivated for tumeric. 



Languas speciosa (Wendl.) Small. [Zerumbet speciosum Wendl.; 

 Alpinia nutans Rose] Planted for ornament. 



CANNACEAE 



Canna indica L. Moist waste places, St. Thomas; St. Croix (ac- 

 cording to Eggers). The plant may have been mistaken for C. 

 coccinea Ait. 



