480 Field Colimhian Miselm — B<)^A^•^, \'ol. I. 



192. Crinum longiflorum Herb. 



Cultivated at I^assin. July (494)- Also, seemingly an escape, 

 near the west end. 



193. HvMENOC.ALLis Carihae.\ (^L. ) Herb. 



"Spider Lily." Cultivated at Bassin. June (460). Eggers 

 Fl- 934- 



194. Eucharis grandiflora Pl.&Lind. 



"Eucharist Lily."' "Passion Lily." Cultivated from New 

 Granada at Bassin (y). Jan. (INIrs. R. 88). 



195. HiPPEASTRUM EiTUESTRE (Ait. ) Herb. 



" Red Lily." Common in pastures at Bassin. May (393). In 

 the yard at Bassin. March (Mrs. R. 286). Eggers Fl. 936. 



196. Agave Americana L. 



" Karata. " Employed for hedges and utilized for its fiber. In 

 the yard at Bassin. Feb. (282, Mrs. R. 104). Eggers Fl. 931. 



197. [Agave sobolifera Salm-Dyck. Eggers Fl. 932.] 



198. FouRCROVA Cubensis Haw. 



Cultivated in the yard at Bassin. Feb. (298). Eggers Fl. 933. 



DIOSCOREACE.E. 



199. [Dioscorea alata L. Eggers Fl. 942.] 



200. [Dioscorea altissima L. Eggers Fl. 943.] 



IRIDACE^. 



201. [Cipura plicata Gris. Eggers Fl. 946.] 



M USAGES. 



202. MusA Paradisiaca L. 



" Fig," the plantain being so-called in St. Croix. Cultivated 

 to some extent in gardens. Feb. (260). Jan. (Mrs. R. 38). 

 Eggers Fl. 955. 



203. Musa sapientum L. 



"BacubaFig," the sweet banana, is somewhat cultivated in 

 gardens. Eggers Fl. 956. 



ZINGIBERACE^. 



204. [Curcuma longa L. Cult. Eggers p. 112. J 



205. [Alpinia nutans Rat. Cult. Eggers p. 112.] 



206. [Renealmia sylvestris Gris. Eggers Fl. 957.] 



207. [Zingiber officinalis Rose. Eggers Fl. 958.] 



