Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix —Millspaugh. 491 



LEGUMINOS^. (Sec Suppl.) 



345. [Inga laurina Willd. Eggers Fl. 283.] 



346. PiTHECOLOHiu.M Saman (\\'illd. ) Bth. 



" Giant Thibet Tree." Canaan. Jan. (283). Also seen near 

 west end. Morning Star. May (Mrs. R. 352). Eggers 

 Fl. 281. 



347. PiTHFXOLOBIL'M L'NGUIS-CaTI (L.) Bth. 



"Cat Claw." " Crab Pickle." Roadsides at east end. Dec. 

 (171). Pastures at Bassin. Sept. (Mrs. R. g). Eggers 

 Fl. 282. 



348. [Pithecolobium unguis-Cati ferfex. Eggers Fl. 282.] 



349. Albizzla. Lebbek (Willd.) Bth. 



" Thibet Tree. ■■ --Woman's Tongue." Naturalized in culti- 

 vated areas everywhere. Bassin. March to April (344, 

 Mrs. R. 315). Flowers white, fragrant, turning yellowish. 

 The name, Woman's Tongue, is applied on account of the 

 incessant clatter of the dry pods in the wind. A valuable 

 cabinet wood, dark, hard and taking a high polish. An 

 excellent tree for pastures, as it affords pleasant shade, and 

 the principal forage grass, Panicum maximum, thrives well 

 under it. Eggers Fl. 278 



350. [Calliandra purpurea Bth. West. Hb. Havn.] 



351. [Acacia Arabica Willd. Eggers Fl. 277. J 



352. AcACLA Catechu (L.) Willd. 



In the sandy soil of Crequis Valley, where the rainfall is great. 

 July (489). Eggers Fl. 271. 



353. Acacia Farnesiana (L.) Willd. 



"Casha. " Roadsides and dry stony places, south shore. Jan. 

 (234). Eggers Fl. 276. 



354. Acacia lutea (Houst. ) Hitch. 



Frequent in sandy soil near the beach at the mouth of Salt 

 River. July (486). Not seen elsewhere. Eggers Fl. 274. 



355. Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd. 



" Casha." Common on dry hills and stony roadsides near Mt. 

 Washington. Jan. (240). At Bassin. Jan. (Mrs. R. 34). 

 Eggers Fl. 275. 



356. Leuc^na glauca (L.) Bth. 



"Wild Tamarind." Very common in dry stony places. Road- 

 sides east of Bassin. Dec. and Jan. (178, Mrs. R. 45). 

 Seeds used for necklaces, etc. Eggers Fl. 270. 



