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19. C. puugens, W. (v. Wild Massiimbee). c) aucl j3) Swartziana. 



Fl. tlie whole year. Common along roads and ditclies. — All islands. 



20. C. viscosa, L. 



n. Iilay-Dec. Naturalized liere and ther®. — St. Croix; St. Thomas. 



21. Moringa pterygosperma, G. (v. Horse-radisli-tree). 



ri. the whole year. Eoot with a flavour of horse-radish. oSTaturalized 

 and common near dwellings.-^ All islands. 



22. Capparis amygdalina, Lara. 



Fl. March-June. Leaves on young radical shoots linear in this and 

 the two following species. Xot uncommon in thickets. — All islands. 



23. C jamaicensis, Jacq. (v. Black Willie), u) marginata and /J) siliquosa. 



FL April- Aug. c) not uncommon; /S) less common along the shore 

 and in thickets. — All islands. 



24. C. cynophallophora, L. (v. Linguan-tree). a) and /?) saligna. 



Fl. Feb.-Aug. — Glands 2-4, uniserial in the axils, exuding nectar 

 when young before the time of flowering, and are to be considered as 

 reduced branches or inflorescences. 



25. C. verrucosa, Jacq. 



Fl. April-lMay. A middle-sized tree. Kot uncommon in forests on 

 the Virgin Islands. 



26. C frondcsa, Jacq. (v. Eat-bean). 



Fl. Feb.-May. Seeds very poisonous. Common in forests. — All 

 islands. 



27. Morisonia americana, L. a) and /3) subpeltata, Gris. in litt. 



Fl. May-Oct. A considerable-sized tree. «) all islands; /?) leaves 

 subiieltate. — St. Croix (Spring Gut). 



BIXACE^. 



28. Bixa Orellana, L. (v. Eoucon). 



Fl. June- July. The red ingmeiit of the fniit was generally used by 

 the Caribs for anointing the whole body (Du Tertre). Naturalized in 

 forests. — St. Croix (Crequis, Wills Bay); St. Thomas (Crown). 



29. Trilix crucis, Griseb. 



Fl. April-June. Stipules very variable. Petals always abortive in 

 my specimens. A low tree or shrub. Uncommon in forests. — St. Croix 

 (Wills Bay, Mt. Eagle); St. Thomas (Flag Hill); St. Jan (Cinnamon 

 Bay). 



