30 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



70. A. indicum, G. Don (v. Malioe). a) and ft) asiaticum. 



n. all the year roimd. Flower expanded after 3 P. M. only. Both 

 forms common along roads and on waste i)laces. — St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



71. A. lignosum, Eicli. (v. Marsli-mallow). 



Fl. Nov.-May. Flower expanded during the afternoon only. Seeds 

 irregularly triangular, verrucose, grey. — St. Croix. 



72. Bastardia viscosa, Ktli. a). 



Fl. all the year round. Flower expanded d uriug the afternoon only. 

 Common along roads and in dry localities. — All islands. 



73. Malachra capitata, L. a) and ft) alceifolia, Jncq. 



Fl. Dec-March. Flower expanded only till 2 P. M. Along ditches 

 and in moist places, a) rather common 5 ft) less common. — All islands. 



74. M. urens, Poit. 



Fl. April. Petals yellow, puberulous externally. Seeds smooth, gla- 

 brous. Uncommon on waste i)laces. — St. Thomas (western shore of the 

 harbour). 



75. Ureiia lobata, L. a) americana. 



Fl. NoY.-June. Flower expanded till 10 A. M. In forests. — St. Croix 

 (rare; Prosperity on the north coast); St. Thomas; St. Jan (not un- 

 common). 



76. Pavonia spinifex, Cav. 



Fl. Oct.-Dec. Eather common in thickets and forests. — All islands. 



77. P. racemosa, S\v. 



Fl. Oct. In marshy soil among Laguncularia and Conocarpus. — St. 

 Croix (uncommon ; Salt Eiver). 



78. Kosteletzkya pentasperma, Gr. 



Fl. Aug. Flower expanded till 10 A. M. In marshy soil. Eare. — St. 

 Thomas (Kruinbay). 



79. Abelmoschus esculentus. W. A. (v. Olcro). 



Fl. all the year round. Fruit used immature as a vegetable. Culti- 

 vated and naturalized near dwellings. — All islands. 



80. Hibiscus clypeatus, L. 

 St. Croix (AVest, p. 208). 



81. H. vitifolius, L. 



Fl. Dec-March. Along roads and in thickets. — St. Croix (naturalized 

 in the eastern part of the island). 



