G6 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



457. Synedrella nodiflora, G. (v. Fatten barrow). 



n. all the year round. A common weed everywhere. — All islands. 



458. Pectis punctata, Jacq. 



n. Oct.-Marcli. In pastures and along ditclies, common. — AU 

 islands. 



459. P. linifolia, Less. 



St. Thomas (Less. Grls. Fl. p. 378). 



460. P. humifusa, Sw. 



Fl. all the year round. Gregarious on rocks and between stones, not 

 nncommon. — All islands. 



461. Egletes domingensis, Cass. a)glabrata, DC; /3)carduifolia, DC; y)genuina. 

 FL all the year round. On the sandy seashore, a) and y) rather com- 

 mon. /9) found by Oersted (Vid. Medd. 1852, p. 106).— St. Thomas. 



462. Erechthites hieracifolia, Raf. a) and y) cacaloides, Less. 



Fl. all the year round. In moist localities, not uncommon. — St. Croix 

 {r) ; St. Thomas («). 



463. Emilia sonchifolia, DC. 



Fl. Jan.-Oct. In shady localities. Naturalized, common. — All 

 islands. 



464. E. sagittata, DC. (Prodr. vi, 302) (CacaUa cocvinea, Sims.). 



Fl. all the year round. ^Naturalized in gardens. — St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



{Caealia coccinea, Sims., is, according to DC. Prodr. vi, 332, a synonym 

 for Emilia coccinea. This latter species does, however, not occur in the 

 Prodromus at all, and on a former page, 302, the Cacalia of Sims, is given 

 as synonymous with E. sagittata.) 



465. Leria nutans, DC. 



Fl. June-March. In shady localities on hills, not uncommon. — All 

 islands. 



466. Brachyrhamphus intybaceus, DC. (Jacq. Icon.Rar. i, t. 162). 



Fl. all the year round. Near dwellings and in waste places, a com- 

 mon weed. — All islands. 



467. Sonchus oleraceus, L. (v. Wild Salad). 



Fl. all the year round. Achenium mostly 4-furrowed. Along roads 

 and near dwellings, common. — All islands. 



[Chrysogonum dichotomum, sp. nov., Valil, mentioned in AVest, p. 303, 

 as occurring in St. Croix, is not described in any of Vahl's publications ; 



