G8 FLOE A OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



473. S. Sideroxylcn, Oris. (v. Bully wood). 



Xot soen in llowcr. A tall tree, affording a splendid i)iirple, very 

 bard timber. In forests, rare. — St. Jan (Baas Gut). 



479. Siderozylon Mastichodendron, Jacq. (v. Mastic). 



Fl. Aug.-Sept. An excellent timber tree. Jn forests, rare. — St. Croix 

 (Lebanon Hill); St. Thomas (Nortliside Bay); St. Jan (Baas Gut) 

 (Montserrat, Eyan in Hb. Havn.). 



480. Dipholis salicifolia, DC. 



Fl. Feb.-Marcli. In thickets and forests. — St. Croix (not uncommon 

 in the western part of the island) ; St. Jan (Klein Cancel Bay). 



481. Bumelia cuneata, Svr. (v. Break-bill). 



Fl. Feb.-April. Brancihes ofteu transformed into long spines. Very 

 good timber tree. Along the coast princix)ally iu marshy soil, not un- 

 common. — All islands. 



482. Lucuma multiflora, DC. (Acliras macrophyJla, Valil in lib. Havn.). 



Fl. June-July and Dec-Jan. Leaves as much as 1^' long. — St. Croix 

 (Hb. Havn. from Wills Bay) ; St. Thomas (here and there in forests ; 

 Signal Hill, 1500'). 



STYRACE^. 



483. Symplocos martiniceusis, Jacq. 



Fl. March-Aug. In forests on high hills. Flowers fragrant. — St. 

 Thomas (Signal Hill above 1200', not uncommon). 



EBENACE^. 



484. Maccreightia caribaea, A. DC. 



Vieques (Duchassaing sec. Gris. System. Uuters. p. 91). 



OLE ACE ^. 



485. Linociera compacta, R. Br. 



Fl. May-Oct. In forests, rather common. — St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



486. Forestiera porulosa, Poir. a) and /?) Jacquinii, Egg. (Jacq. Ic. Rar. t. 625). 

 Fl. Feb. and Sept.-Oct. In thickets near the coast, uncommon. — «) 



St. Thomas (•Cowell's Hill) ; ft) St. Croix (northern shore near Claremont). 



JASM1IVACE.E. 



487. Jasminum pubescens, W. (v. Star Jessamine). 



Fl. all the year round. Naturalized in gardens. — All islands. 

 [Cultivated species: J. officinale, L.; J. rcrohitum, L. (v. Nepaid Jes- 

 samine), and Kycianihcs Sambac, L. (v. Double Jessamine).] 



