FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 69 



APOCIJVACEJE. 



483. Thevetia neriifolia, Juss. (v. Milk-busli). 



n. all the year round. Wood employed for building boats. In thick- 

 ets on dry hills, common. — All islands. 



489. Rauwollia nitida, L. (v. Milk-tree). 



Fl. all the year round. In forests and thickets, common. — All islands. 



490. R. LamarckJi, A. DC. (v. Bitter-busli). 



Fl. all the year round. On dry hills, common. — All islands. 



491. Nerium Oleander, L. (v. Xerium). 



Fl. all the year round. Naturalized in gardens and near dwellings. 

 Common. — All islands. 



492. Tabernaemontana (citiifolia, Jacq. ?). 



Fl. Juue-Aug. In thickets, here and there. — St. Thomas (French- 

 man's Bay). 



493. Vinca rosea, L. (v. Cburcli-flower). 



Fl. all the year round. Near houses and on waste places, very com- 

 mon. — All islands. 



494. Plumieria rubra, L. (v. Red Franchipani). 



Fl. all the year round. Naturalized near dwellings. — All islands. 



495. p. obtusifolia, L. (v. White Franchipani). 



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



496. P. alba, L. (v. Snake-root, Klaug hout). 



Fl. all the year round. On rocks near the shore and in dry thickets, 

 common. — All islands. 



497. Echites agglutinata, Jacq. 



Fl. July-Aug. In thickets, rare. — St. Croix (Cane Bay) ; St. Thomas 

 (Flag Hill). 



498. E. circinalis, Sw. 



Fl. Dec. In forests, rare. — St.Thomas (Flag Hill). 



499. E. neriandra, Gris. 



Fl. Oct.-Jan. Here and there in thickets, not uncommon. — AU 

 islands. 



500. E. suberecta, Jacq. 



Fl. May-Aug. In thickets, uncommon. — St. Thomas (Cowell's Hill) ; 

 St. Croix (West, p. 277). 



