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585. Lycopersicuni cerasiforme, Dim. (Solan, p. IIH) (v. Small Trovo). 



n. May-Sept. Berry globose, small, yellow. Kot imcommon near 

 clwellings (perhaps ouly naturalized). Used as a vegetable. — St. Croix; 

 St. Thomas. 



586wL. esculentum, Mill. (v. Tomato, Trovo). 



Fl. all the year round. Berry used as a vegetable. Cultivated and 

 naturalized everywhere. — All islands. 



587. Solanum nodiflorum, Jacq. n) and /3) oleraceum, Dnu. (v. Lnmbusb). 



Fl. May-Dec. Stem often prickly. In fields and in waste places, com- 

 mon. — All islands. 



588. S. verbascifolium, L. (v. Turkey-berry). 



Fl. June-Oct. In waste places, not uncommon. — Virgin Islands; St. 

 Croix (West, p. 27§. 



589. S. racemosum, L. (v. Canker-berry). 



Fl. all the year round. Proterandrous. In waste places, very com- 

 mon. — All islands. 



590. S. igneum, L. (v. Canker-berry). 



Fl. all the year round. Habitat of the preceding. Very common. — 

 All islands. 



591. S. bahamense, L. {S. pemicwfolium, Dun.) 



Fl. Jan.-Aug. Along coasts, not uncommon. — Virgin Islands. 



592. S. lanceifolium, Jacq. 



Not seen flowering. Leaves and stem very i)rickly. In forests, rare. — 

 St. Jan (King's Hill, 1000'). 



593. S. torvum, Sw. (v. Plate-busli). 



Fl. all the year round. A shrub or small tree. In forests and near 

 dwellings, common. — All islands. 



594. S. inclusum, Gris., var. albiflorum, Ej:;g. 



Fl. all the year round. Corolla white, |"-1" diam. Stigma 3-5- 

 branched, stellate. Berry globose, somewhat depressed, hirsute, orange 

 coloured, 1" diam. The excrescent calyx prickly. In dry thickets, not 

 uncommon. — Virgin Islands. 



595. S. aculeatissimum, Jacq. 



Fl. April-May. ^Naturalized by mules ffom Montevideo. — St. Croix 

 (Frederiksted). 



596. S. mammosum, L. 



St. Croix (West, p. 275). 



