FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLA{JDS. 93 



759. Dalechampia scandens, L. 



n. Feb.-June. Male inflorescence bearing at the base two re.^-inoiis 

 corpuscula, deciduous together with the male flowers. Baillon considers 

 them to be sterile bracts; Midler takes them for monstrous anthers. 

 Central female flower pedicellate. In thickets, common. — All islands. 



760. Euphorbia buxifolia, Lam. 



Fl. all the year round. On the sandy shore, common. — All islands. 



761. E. articulata, Burm. 



Fl. all the year round. Along the seacoast, common. — All islands. 



762. E. pilulifera, L. 



Fl. all the year round. In waste places and along roads, very com- 

 mon. — All islands. 



763. E. hypericifolia, L. a) and p) hyssopifolia, L. 



Fl. all the year round. LeaA^es distichous. Used against dysentery. 

 Same places as the preceding. A common weed. — All islands. 



764. E. thymifolia, Burm. 



Fl. all the year round. The whole plant reddish. Leaves folding 

 together during night and in rainy weather. Among stones and along 

 roads, very common. — All islands. 



765. E. prostrata, Ait. 



Fl. the whole year. Together with the preceding, common. — All 

 islands. 



766. E. petiolaris, Sims (Bot. Mag. t. 883) (v. Mauchiiieel). 



Fl. the whole year. Partly precocious in the s[)ring. On dry hills 

 and in thickets. — Virgin Islands (common) ; St. Croix (West, p. 288!). 



(West's jE7. cotimfolia, said to occur in St. Croix, is evidently meant for 

 this species. I doubt, however, the correctness of the habitat, and am 

 of oi^inion that it is a mistake for St. Thomas, where the si)ecies is ex- 

 ceedingly common.) 



767. E. geniculata, Ortega (Decad. p. 16; DC. Prodr. sv, ii, 72). (E. prumfolin, 



Jacq. Hort. Scliosubr. iii, t. 277, a form with larger, serrate leaves.) 

 Fl. Dec-March. In forests and near dwelliugs, not uncommon, often 

 gregarious. — St. Croix (Government House) ; St. Thomas (Signal Hill). 



768. E. heterophylla, L. ft) cyathophora, Jacq. 



Fl. all the year round. Gregarious in dry places, common. — All 

 islands. 



769. E. neriifolia, L. (DC. Plant. Grasses, i, t. 4()). 



Fl. March-June. A large tree, stem 2'-3' diam. ^N'aturalized near 

 dwellings, common. — AU i.slauds. 



