112 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



loug, white, silky. Ou trees and rocks on high hilk, not uncommon. — 

 St. Thomas (Signal Hill, Crown, 1400'-1500'). 



[Cultivated species: Ananassa sativoj Lindl. (v. Pine-api)le). 



MUSACEiE. 



955. Musa paradisiaca, L. (v. Plautaiu). 



n. May-Aug. Fruit eaten only boded or fried. jSTaturalized and 

 cultivated, but rare. — All islands. 



956. M. sapientium, L. (v. Banana). 



n. May-Nov. Fruit eaten raw or fried. Naturalized and cultivated 

 everywhere, occurring in several varieties (Bacuba, Fig, Lady-finger, 

 St. Vincent Banana, etc.). — All islands. 



SCITAMIl\EiE. 



957. Renealmia sylvestris, Gris. 



Fl. Aug. In forests in shady and moist localities, rare. — St. Croix 

 (Golden Rock) ; St. Thomas (Signal Hill, 1400'). • 



958. Zingiber ofiBcinalis, Rose. (v. Ginger). 



Fl. Sept. Naturalized and cultivated in forest districts, here and 

 there. — St. Croix; St. Thomas. 



959. Canna indica, L. (v. Indian Sliot). 



Fl. all the year round. In moist places and near dwellings, not un- 

 common. — All islands. 



960. C. Lamberti, Lindl. (v. Scarlet Indian Shot). 



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



961. C. edulis, Ker. (v. Tont-le-uiois). 



Fl. all the yeai- round. Tubers used for i>roducing salep. Natural- 

 ized and cultivated along rivulets. — All islands. 



962. Maranta arundinacea, L. (v. Arrow-root). 



Not seen tloAvering. Tubers yielding the best kind of salep. Nat- 

 uralized and cultivated here and there. — All islands. 



[Cultivated species: Alplnia nutans, Eaf. (v. Shell-plant), and Cur- 

 cuma longa, L. (v. Turmeric). 



ORCHIDACE.E. 



963. Liparls elata, Lindl. 



Fl. June-Dec. Bracts purple. My specimens on the whole some- 

 what smaller than the picture in Bot. Mag. 1. 1175. On red clay among 



