42 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



189. ludigofera tinctoria, L. 



Fl. Apiil-Aug. Cultivated in former times, but now only found, wild 

 or naturalized. Common in dry localities. — All islands. 



190. I. Anil, L. 



n. all the year round. The whole plant is much attacked by insects. 

 Yery common in diy thickets. — All islands. 



191. Tephrosia cinerea, Pers. a) aud /3) litoralis, Per.s. 



Fl. Feb.-June. Both forms here and there in thickets. — All islands. 



192. Cracca caribeea, Bcutli. 



St. Croix (Schl.); St. Thomas (Gris. Fl. p. 183). 



193. Coursetia arborea, Gris. 

 St. Jan (Gris. Fl. p. 183). 



194. Sabiiiea fiorida, DC. (v. Waterpanua;). 



Fl. March-July. Precocious. Wood used for fishpots. Gregarious. 

 Common in thickets and forests. — Virgin Islands. (Cultivated in St. 



Croix.) 



195. Pictetia squamata, DC. (Prodr. ii, 314) (v. Fustic). 



Fl, June. Flowering period only 5 or G days. Branches in this and 

 the following species commonly transformed into brachyblasts. Com- 

 mon in forests and thickets. — ^Virgin Islands. 



196. P. aristata, DC. (1. c.) (v. Fustic). 



Fl. Feb., March, and June-Aug. Eather common in thickets. — Vir- 

 gin Islands; St. Croix (Jacq. Hort. Schoenbr. ii, 60).? 



(Both species are iierhaps to be united, as proposed by Jacquin.) 



197. Agati grandiflora, Desv. 



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



198. Sesbania sericea, DC. 



Fl. Nov. In thickets near the coast, uncommon. — St. Thomas (Flag 

 Hill). 



199. iSschyncmene americana, L. 



Fl. Xov.-Jan. In pastures and along roads, not uncommon. — St. 

 Croix. 



200. Zornia diphylla, Pers. 



Fl. July-Aug. In pastures on high hills, rare. — St. Thomas (Signal 

 Hill, Crown). 



201. Lourea vespertilionis, Desv. 



Fl. Feb.-April. Naturalized in gardens. — St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



