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226. Ph. alatus, L. 



St. Croix (West, p. 299). 



227. Ph. semierectus, L. 



n. all the year round. Flower expanded only in the sun. Common 

 along roads and in pastures. — All islands. 



228. Canavalia parvifloia, Beutli. CFlor. Bras, xv, i, 177). 



Fl. Feb. Inflorescence extra-axillary (as in C. bonaricnsis, Lindl. Bot. 

 Eeg. 1199). Legume broad on the back, -without prominent ridges, 3" 

 long, 1:1" broad. Seeds crimson, shining, |" long. In forests, rare. — St. 

 Thomas (Signal Hill, 1300'). 



229. C. gladiata, DC. (3) ensiformis, DC. (v. Sour-eyes, Overlook) (Dolkhos acina- 



ciformis, Jacq. Icon. Ear. t. 559). Bot. Mag. 4027, 



Fl. Aug.-Dec. Naturalized in provision grounds. — St. Thomas (Signal 

 Hill, 1200'). 



230. C. obtusifolia, DC. (Dolkhos rotundifoKus, Vahl). 



Fl. all the year round. Common along the seashore. — All islands. 



231. Mucuna pruriens, DC. (v. Cow-itch). 



Fl. Oct.-Xov. In shady valleys. Eare. — All islands. 



232. Erythrina Corallodendron, L. (v. Flamboyant). 



Fl. Feb.- April. Precocious. Stamens all of unequal length. Eather 

 common, especially along roads and near dwellings. — All islands. 



233. E. horrida, Egg. (n, sp.). 



Fl. Feb.-March. Very prickly. Approaching to the preceding, but 

 stem, branches, petiole, and leaf-ribs on both sides armed with stout 

 and straight prickles ; legume terete, long- beaked. A low tree, branches 

 procumbent. In forests, not uncommon. — xlll islands. 



234. Piscidia Erythrina, L. (v. Dog-wood, Stink-tree). 



Fl . March-April. Precocious. Only those individuals that flower drop 

 the leaves. Common in thickets. — All islands 



235. Drepanocarpus lunatus, Mey. 



St. Croix (Isert, 1787, in Hb. Havnj West, p. 298). 



236. Hecastophyllum Browuei, Pers. 



Fl. June-Dec. Not uncommon on sandy shores. — All islands. 



237. Andira inermis, Sw. (v. Dog Almond, Bastard Mahogany, Hon Kloot). 



Fl. May-Aug. and Dec. Not uncommon in forests and along rivu- 

 lets. — ^All islands. 



