60 FLORA OF ST CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS, 



379. Randia aculeata, L. a) und /3) mitis. 



n. Api'il-July. a) in dry thickets, /?) in shady valleys. Common. — 

 All islands. 



380. Hamelia patens, Jacq. 



Fl. all the year round. G'-15' high. In shady valleys, not uncom- 

 mon. — All islands. 



381. H. lutea, Rohv. 



11. all the year round. In forests, uncommon. — St. Croix; St. Thomas. 



382. Gonzalea spicata, DC. 



Fl. May-Oct. In pastures on high hills, above 1000', not uncommon. — 

 Virgin Islands. 



383. E2:ostemina caribasum, R. S. (v. Black Torch). 



Fl. June-Dec. Common in thickets. — All islands. 



384. Portlandia grandiflora, L. 



Fl. June-Dec— St. Thomas (DC. Prodr. iv, p. 405 ; Gris. Fl. p. 324) ; St. 

 Croix (cultivated). 



385. Rondeletia pilo.sa, Sw. 



Fl. all the year round. In thickets. — St. Croix (rare, near Cane Bay) ; 

 Virgin Islands (common). 



386. Oldenlandia corymbosa, L. 



Fl. Feb.-March. Seeds brown, minutely verrucose. In waste places, 

 rare. — St. Croix (Government House yard). 



387. O. callitrichioides, Gris. (PI. Wriglit. p. 50u). 



Fl. Dec. Flower expanded early in the morning and late in the after- 

 noon. Gregarious among stones. — St. Croix (Government House). 



338. Spigelia anthelmia, L. (v. Worm-weed). 



Fl, aU the year round. In open, moist localities, uncommon. — St. Croix ; 

 St, Thomas, 



389. Guettarda scabra, Lam. 



Fl, June-Dec. Flower expanded towards evening. Drupe dark crim- 

 son, often 1-seeded by abortion. In woods, common, — All islands, 



390. G. parvifolia, Sw. 



Fl. Jul3'-0ct. In woods, not uncommon. — All islands. 



391. Stenostomum lucidum, G. 



Fl. Dec-April. In forests, rare. — St. Croix ; St. Thomas (Signal Hill). 



