86 FLORA OF ST. CEOIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



683. Boussingaultia baselloides, Ktb. (Bot. Mag. t. 3620). 



Fl. all the year round. Naturalized in gardens and cultivated. — St. 

 Croix; St. Thomas. 



684. Batis maritima, L. 



n. all the year round. Gregarious along the coast of lagoons, com- 

 mon. — St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 

 [Cultivated species : Beta vulgaris, L. (v. Red Beet).] 



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685. Celosia argentea, L. (C. mayjaritacm, L.). 



Fl. all the year round. Naturalized around dwelhugs. — St. Thomas ; 

 St. Croix (West, p. 277). 



686. C. nitida, Vahl. 



Fl. all the year round. In forests and thickets, not uncommon. — St. 

 Croix ; St. Thomas. 



687. Chamissoa altissima, Kth. 



Fl. Dec-March. In forests, here and there. — St. Croix (Lebanon 

 Hdl) ; St. Thomas (Signal Hill). 



688. Achyranthes aspera, L. a) argentea, Lam. S) obtusifolia, Lam. 



Fl. Dec-March. In thickets and on waste places, common. — All 

 islands. 



689. Gomphrena globosa, L. (v. Bachelor's Button). 



Fl. all the year round. Naturalized in gardens and near dwellings. — 

 All islands. 



690. Iresine elatior, Rich. 



Fl. Sept.-March. Uppermost leaves always alternate. In thickets, 

 common. — All islands. 



691. Philoxerua vermiculatus, R. Br. (v. Bay-flower). 



Fl. all the year round. Along the coast, very common, gregarious. — 

 All islands. 



692. Alternanthera polygonoides, R. Br. a). 



Fl. all the year round. In sandy places, common. — All islands. 



693. A. ficoidea, R. Br. 



Fl. aU the year round. In moist localities, uncommon. — St. Thomas 

 (Haulover). 



694. A. Achyrantha, R. Br. 



Fl. March- Aug. Among rocks and stones, here and there. — St. Croix, 

 St. Thomas (Schl.). 



