FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 10 L 



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S36. C. elegans, Ktli. (v. French Grass). 



Fl. all the year round. Flower ephemeral. In moist localities, very 

 common. — All islands. 



837. Bambusa vulgaris, Schrad. (v. Bamboo Cane). 



Not seen flowering. Naturalized along rivulets and in gardens. — 

 St. Croix * St. Thomas. 



838. Arthrostylidium capillifolium, Gris. (Plant. Wriglit. in Mem. Anier. Acad, viii, 



5:31, 1SH2). 



Not seen flowering. In forests, climbing among trees and shrubs to 

 a considerable height, rare. — St. Thomas (Flag Hill, 700') ; St. Jan 

 (Ilornbeck in Hb. Ilavn., from "a large cataract, called Battery ") ; 

 Vieques (flowering specimens from Hornbeck in Hb. Havn.; others re- 

 ceived from Campo Asilo by me). 



839. Eragrostis poasoides, P. Br. 



Fl. June-Dec. Stigmas white. Along roads and in dry localities, 

 often gregarious, common. — St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



840. E. ciliaris, Lk. 



Fl. March-Dec. Anthers black. In dry localities, common. — All 

 islands. 



841. Sporobolus virginicus, Ktli. (v. Shander). 



Fl. May-Oct. Anthers and stigmas yellow. Used in baths for 

 children. Along the coast and lagoons, common. — All islands. 



842. S. litoralis, K^.h. (v. Sliander). 



FJ. May-Dec. In the same places as the preceding, common. — All 

 islands. 



843. S. iudicus, R. Br. (v. Hair-grass). 



Fl. May-Oct. Anthers purple; stigmas yeUow. Along roads and 

 ditches. — All islands. 



844. Aristida stricta, Mich. 



Fl. March-Dec. Anthers yellow. Awns of unequal length, always 

 longer than the glumes. Along ditches and in thickets, here and 

 there.— St. Croix (Crequis, Fair Plain); St. Thomas (Schl.); St. Jan 

 (Adrian Estate). 



845. Olyra latifolia, L. /3) arundinacea. 



Fl. Dec-Jan. In forests, rare. — St. Jan (Cinnamon Bay); Vieques 

 (Campo Asilo). 



846. Pharus glaber, Kth. 



Fl. June-Dec. Anthers yellow ; stigmas white. In forests, not un- 

 common. — All islands. 



