30 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



70. A. iiidicum, O. Don (v. Mahoe). a) and ft) asiaticum. 



¥1. all the year round. Flower expanded after 3 P. M. only. Both 

 forni8 coininon alon^,^ roads and on waste places. — St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



71. A. lignosum, Huh. (v. Marsb-inallow). 



Fl, Xo\ .-]\Iay. I'lower expanded during the afternoon only. Seeds 

 irregularly Iriangulai', \erru('ose, grey. — St. Croix. 



72. Bastardia viscosa, Ktli. «). 



Fl. all the year ntund. Flower expanded during the afternoon only. 

 Coninion along roads and in dry localities. — All islands. 



73. Malachra capitata, L, a) and ft) alceifolia, J.-u-q. 



Fl. Dec-March. Flower expanded oidy till 2 P. M. Along ditches 

 and in moist places, a) rather common ; ft) less common. — All islands. 



74. M. urens, I'nit. 



Fl. April. Petals yellow, puberulous externally. Seeds smooth, gla- 

 brous. Uncommon on waste places. — St. Thomas (western shore of the 

 harbour). 



75. Urena lobata, L. a) americana. 



Fl. i^ov.-June. Flower expanded till 10 A. M. In forests. — St. Croix 

 (rare; Prosperity on the north coast); St. Thomas; St. Jan (not iin- 

 coniinoii). 



76. Pavonia spiuifex, Cav. • 



I'l. Oct.-Dec. JJather common in thickots and forests. — All islands. 



77. P. racemosa, S\v. 



Fl. Oct. In marshy soil among Lagtincularia and Couocari)us. — Si. 

 Croix (uncommon ; Salt River). 



70. Koateletzkya pentasperma, Cr. 



1'1. Aug. Flower exi)an<l('(l tilllO A. ^r. In marshy soil. Pare. — St. 

 Thomas (Ivnnnbay). 



79. Abelmoschus esculeutus. W.A. (v. Okro). 



J'l. all the year round. Fruit used immature as a vegetable. Culti- 

 vated and naturalized near dwellings. — All islands. 



80. Hibiscus clypeatus, L. 

 St. Croix (West, !>. 2i»S). 



81. H. vitifolius. L. 



Fl. Dec-March. Along roads and in thida-ts. — St. Croix (naturalized 

 in the eastern i)art of the island). 



