36 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND TUE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



often 11)1111 in;;- a sccoiidaiy ^iioAVili in clcaicd woodland. Intioducod 

 from tlie Spanish main. — All islands. 



133. Dodonaea viscosa, L. 



n. Ainil. On sandy seashores, rare. — St. Croix (Sandy Point). 



ITIELIACi:^. 



134. Melia sempervirena, S\v. (v. Lilac, Ilagbusli). 



FI. all tlu' year round. Connnon in forests and near dwellings. — All 

 islands. 



135. Tiichilia hirta, L. 



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

 {Guarea trichiUoides, Jacq., said to occur in St. Croix (West, p. 281), 

 seems to me rather doubtful.) 



136. Swietenia Mahagoni, L. (v. Maliogany). 



Fl. April-June. In wooded valleys and along roads and dwellings. 

 Not uncommon. — St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



OEKAIVIACCE. 



[Cultivated occur several species of Geranium, I/ITer., and Pelargo- 

 nium, L'ller.] 



BALSAITIIKACE^. 



137. Balsamina hortensis, Dcsp. (v. Lady-slippors). 



Fl. all the year round. Naturalized everywhere in gardens. Seeds 

 often germinating in the capsule. — All islands. 



AIJRA1>JTIACE.¥:. 



138. Citrus medica, L. a) (v. Citron). ;i) Limonum, K'i.sso (v. Liiiu'). 



Fl. Ai)ril-."\lay. a) naturalized, but rare, in gardens, fl) naturalized, 

 common in gardens and near dwellings, also in forests. — All islands. 



139. C. Aurantiiim, L. a) (v. Orange). /?) Bigaradia, Dnh. (v. S<-vi!lc Orang»>). 

 V\. >May-.Iuly, Both forms naturalized in gardens, especially «), 



Common in St, Croix; rare in St. Thomas and St. Jan, where the species 

 is said to have died out nearly, from disease.— (Mentioned also by 

 ]Jreutel, Loiulon Journal of Botany, ii.) 



140. C. buxifolia, V:u\v. (v. Fnrbitldcu Fruit). 



Fl. .July. Naturalized in a few places. — St. Croix; St. Thomas. 



141. C. decumaua, L. (v. Sliaddock). 



Fl. July- Aug. Fruit used for preserves. Xatinalized in gardens. — 

 St. Croix : St. Thomas. 



