42 FLORA OF ST. CKOIX AXD THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



189. Iiidigcfera tinctorla, L. 



Fl. April- Aug. Cultivated in former times, but now only found wild 

 or naturalized. Common in dry localities. — All islands. 



190. I. Anil, L. 



yi. all tlic year round. The whole plant is much attacked by insects. 

 Very common in dry thickets. — All islands. 



191. Tephrosia ciuerea, I'eis. u) aud /3) litoralis, Pcis. 



¥L Feb.-June. Uoth forms here aud there in thickets. — All i.slands. 



192. Cracca caribaea, Benth. 



St. Croix (Schl.); St. Thomas (Gris. Fl. p. 183). 



193. Coursetia arborea, Gris. 

 St. Jan (Gris. Fl. p. 183). 



194. Sabinea florida, DC. (v. Watcrpann.a). 



Fl. March-July. Precocious. Wood used for fishpots. Gregarious. 

 Common in thickets and forests. — Virgin Islands. (Cultivated in St. 

 Croix.) 



195. Pictetia Gquamata, DC. (Froilr. ii, 311) (v. Fustic). 



Fl. June. Flowering period only 5 or dajs. Branches in tlii.s and 

 the following species commonly transformed into brachyblasts. Com- 

 mon in forests and thickets. — A^irgin I.slands. 



196. P. aristata, DC. (I.e.) (v. Fuslic). 



Fl. Feb., ]Marcli, and June-Aug. llather eommuu in thickets. — Vir- 

 ;;in I.slands; St. Croix (Jacq. Hort. Schcbubr. ii, GO).? 



(Both species are perhaps to be united, as proposed by Jacquin.) 



197. Agati grandiflora, Dcsv. 



i'l. all tiie year round. Naturalized in gardens, eonnnon. — All islands. 



198. Sesbania sericea, DC. 



Fl. Nov. In tiiiekets near the coast, uncommon. — St. Thomas (Flag 

 Hill). 



199. .fflschyiicmene americana, L. 



Fl. Nov.-Jan. In i)asturcs and along roads, not uncommon. — St. 

 Croi.x. 



200. Zornia diphylla, Pens. 



I'l. Jtily-Ang. In pastures on high hills, rare. — St. Thomas (Signal 

 Hill, Crown). 



201. Lourea vespertilionla, Dcsv. 



Fl. Feb.-April. Naturalized in gardens. — St. Croix; St. Thomas. 



