48 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIKGIN ISLANDS. 



262. B. ungula, .I;i( (^ 



St. Tlionias (Gris. FI. L'l 1). 



263. Adenantbera pavonina, L. ( \ . C'<ii]Ufli<ot). 



I'l. -luly-Ocl. N;itui:iliz<'<l iicmi- (l^v(■lliIl,^,^s and in sliady valleys. — 

 All i.slaii.l.-^. 



264. Neptuina pubescens, lUntli. 



ri. Aii^'. Ja'^^uhu' containing' as many as seeds. Ivare. — lUick Island, 

 near St. Tliomas. 



265. Desmanthus virgatus, W. a) an<l ,^) strictus, IJtit. 



Fl. all the year round. IJotli forms common in pastures and along 

 roads. — All i.slands. 



266. D. depressus, Kill. 

 St. Thomas (Sehl.). 



267. Mimosa pudica, L. n) (v. Gritclicc). 



Fl. all the year round. In pastures and along roads. — St. Croix (very 

 rare, Mt. Stewart); Virgin I.slands (common). 



268. M. asperata, L. 



St.Thomas(Gris. Fl.LMO). 



269. M. Ccratonia, L. (v. I'.Iiick Aiii:irit, Ainjirt'tsti-tlcil). 



Fl. .lune-Dee. On high hills. — St. Croix (West, p. 'M2 ; his si)ecimens 

 are found in lib. Ilavn.); Virgin lsl;iii<ls (cmnuMm). 



270. Leucaeiia glaiica, IJciith. (v. Wild Taiiiariinl). 



I'l. all the year round. Leallels closing together in str(»ng" sunlight. 

 Seeds u.se<l for fancy work, such as collars, baskets, etc. A'ery common 

 everywhere, also as .secondary growth on cleared woodlands. — All i.slands. 



271. Acacia Catechu, W. 



1 "1. -May-duly. Stem furnished with strong black aeulei. Naturalized 

 in shady valleys. — St. Croix (Crequis). 



272 A. nudiflora, \V. ( v. .\iii:int ). 



11. ,May and No\. -Dec. Protandrous. Young foliage reddish. A\'ood 

 used lor fencing. .\ low Hcc. Conunon in thickets and \\t»ods. — \'irgin 

 Islands. 



273. A. Earmentosa, Dr.sv. (v. Catrh :iiMl-kt«i>. Mliifc Police'). 



I'l. -Inly-Sept. Stem geneiall> angular or excn winged. .\ ver,\' spiny 

 climbing shrub, the recurved spines of Avhich often make thickots impene- 

 trable. C<»nuiion on dr\ hills. — \'irgin Islands. 



