52 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



302. E. procera, Poir. (v. I^liuk Cherry, Rock-myrtle) (Myrtiis cerasina, Vabl iu \Ve.st, 



p. '*1>0). 

 Fl. Feb, and Aug.-Xov. Flowers fi*agi*ant; fruit (Mliblc; a favourite 

 food lor wild pigeons. In forests, common. — All islands. 



303. E. pseudopsidium, .larq. (£. 77(OH(rtNi«»a, I}er;j;) (v. liasfanl (luava, ClirLstmas 



Cheny). 

 Fl. April-Dec. Flowers fragrant; fruit oval. A shrub or low tree. In 

 forests, not uncommon. — All islands. 



304. E. ligustrina, \V. 



Fl. April and Sept. In tliickets and woods, common. — All islands. 



305. E. portoricensis, DC. (Prod, iii, 2G6) (Stenocalyx, Berg). 



St. Croix (ex lib. Vablii in Hb. Berol.). 



306. E. uniflora, L. (v. fturinain Cherry). 



Fl. 3Iarch-Aug. Fruit edible, acidulous. A middle-sized tree. Nat- 

 uralized and planted in gardens. — St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



307. E. floribunda, West (v. Gnava-beny). 



Fl. June-Aug. Berry black, globose, shining, 4'" diam., aromatic ; 

 used for preserves or juit in rum. In forests, not nncommon. — All isl- 

 ands. 



{I'J. )H(n-(/i)i<it(t and E. inicrantha, West, p. 2'JO, are not mentioned in 

 Vahl's Symb. Bot. pars iii, as stated, and are probably included in some 

 of tlie species enumerated above.) 



308. Anamomis punctata, Gris. 



I'l. June. In forests, rare. — St. Croix (Maroon Hill, Wills Bay); St. 

 Jan (Cinnamon Bay). 



309. Pimenta vulgaris, W. & A. (v. Ciiinaiii<)ii-l>iislO. 



Fl. June-July. In Ibrests, rare. An excellent timber tree. — St. Croix 

 (Maroon Hill); Virgin Islands. * 



310. P. acris. W. &. A. (v. Ray-leaf). «). 



1"I. .Iiilv-Aug. i'roiii the leaves the wcli-kuowu l>ay rum is <listilled. 

 In forests near the coast, not coninion. — St. ("roi\ ; \'ie([ues. 



311. Psidiuni Guava, IJadd. (v. Gnava). a). 



Fl. all tlic year round. Fruit edible; also u.scd lor i>r<.'srrvc's. \'ery 

 common, overrunning pjuitiu'es and becoming troublesome in many 

 ])lac(s. — .Ml i.slands. 



312. P. cordatum, Siiu.s. (v. Sperry Guava). 



Fl. May-July. Fruit fragrant. In thickets on hills, not unconunon. — 

 Virgin Islands. 



