GO FLORA OP 8T CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



379. Randia aculeata, L. a) and ft) mitis. 



Fl. April-July. «) in dry thickets, ft) in shady valleys. Common. — 

 All islands. 



380. Hamelia patens, .Tacq. 



11. all the year round. 0'-15' high. lu shady valleys, not uneora- 

 mon. — All islands. 



331. H. lutea, Kohr. 



11. all the year lound. In forests, uncommon. — St. Croix; St. Thoma.s. 



382. Goiizalea spicata, DC. 



Fl. May-Oct. In pastures on high hills, above 1000', not uncommon. — 

 Virgin Islands. 



383. Exostemnaa caribaeuni, R. S. (v. Black Torch). 



M. -luiic-Dec. Conunon in thickets. — All islands. 



384. Portlindia grandiflora, L. 



Fl. .lune-Di'c— St. Thomas (DC. Prodr. iv, p. 405 ; Gris. FI. p. ;3J4) ; St. 



Ci-oix (cultivated). 



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385. Rondeletia pilosa, Sw. 



Fl. all the year round. In thickets. — St. Croix (rare, near Cane Bay); 

 Virgin I.slands (eoinnion). 



386. Oldenlandia corymbosa, L. 



Fl. Fch.-March. Seeds brown, minutely verrucose. In waste places, 

 rare. — St. CroLx (Government House yard). 



387. O. cailitrichioides, Gris. (PI. Wright, p. G06). 



Fl. Dec. Flower expanded early in the morning and late in the after- 

 noon. Gregarious among stones. — St. Croix (Governnimt lTou.se). 



388. Spigelia anthelmia, L. (v. Worm-weed). 



I'l. all the year round. In open, moist localities, uncommon. — St. Croix ; 

 St. Thomas. 



389. Giiettarda scabra, Lam. 



Fl. June-Dec. Flower expanded towards evening. Drupe dark ciiiii- 

 Ron, oftni 1 .scodcd by abortion. In woods, coiiinion. — All i.slands. 



390. O. parvifolia, Sw. 



I"l. ,iulv-()('t. In woods, not uncommon. — All islands. 



391. Stenostomum lucidum, G. 



Fl. Dec-April. In forests, rare.— St. Croix ; St. Thomas (Signal Hill). 



