FLORA OF ST. CKOIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 71 



512. I. tuberosa, L. 



Fl. Feb.-Marcli. In forests, liire. — St. CroLx (Bugby Hole) ; St. 

 Thomas (ScbL). 



513. I. dissecta, Pursli (v. Noyau Viuo). 



Fl. Xov.-May. Corolla-tube puri)le inside. The whole i)lant has a 

 taste of prussic acid, and is used for the preparation of a liquor called 

 Xoyau. On fences and along roads, common. — All islands. 



514. I. pentapliylla, Jacq. 



Fl. Dec. -March. In thickets and along ditches. — St. Croix ; St. 

 Thomas. 



515. I. quinquefolia, Gris. 



Fl. l)ec.-Jan. Corolla expanded from 8 A. M. to 3 P. M. In pastures 

 and low thickets, common. — St. Thomas. 



516. L Batatas, Lam. (v. Swoot Potato), a), /3) leucorrhiza, and } ) porphyroihiza. 

 Fl. all the year round. Propagated by cuttings. A common vege- 

 table. Cultivated and natiu-alized everywhere. — All islands. 



517. I. fastigiata, Swt. a). 



Fl. Oct.- Jan. In'thickets, not uncommon. — St. Thomas. 



518. L violacea, L. (v. Grauni Vine). 



Fl. Dec.-Feb. Coralla expanded towards evening. In forests and 

 along rivulets, not uncommon. — All islands. 



519. I. caruea, Jacq. 



St. Croix (Wills Bay sec. West, p. 272). 



520. I. leucantha, Jac^q. (Icou.Rar. ii, t. 318). 



Fl. March-May. Capsule pilose; roots tuberous. On dry hills, not 

 uncommon — St. Jan (near Ivlein Kanelbay). 



521. L triloba, L. a) and /3) Eustachiana, .Ia<(|. 



Fl. Sept.-]\Iarch. Corolla expanded till 10 A. "SI. Both forms in moist 

 localities, not uncommon. — St. Croix; St. Thoma.s. 



522. I. umbellata, Moy. 



Fl. Jan.-March. Along rivulets and ditches, common. — All islands. 



523. I. pes-caprae, Sw. (v. Bay Vin<5). 



Fl. all the year round. Corolla sometimes white. On sandy sea- 

 shores, verj' common. — All islands. 



