FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 7o 



560. Tournefortia gnaphalodes, R. Br. (v. Sea-lavender). 



Fl. all the year loiiiid. On sandy shores, common. — All islands. 



561. T. hirsutissima, L. (v. Chichery grape). 



n. Sei)t.-April. Along- roads and in thickets, especially on lime- 

 stone, common. — All islands. 



562. T. foetidissima, L. 



St. Croix (West, p. 270). 



563. T. bicolor, Sw. j3) laevigata, Lam. 



Fl. Ma}'. Berry globose, "white. Among rocks on high hills, rare. — 

 St. Thomas (Crown, 1500'). 



564. T. laurifolia, Vent. 

 St. Thomas (DC). 



565. T. volubilis, L. 



Fl. May-Aug. Inflorescence extra-axillary, often transformed into a 

 hollow, globose, muricate, green monstrosity, in which lives the larva of 

 a dipterous insect. Common in thickets. — All islands. 



566. T. microphylla, Desv, 



Fl. May-Sei3t. In the same localities as the former, common. — All 

 islands. 



567. Heliotropium indicum, L. 



Fl. all the year round. Along roads and in waste places, common. — 

 All islands. 



568. H. parviflorum, L. (v. Eye-bright). 



Fl. all the year round. A common weed everywhere. — All islands. 



569. H. curassavicuni, L. 



Fl. the whole year. On the sandy seashore, common. — All islands. 



570. H. fruticosum, L. 



Fl. all the year round. Up to (J' high. On diy hills. — St. Croix (com- 

 mon in the eastern part); Virgin Islands (not uncommon). 

 [Cultivated species: H.perviiamtm, L. {y. Heliotrope.)] 



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[Cultivated in gardens: Phlox Dnoninoitdii, Hook.] 



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571. Brunfelsia americaiia, Sw. a) and 3) pubescens (v. Rain-tree). 



FL May-Dec. Flowers odorous before rain. In thickets aiul woods, 

 common. — Virgin Islands (cultivated in gardens in St. Croix). 



