112 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



loii^-, \vliit<% silky. On trees ainl roclvs on liij^li liills, iiwt iiiieoinniou. — 

 St. Thomas (Signal Uill, Crowii, 1400'-i500'). 



[Cultivatctl species: Aixniassa satira, Liiull. (v. rinc-ni)y)le). 



955. Musa paradisiaca, 1.. (v. Plautiiin). 



Fl. May-Aug. I'Yiiit eaten only boiled or liied. Naturalized and 

 cidtivated, but rare. — All islands. 



956. M. sapientium, L. (v. Banana). 



FL May-Xov. Fruit eaten raw or fried. Naturalized and cultivated 

 everywhere, occurring in several varieties (Bacuba, Fig, Ladj-fmger, 

 St. Vincent Banana, etc.). — All islands. 



SCITA.llI.\EiE. 



957. Renealmia sylvestiia, Gris. 



Fl. Aug. In forests in shad}' and moist localities, rare. — St. Croix 

 (Golden Rock) ; St. Thomas (Signal Hill, 1400'). 



958. Zingiber officinalis, Rose. (v. Ginger). 



Fl. Sept. Naturalized an<l cultivated in fcnest districts, here and 

 there.— St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



959. Canna indica, L. (v. Indian Shot). 



I'l. all the year round. In moist places and near dwellings, not un- 

 common. — All islands. 



960. C. Lamberti, Lindl. (v. Siarli-t Indian Shot). 



¥]. all the year round. Naturalized in gardens. — All islands. 



961. C. ednlis, Kcr. (v. Tont-lo-niois). 



]■'!. all the year rduiid. Tiiliers used for ]>ro(lneing salep. Natural- 

 ized and cultivated along ri\ nlets. — .Ml islands. 



962. Maranta arundinacea, L. (v. Arrow-root 1. 



Not seen tlowering. Tubers yielding the best kind of sale]). Nat- 

 uralized and cultivated here and there. — All islands. 



(Cultivated species: Alphiia nutan.s, Baf. (v. Shell-plant), and Cio- 

 <i(iii<i Uimjn, L. {\. Turmeric). 



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963. Liparls elata, Lindl. 



V\. .hine-Dec, Bracts ])nrple. My s])eeimens on I lie whole sonu'- 

 what smaller than thepieture in I'xil. Mag. t. 117."». On led day among 



