BRITTON: FLORA OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 95 
DIODIA MARITIMA Thonn. [D. radicans of Borgesen and Paulsen. ] 
Coastal sands, Water Island, St. Thomas. 
DIODIA SARMENTOSA Sw. St. Thomas (according to Schlechten- 
dal). 
BoORRERIA LAEVIS (Lam.) Griseb. [Spermacoce laevis Lam.; 
Borreria vaginata Cham. & Schl.] Dry soil, St. Thomas; St. Jan; 
Se: Croix: 
BorRRERIA OCIMOIDES (Burm. f.) DC. [Spermacoce ocimoides 
Burm. f.; Borreria parviflora Meyer.| Banks, fields, waste and culti- 
vated grounds, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 
BORRERIA VERTICILLATA (L.) Meyer. [Spermacoce verticillata L.; 
B. stricta DC., not Meyer.] Grassy places, St. Thomas; St. Croix 
(according to Eggers). 
SPERMACOCE TENUIOR L. _ [S. tenuior angustifolia Eggers.| Banks, 
fields, waste and cultivated grounds, St. Thomas; St. Jan; St. Croix. 
GARDENIA JASMINOIDES Ellis. [G. florida L.] Planted for orna- 
ment. 
PORTLANDIA GRANDIFLORA L. Planted for ornament. 
VANGUERIA EDULIS Vahl. [Varanga edulis Vahl] Cultivated on 
St. Croix (according to West). 
CAPRIFOLIACEAE 
LoNICERA JAPONICA Thunb. Planted for ornament. 
LONICERA CAPRIFOLIUM L. Cultivated (according to Eggers). 
SAMBUCUS NIGRA L. Cultivated (according to Eggers). 
CUCURBITACEAE 
MELOTHRIA GUADALUPENSIS (Spreng) Cogn. [Bryonia guadalu- 
pensis Cogn.; M. pervaga Griseb.] Thickets, St. Thomas; St. Jan; 
See ror. 
MELOTHRIA FLUMINENSIS Gardn. [M. pendula Meyer.] St. 
Croix (according to West and to Cogniaux). 
CORALLOCARPUS EMETOCATHARTICUS (Gros.) Cogn. [Doyerea em- 
etocathartica Grosourdy; Anguria glomerata Eggers; Corallocarpus 
glomeratus Cogn.] Forests, St. Thomas; St. Croix. 
ANGURIA PLUMIERIANA Schl. [A. ¢rilobata West and of Eggers.] 
St. Croix. 
MomorpicA CHARANTIA L. Hedges, fences and waste grounds, 
St @homas:. St: jas St. Croix. 
Momorpica BaLsAMINA L. Cultivated for its fruit, St. Croix. 
LUFFA CYLINDRICA (L.) Roemer. [Momordica cylindrica L.; ? M. 
operculata of West.] Spontaneous after cultivation, St. Thomas; 
St. Grorx: 
