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58. Sida jamaicensis, L. 



Fl. Dec.-March. Flower expanded till 9 A. M. Calyx shorter than 

 the corolla. In grass-fields and thickets. Often suflrutescent, G' high. 

 Common. All islands. 



59. S. spinosa, L. a), /5) angustifolia, Lam., and y) polycarpa, Egg. 



Fl. Sept.-March. /-) suflrutescent, 4' high. Pedicel as long as the 

 whole leaf. Pistils, ovaries, and carpids always 12. a) and ft} common 

 in grass-fields and pastures, r) near rivulets. All islands. 



60. S. rhombifolia, L. (v. Swart Maran). y) *etusa. 



Fl. Dec.-March. Petals showing a purple blot at the base. Com- 

 mon in waste places. All islands. 



61. S. tristis, Schlecht. (Linnaea, Hi, 271). 



St. Thomas (Schl.). 



62. S. supina, L'Her. a) glabra and 3) pilosa, Egg. 



Fl. Xov.-March. Two very distinct forms : ) in shady, moist places ; 

 ft) in dry localities. Kot uncommon in thickets and forests. All islands. 



63. S. arguta, Cav. (not S. arguta, Sw., as stated in Griseb. Syst. Unters. p. 31) 



St. Croix (West, 297); St. Thomas (Schl.). 



64. S. nervosa, DC. a) and /3) viscosa, Egg. 



Fl. Dec.-April. ft) viscous and glandular pilose. Petals reddish; 

 pistils red. ]Sot uncommon along roads and ditches. All islands. 



65. S. acuminata, DC. a) macrophylla and /3) microphylla. 

 St. Thomas (Schl.). "Inlocis siccis." 



66. S. cordifolia, L. 0) althagfolia, Sw. 



Fl. March. Here and there along roads. St. Croix (West, 297); St. 

 Jan (Bethania). 



67. S. humilis, W. (?) Car. 



St. Thomas (Schl.). "In locis umbrosis." 



68. Abutilon peiiplccifolium, G. Don. a) and /?) albicans, carpids 3-oviilate. 



Fl. all the year round. Seeds dimorphous. The two seeds in the 

 superior cell glabrous, the one in the inferior silky, a) not uncommon 

 along roads, ft) uncommon. St. Croix (a. and /?); St. Jan (ft). 



69. A. umbellatum, Svr. 



Fl. Dec.-March. Seeds cordate, brown. ]Sot very common in open, 

 dry localities. All islands. 



