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274. A. macracantha, HB. /3) glabrens (v. Stink Casha). 



Fl. Dec.- April. A shrub or low tree. Wood exhaling a very dis- 

 agreeable odour. Common in thickets on dry hills. All islands. 



275. A. tortuosa, \V. (v. Caslia). 



Fl. ail the year round. Flowers fragrant. Bracteoles rhomboid, ciliate. 

 ' Often gregarious. Common on dry hills. All islands. 



276. A. Farnesiana, \V. (v. Casb.fi). 



Fl. all the year round. Flowers fragrant ; bracteoles spathulate, ciliate. 

 Foliage of this and the two former species eaten by goats, and their wood 

 generally rued for making charcoal. Common in dry localities. All 

 islands. 



277. A. arabica, W. 



Fl. Nov.- Jan. Naturalized near dwellings. St. Croix; St. Thomas. 



278. A. Lebbek, \V. (v. Thibet-tree). 



Fl. April-Sept. Leaves deciduous Nov.-March. Flowers fragrant. 

 Foliage eaten by cattle. The tree is often overgrown by Loranthus emar- 

 yinatus. Naturalized in pastures and elsewhere. St. Croix (very com- 

 mon) ; Virgin Islands (common, except St. Jan, where the tree seems not 

 to thrive). 



(A. frondosa, W., var. eglandulosa, St. Thomas, is mentioned by 

 Schlechtendal as spontaneous, but, being an East Indian species, is most 

 probably only cultivated or at most naturalized. I have not seen the 

 species in the island.) 



279. Calliandra portoricensis, Bentli. 



Fl. Feb. Climbing by the aid of young branches that twine themselves 

 around the branches of other trees. In forests, rare. St. Jan (King's 

 Hill) ; Vieques. 



280. C. purpurea, Bentli. (v. Soldier-'wood, West). 



St. Croix (Gris. Fl. p. 224, probably on the authority of West. This 

 author, however, says, p. 312, that the tree is only cultivated in the isl- 

 and. His specimens are in existence in Hb. Havn. I have not seen the 

 tree on the island). 



281. C, Saman, Gris. (v. Giant Thibet-tree). 



Fl. May- Aug. A very large tree of quick growth. Naturalized near 



dwellings and planted along roads. St. Croix; St. Thomas. 



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282. Fithecolobium unguis-cati, Benth. ) and /3) forfex, Kth. (v. Crab-prickle). 



Fl. Sept.- Jan. Gynophore V" long. Seeds black, shining 5 arillus 

 rosy. Wood used for fishpots. Both forms common on limestone and 

 in marshy soil. All islands. 



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