50 FLORA. OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



283. Inga laurina, W. (v. Lady-finger-tree). 



Fl. July-Sept, and Jan.-March. Petiole bearing a narrow wing on 

 each side. Corolla greenish. (Jacquin's drawing clfces not show any 

 wing on the petiole. In the letterpress, however, of his Stirp. Am., he 

 expresses a doubt whether the petiole is winged or not.) Wood used 

 for fences, etc. Common in forests. All islands. 



[Cultivated species : Pisum sativum, L. ( v. Green Pea) ; Dolichos splicero- 

 spermus, DC. (v. Black-eye Pea) ; D. sesquipedalis, L. ; Poimiana Gilliesii, 

 Hook. ; and a Casparea.] 



CHRYSOBALANACE^E. 



284. Chryscbalanus Icaco, L. (v. Cocoa-plum, Cacos). 



Fl. Dec.-Feb. and July- Aug. Fruit black or white ; used for preserves. 

 On sandy shores or in forests on high hills. Common. All islands. 



ROSACEJE. 



[Many varieties of Rosa gallica, L., and R. centifoUa, L., are cultivated 

 in gardens on all the islands, and are flowering abundantly all the year 

 round. In the time of West (c. 1790), roses were rare, and flowered but 

 seldom, so that we here seem to have an instance of gradual acclimati- 

 sation.] 



285. CalyY>tranthes Thomasiana, Berg (Linnsea, xxvii, 26). 

 St. Thomas (Yentenat and Eavn in Hb. Havn.). 



286. C. Chytraculia, Sw. /?) ovalis, Berg, and t) Zyzygium, Berg (1. c.p.28). 



In forests, rare. St. Thomas ; St. Croix. 



287. C. pallens, Gris. 



Fl. July- Aug. Branchlets quadrangular. In forests, rare. St. Croix 

 (Kingshill Gut); St. Thomas (Crown). 



288. Myrcia coriacea, DC. 7) Imrayana, Gris. 



Fl. June- July. In forests on high hills, uncommon. AU islands. 



289. Jambosa malaccensis, DC. 



Fl. April-May. Naturalized in shady valleys; rare. St. Croix (Cre- 

 quis). 



290. J. vulgaris, DC. (Y. Pomerose-tree). 



Fl. March-June. Fruit used for preserves. Naturalized along rivu- 

 lets and in forests, common. All islands. 



291. Eugenia buxifolia, W. % 



Fl. June-Sept. Petioles reddish. Gregarious, especially along the 

 seashore. St Croix; .St. Thomas. 



