52 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



. E. procera, Poir. (v. Black Cherry, Rock-myrtle) (Myrtus cerasina, Vahl iii West, 

 p. 290). 



Fl. Feb. and Aug.-Nov. Flowers fragrant ; fruit edible ; a favourite 

 food for wild pigeons. In forests, common. All islands. 



303. E. pseudopsidium, Jacq. (E. Thomasiana, Berg) (v. Bastard Guava, Christmas 



Cherry). 



Fl. April-Dec. Flowers fragrant; fruit oval. A shrub or low tree. In 

 forests, not uncommon. All islands. 



304. E. ligustrina, W. 



Fl. April and Sept. In thickets and woods, common. All islands. 



305. E. portoricensis, DC. (Prod, iii, 266) (Stenocalyx, Berg). 



St. Croix (ex Hb. Vahlii in Hb. Berol.). 



306. E. uiiiflora, L. (v. Surinam Cherry). 



Fl. March- Aug. Fruit edible, acidulous. A middle-sized tree. Nat- 

 uralized and planted in gardens. St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



307. E. floiibunda, West (v. Guava-berry). 



Fl. June-Aug. Berry black, globose, shining, 4'" diam., aromatic ; 

 used for preserves or put in rum. In -forests, not uncommon. All isl- 

 ands. 



(E. marginata and E. micrantha. West, p. 290, are not mentioned in 

 VahPs Symb. Bot. pars iii, as stated, and are probably included in some 

 of the species enumerated above.) 



308. Anamomis punctata, Gris. 



Fl. June. In forests, rare. St. Croix (Maroon Hill, Wills Bay) ; St. 



Jan (Cinnamon Bay). 







309. Pimenta vulgaris, W. & A. (v. Cinnamon-bush). 



* 



Fl. June-July. In forests, rare. An excellent timber tree. St. Croix 

 (Maroon Hill) ; Virgin Islands. 



310. P. acris, W. & A. (v. Bay-leaf), a). 



Fl. July-Aug. From the leaves the well-known bay-rum is distilled. 

 In forests near the coast, not common. St. Croix ; Vieques. 



311. Psidium Guava, Radd. (v. Guava). a). 



Fl. all the year round. Fruit edible ; also used for preserves. Very 

 common, overrunning pastures and becoming troublesome in many 

 places. All islands. 



312. P. cordatum, Sims. (v. Sperry Guava). 



Fl. May-July. Fruit fragrant. In thickets on hills, not uncommon. 

 Virgin Islands. 



