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585. Lycopersicum cerasiforme, Dun. (Solan, p. 113) (v. Small Trovo). 



Fl. May-Sept. Berry globose, small, yellow. Not uncommon near 

 dwellings (perhaps only naturalized). Used as a vegetable. St. Croix; 

 St. Thomas. 



586. L. esculentum, Mill. (v. Tomato, Trovo). 



Fl. all the year round. Berry used as a vegetable. Cultivated and 

 naturalized everywhere. All islands. 



587. Solanum nodiflorum, Jacq. n) and /?) oleraceum, Dun. (v. Lumbush). 



Fl. May-Dec. Stem often prickly. In fields and in waste places, com- 

 mon. All islands. 



588. S. verbascifolium, L. (v. Turkey-berry). 



Fl. June-Oct. In waste places, not uncommon. Virgin Islands; St. 

 Croix (West, p. 274). 



589. S. racemosum, L. (v. Canker-berry). 



Fl. all the year round. Proterandrous. In waste places, very com- 

 mon. All islands. 



590. S. igneum, L. (v. Canker-berry). 



Fl. all the year round. Habitat of the preceding. Very common. 

 All islands. 



591. S. bahamense, L. (S. persiccefolium, Dun.) 



Fl. Jan.-Aug. Along coasts, not uncommon. Virgin Islands. 



592. S. lanceifolium, Jacq. 



Not seen flowering. Leaves and stem very prickly. In forests, rare. 

 St. Jan (King's Hill, 1000'). 



593. S. torvum, S\v. (v. Plate-busli). 



Fl. all the year round. A shrub or small tree. In forests and near 

 dwellings, common. All islands. 



594. S. inclusum, Gris., var. albiflorum, Egg. 



Fl. all the year round. Corolla white, f"-l" diam. Stigma 3-5- 

 branched, stellate. Berry globose, somewhat depressed, hirsute^ orange 

 coloured, V diam. The excrescent calyx prickly. In dry thickets, not 

 uncommon. Virgin Islands. 



595. S. aculeatissimum, Jacq. 



Fl. April-May. Naturalized by mules from Montevideo. St. Croix 

 (Frederiksted). 



596. S. mammosum, L. 



St. Croix (West, p. 275). 



