FLORA OF ST. CRO1X AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 87 



695. Amblogyne polygonoides. Raf. 



Fl. all the year round: $ flowers very few. In sandy places near 

 the coast, common. St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



696. Scleropus amarantoides, Schrad. 



Fl. all the year round. Leaves often discoloured with white cross- 

 stripes. In sandy localities, common. All islands. 



697. Euxolus caudatus, Moq. 



Fl. all the year round. In waste places, common. All islands. 



698. E. oleraceus, Moq. (v. Ltmibo). 



Fl. all the year round, ifear dwellings, common. All islands. 



699. Amarantus spinosus, L. 



Fl. Jan.- April. Near rivulets and ditches, uncommon. St. Croix; 

 St. Thomas. 



700. A. tristis, L. 



St. Thomas (Wydler sec. DC. Prodr. xiii, ii, 260). 



701. A. paniculatus, L. (v. Bower). 



Fl. all the year round. A troublesome weed on account of its long 

 tap-root. Common everywhere. All islands. 



NYCTAGINACE^E. 



702. Mirabilis Jalapa, L. (v. Four-o'clock). 



Fl.' all the year round. Flower expanded from 4 P. M ., purple, yellow, 

 or pink. Around dwellings, common. All islands. 



703. Boerhaavia erecta, L. 



Fl. Dec.-Feb. Along ditches and in pastures, uncommon. St. Croix 



(Mt. Stewart). 



704. B. paniculata, Rich. (v. Batta-batta). 



Fl. all the year round. Calyx often transformed into a hollow mon- 

 strosity by the larva of a wasp. A very common weed. All islands. 



705. Fisonia aculeata, L. 



Fl. Feb.- April. In forests, common. St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



706. P. subcordata, Sw. (v. Mainpoo, Loblolly). 



Fl. April-June. Leaves partly deciduous. Wood useless for timber 

 and fuel. Along coasts, common, growing to a large tree. All islands. 



707. P. inermis, Jacq. 



Fl. April-May. Leaves on the young branches whorled. In forests, 

 common. All islands. 



[Cultivated species: Bougainvillea spectabilis. Willd.] 



