FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 101 



836. C. elegans, Kth. (v. French Grass). 



Fl. all the year round. Flower ephemeral. In moist localities, very 

 common. All islands. 



837. Bambusa vulgaxis, Schrad. (v. Bamboo Cane). 



ZSTot seen flowering. Naturalized along rivulets and in gardens. 

 St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



838. Arthrostylidium capiUifolium, Gris. (Plant. Wright, in Mem. Arner. Acad. viii, 



531, I860). 



Xot seen flowering. In forests, climbing among trees and shrubs to 

 a considerable height, rare. St. Thomas (Flag Hill, TOO 7 ); St. Jan 

 (Hornbeck in Hb. Havn., from "a large cataract, called Battery ") ; 

 Vieques (flowering specimens from Hornbeck in Hb. Havn.; others re- 

 ceived from Cainpo Asilo by me). 



839. Eragrostis poaeoides, P. Br. 



Fl. June-Dec. Stigmas white. Along roads and in dry localities, 

 often gregarious, common. St. Croix ; St. Thomas. 



840. E. ciliaris, Lk. 



Fl. March-Dec. Anthers black. In dry localities, common. All 

 islands. 



841. Sporobolus virginicus, Kth. (v. Shander). 



Fl. May-Oct. Anthers and stigmas yellow. TJsed in baths for 

 children. Along the coast and lagoons, common. All islands. 



842. S. litoralis, K+.h. (v. Shander). 



Fl. May-Dec. In the same places as the preceding, common. All 

 islands. 



843. S. indicus, R. Br. (v. Hair-grass). 



Fl. May-Oct. Anthers purple 5 stigmas yellow. Along roads and 

 ditches. All islands. 



844. Aristida stricta, Mich. 



Fl. March-Dec. Anthers yellow. Awns of unequal length, always 

 longer than the glumes. Along ditches and in thickets, here and 

 there. St. Croix (Crequis, Fair Plain); St. Thomas (Schl.); St. Jan 

 (Adrian Estate). 



845. Olyra latifolia, L. /?) anindinacea. 



Fl. Dec.-Jan. In forests, rare. St. Jan (Cinnamon Bay); Vieques 

 (Cainpo Asilo). 



846. Fharus glaber, Kth. 



Fl. June-Dec. Anthers yellow ; stigmas white. In forests, not un- 

 common. All islands. 



