FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. Ill 



945. R. hastata, L. 



Fl. Sept.-Dec. In forests and on fences on high hills, not uncom- 

 mon. St. Thomas (Signal Hill, Northside) (St. Croix?). 



IKIDACE.E. 



946. Cipura plicata, Gris. (v. St. Jan Grass, Bloodroot). 



Fl. all the year round. Bulbs crimson. Naturalized in gardens and 

 valleys. All islands. 



BKO^IEI.IACE.E. 



947. Bromelia Finguin, L. (v. Pinguin). 



Fl. Dec. and April-June. Pulp edible, acid. Used for fences. Gre- 

 garious in forests and thickets, common. All islands. 



948. Chevalliera lingulata, Gris. 



Fl. March-July. Petals white, with a bluish point. Berry glabrous, 

 pink or blue. On trees and rocks on high hills, not uncommon. St. 

 Thomas (Crown, Signal Hill, 1500') ; St. Jan (Macumbi). 



949. Pitcairnia angustifolia, Ait. 



Fl. Aug.-Sept. Seeds red, pointed at the base; appendage white, 

 truncate. On trees and rocks. St. Croix (rare, King's Hill Gut) ; Vir- 

 gin Islands (common, especially on the coast). 



950. Tillandsia fasciculata, Sw. 



Fl. Jan .-Fob. Capsule a little shorter than the bract. On trees in 

 forests and on high hills, uncommon. St. Thomas (Crown); St. Jan 

 (Baas Gut). 



951. T. utriculata, L. (v. Wild Pine). 



Fl. Feb.- Aug. Inflorescence over 8' high. On trees and rocks, com- 

 mon. All islands. 



952. T. recurvata, L. (v. Old Man's Beard). 



Fl. Jaii.-Feb., but very rarely. Seeds often germinating in the cap- 

 sule. Used for stuffing mattresses. On trees, gregarious, very com- 

 mon. All islands. 



953. T. usnecides, L. (v. Old Man's Beard). 



Fl. March, rarely. Petals greenish. On shrubs, common, grega- 

 rious. All islands. 



954. Catopsis nutans, Gris. 



Fl. June- Aug. Petals fleshy, white. Seeds brown; pappus 1J" 



