112 FLORA OF ST. CROIX AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 



long, white, silky. On trees and rocks on high hills, not uncommon. 

 St. Thomas (Signal Hill, Crown, UOO'-ISOO'). 

 [Cultivated species: Ananassa sativa, Lindl. (v. Pine-apple). 



MUSACE^E. 



955. Musa paradisiaca, L. (v. Plantain). 



Fl. May-Aug. Fruit eaten only boiled or fried. Naturalized and 

 cultivated, but rare. All islands. 



956. M. sapientium, L. (v. Banana). 



Fl. May-Nov. Fruit eaten raw or fried. Naturalized and cultivated 

 everywhere, occurring in several varieties (Bacuba, Fig, Lady-finger, 

 St. Vincent Banana, etc.). All islands. 



SCITAMINE^E. 



957. Renealmia sylvestris, Gris. 



Fl. Aug. In forests in shady and moist localities, rare. St. Croix 

 (Golden Eock) ; St. Thomas (Signal Hill, 1400'). 



958. Zingiber officinalis, Rose. (v. Ginger). 



Fl. Sept. Naturalized and cultivated in forest districts, here and 

 there. St. Croix 5 St. Thomas. 



959. Canna indica, L. (v. Indian Shot). 



Fl. all the year round. In moist places and near dwellings, not un- 

 common. All islands. 



960. C. Lamberti, Lindl. (v. Scarlet Indian Shot). 



Fl. all the year round. Naturalized in gardens. All islands. 



961. C. edulis, Ker. (v. Tout-le-mois). 



Fl. all the year round. Tubers used for producing salep. Natural- 

 ized and cultivated along rivulets. All islands. 



962. Maranta arundinacea, L. (v. Arrow-root). 



Not seen flowering. Tubers yielding the best kind of salep. Nat- 

 uralized and cultivated here and there. All islands. 



[Cultivated species: Alpinia nutans, Eaf. (v. Shell-plant), and Cur- 

 cuma longa, L. (v. Turmeric). 



ORCHIDACE^E. 



963. Liparls elata, Lindl. 



Fl. June-Dec. Bracts purple. My specimens on the whole some- 

 what smaller than the picture in Bot. Mag. 1. 1175. On red clay among 



