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Publication 68.

Botanical Series. ' Vol. I, No. 7,

FLORA

OF THE

ISLAND OF ST. CROIX

Charles Frederick Millspaugh, M.D.„
Curator, Department of Botany.

Chicago, U. S. A.

November, 1902.

FLORA OF THE ISLAND OF ST. CROIX.

CHARLES F. MILLSPAUGH, M.D.

St. Croix is the largest of the three principal islands of the group
known as the Danish West Indies. It lies in latitude 17° 36' N. and
longitude 64° 36' W., about 40 miles south by east from St.
Thomas, from which it is separated by a depth of water varying from
1,100 to 2,450 fathoms. The island lies with its longest diameter of
21 miles nearly east and west, is about 5 miles wide at its broadest
part, and has an area of about 57 square miles. Its width in the
western half is nearly uniform. The northern and southern shores
gradually approach each other toward the eastern end, where they
meet in a rounded point, making the general outline of the island
somewhat like the head of a mechanic's hammer. The north side is
entirely hilly and broken, with but one well-defined valley — that of
the Salt River. The south side is low and slopes gradually to the
sea. The eastern end of the island is composed of hills 600 feet or
more in height and is surrounded by an extensive shoal 5 to 8
fathoms deep. The northwestern end is also hilly, with an abrupt
coast line nearly steep-to into a fathomage of from 600 to 800; while
the southwestern point extends into a low sand spit with shallow
water for some distance from the shore.

Like most of the West Indian Islands, St. Croix has an early
histor}' of strife and governmental vacillation, its possession in turn
by the Caribs, Spain, England, France, Holland and Denmark giving
rise to various local names for its towns and physical features. The
two principal settlements are Fredericksted or West End, having a
population in 1890 of 3,683, and Christiansted or Bassin, 15 miles
to the east upon the north shore, with a population in 1890 of 5,499.
Fredericksted is commercially the most active, since it is the princi-
pal stopping place of steamship lines and large vessels; while
Christiansted, the capital city, though having a fine and protected
harbor, is accessible to small vessels only. The population of the
island is placed at 19,783 persons, of whom nine-tenths are black.

The climate of the island is very favorable for agriculture. The
temperature is so uniform and high that there is never any hint of

441

442

Field Columihan Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

frost. Contrary to the statement of Baron Eggers,* Mr. Ricksecker
states that the air is very humid, and heavy dews are so common that
it was not considered safe to sit out of doors in the evening. Any
article of iron left exposed, even for a short time, gathers rust rapidly.
The average temperature is about 8i° F., the range of monthly aver-
ages being from 78° F. (February) to 84° F. (September). The
lowest and highest temperatures in the shade were 65^ and 96° F.,
respectively, though in the sun it has been known to go so high as
124°. The effect of this heat is greatly modified by the trade winds
which blow steadily from October to June; the rest of the year the
winds are fitful and the heat becomes nearly unbearable. The rain-
fall is variably periodical; the yearly average for a number of years
(1852-1889) was 46.22 inches; the lowest annual average was 29.6
inches, and the highest 67.6 inches. The monthly averages for the
same period were as follows:

January,

. 2.36 -h

nclies.

July, . .

3.54 — inches

February,

■ 1.92 +

"

August,

4.56+ "

Marcli,

• 1.72 +

"

September,

5-77+ "

April, .

• 2.76 +

"

October,

6.95

May, .

. 4.2 +

"

November,

5-36 + "

June, .

• 4.05

"

December,

• 3.-OI + "

From thi

s table it m

ay be

seen that there

s a rainy se

extending from May through November, and a comparatively dry-
season from December to April, inclusive. Thus the rain}' period
occurs when the trade winds become irregular. The west half of the
island receives the greater amount of rain and there are other local
differences. There are also great irregularities in the monthly
averages for different years; for example, one year February had .19
inch and another year 3.75 inches; May had one year only .47
inch and another year 16.84 inches. From January to July the
cane crop is harvested, and as fast as removed replanting is done, so
that the young cane receives plenty of rain when most needed. Rains
come up out of a clear sky, on very short notice, and often pass
away in five or ten minutes, after a tremendous downpour. Some-
times, of course, they may be several hours in duration, in which
case the guts become roaring torrents of muddy water effectually
blocking travel, as there are scarcely any bridges. During seasons
of protracted rains the atmosphere becomes chilly, although the
thermometer may show a temperature of nearly 80°. In such
seasons certain plants will bloom and produce fruit. This is notice-

* Flora of St. Croix and the Virgin Islands, page 4.

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 443

ably true of the cherry {Malpighia glabra L.) which often yields three
or more crops in one year. A number of trees and shrubs drop their
leaves during the dry season, such as Anona squamosa, Sainyda serru-
lata, Eriodendron anfractuosum, Erythroxylum ovatuin, Melicocca bijuga,
Spondias litiea, Comocladia ilicifoUa, Piscidia Erytlirina, Poinciana regia,
Bauhinia tomcntosa, Randia aculeata, Cordia alba, Crescentia cujete,
Tccoina leucoxylon, Bignonia unguis, Citharexylum qtiadrangulare,
Phyllanthus distichous, Hippoiiiane Alancitiella, Hura crepitans, and
■others.

Unlike St. Jan and St. Thomas, St. Croix is fertile and capable
of extensive agricultural operations, having already been one of the
notable sugar producing islands of the Antilles. The total number
of acres in cane cultivation in i88g was 16,479, yielding a little less
than 15,000 tons of sugar, 118,000 gallons of rum and 271,400 gallons
of molasses, the whole valued at $1,069,324.

]\Iost of the sugar is manufactured at the great central sugar
factory, near Bassin, which is under government control. There are
about 72 estates ranging in size from 150 to 2,165 acres. The origi-
nal number of estates was much larger, but in recent years they have
been united; for example, "Wheel of Fortune" estate now includes
the original estate together with those of Fredericks Haab, Stony
Ground, Mar's Hill, Two Brothers, Hesselberg, and Smith's Field.
Each estate has its own little village of stone huts, surrounding or
near the estate house, where the people who are employed in the
fields live with their families. Isolated dwellings are uncommon.
For example: The estate of Big Princess is worked by 71 men and
62 women, most of whom live in its village with their families. This
is a village of average size. There are required besides, for this same
estate, 32 mules and 28 oxen. The total number of men thus
employed on the island, in 1890, was 3,635, or 23.6 to every 100
acres; the total number of women was 2,743, or 17.9 to each 100 acres;
the number of mules was 1,211, or 7.9 to each 100 acres; and the
number of oxen was 1,576, or 10.3 for 100 acres. These figures do
not include the owners, managers, overseers with their families,
squatters, invalids, nor children under thirteen years of age. The
amount of land leased to squatters is increasing year by year, show-
ing a tendency on the part of the natives to become independent.
Besides the laborers employed on the estates, many work in the sugar
factory and on the docks, others are engaged in fishing and himting,
while a large number live from hand to mouth.

A few estates are engaged in raising fruit. Little La Grange has
an extensive banana field, and over 10,000 pineapples were grown in

444 FiKi.D Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

1895, Spring Gardens has extensive plantations of cocoa, coffee,
mangoes, oranges, vanilla, etc. There is no doubt that the future
prosperity of the island depends largely on the growing of fruit.

Besides bananas, pineapples, oranges, lemons, limes and coco-
nuts, a number of fruits not so commonly known are grown, making
St. Croix a fine field for the horticulturist or pomologist. Many of
these fruits have promising qualities that could be developed. The
guava {Fsidium) is well known as furnishing a most delicious preserve
and jelly. The trees thrive well in grass lands and spread rapidly. The
mango {Mangifera indica), of which there are a number of varieties,
is of much importance locally. Some varieties have a very strong
turpentine odor and taste, which in others is almost lacking. A
favorite way of eating the fruit, which is yellow in color, bean-shaped,
and about the size of a goose egg, is to knead it, then cut a hole in
the tough skin and suck out the semi-fluid contents. They thrive
well in moist localities and are very productive. The cashew
[Anacardium occidentale), which is one of the most attractive fruits, is
somewhat of the shape and size of a bell-pepper or pear and has a
bean-shaped nut at the lower end. The upper part is bright scarlet
or lemon-yellow, very shiny and smooth. It is juicy and sweet and
is very good stewed, resembling a sweet-apple conserve. The nuts
contain a very acrid oil which produces painful blisters. By roast-
ing, this oil is driven out and the kernel then becomes edible and has
the flavor of an almond. These trees thrive on the hillside and
places where there is a moderate amount of moisture. The mespel
{Sapota achras) of several varieties and sizes is grown, some being
spheroidal and others oval, or egg-shaped, about the size of an
apple; they have a russet-brown, scaly coat, and, when unripe,
possess an acrid, milky juice; the flowers emit an odor like " machine
oil." The fruit is plucked when it will snap off easily and is laid
away in a cool, dark place for a few days, when the juice loses its
milky and acrid nature and the fruit becomes very luscious and
sweetly astringent. They will bear shipping, and are sometimes
found in the New York markets. The kenep {Me/icocca ifijuga) is
very common, and, though not cultivated, there is a diversity in the
size and flavor of the fruits. The flowers are very delicately vanilla-
scented, and the fruit is borne in clusters like grapes, each fruit
being round or egg-shaped, green, shiny, and minutely warty. The
outer shell is about one-sixteenth of an inch thick, white inside, quite
brittle and free from the endocarp which is flesh-colored, somewhat
gelatinous, sour-astringent, and adhering to the large white seed.
The soursop {Anona muricatd) and custard-apple {Anona reticulata)

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 445

are common. The fruit of the former often attains a diameter of
seven or eight inches and has a smooth tuberculate, green surface;
the white curdy pulp having a pleasant acid taste and making a very
delicious sherbet. The custard apple is sweet and aromatic, full of
silicious granules. It is usually about the size of an apple, pale-
green with deeply reticulated or areolated surface. The mamey
apple [Mamtnea Americana) is round, russet-brown, from three to
eight or more inches in diameter. The outer skin is tough and one-
eighth inch to one-quarter inch thick. It separates readily from the
firm, yellow, juicy, slightly-stringy flesh which has a mild, sweetly
acid taste. The big, brown, scaly seed separates readily. The
cherry [Maipighia glabra) furnishes excellent, clear jellies and pre-
serves. The bush is very prolific, bears several crops a year, the
berries being shiny-red and roundish or cuboidal in shape, about the
size of our common cherry. The flavor is sharp and pleasant.
Tamarinds are abundantly grown, their cinnamon-brown, indehiscent
pods being several inches long, very brittle, and free from the
brownish, intensely acid flesh in which the seeds are embedded.
They are packed in syrup and shipped to the United vStates in kegs
or jars; if eaten without sugar the tong.ue becomes sore in a short
time. The trees grow to a very large size and the }'ellow wood is
very hard and tough. The guava berries {^Eugenia floribiinda) are
shiny black, about the size of small marbles, bitterly aromatic, mak-
ing good preserves. Mouriria domingensis (Walp.) has a fruit much
like a persimmon in taste, color, size and shape. It is rare, however,
and its qualities little known, though I have eaten it and found it
excellent. The bell-apple {Passiflora laurifolia) has a large berry
whose pulp, resembling raw white of an egg, has the taste of rose-
water and makes a delicate dessert eaten from wine glasses. The
red manjack (Cordia collococca) has bright crimson berries the size of
cherries with an astringent, glutinous flesh. The calabash {Cres-
centia cujcte), whose fruit is used for making cooking utensils, is
very common. , The blossoms appear principally on the trunk and
thick limbs much like adventitious buds. The fruit is round
or nearly so, varying from three inches to a foot in diameter
— green, smooth and hard. The shell, which is about one-eighth
to one-quarter inch thick, contains a pulpy flesh adherent to
it. This shell is prepared for use by sawing the fruit in
half, scooping out the pulp, and then boiling in water with ashes.
A sharp shell is then used to scrape the inside surface, when
it is set away for several weeks to cure. The vessel is then of a
brown color, brittle but hard, and is ready to be used in cooking.

446 FiKi.ij Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

They sell for from one up to ten cents apiece. The sea-grape
{^Coccoloba uvifera) bears clusters of egg-shaped, plum-colored fruits,
about the size of small plums, with a very astringent, rank taste.
They are said to make a good jelly and preserve. The alligator pear
{Persia gratissima) is used extensively as a vegetable, being eaten raw
with salt and pepper. The flesh is yellowish, of a buttery consist-
ency, and mild flavor, somewhat resembling pumpkin. Of the well-
known fruits, the varieties are excellent. The oranges are of
exquisite flavor and good size, though there is only one estate
(Spring Gardens) where orange culture is engaged in to any great
extent. Bananas, known locally as " figs," are of unsurpassed
quality and are grown extensively at Little La Grange and, Canaan.
The limes are far better, and, consequently, are used much more than
lemons. The pineapples are of good size and unusually fine flavor,
most of the varieties being yellow-fleshed. There is no reason why
St. Croix should not furnish the New York markets with this fruit,
as it thrives on soil that will not grow cane.

The various insurrections, the abolition of slavery in 1848, the
fall in the price of sugar and cotton after our civil war in America,
and the impoverishment of the soil have diminished the prosperity of
the island, but the future is bright. American ideas and American
energy can reclaim the barren places and make St. Croix one of the
great tropic fruit markets of the world.

BOTANICAL HISTORY.

According to Prof. Ignatius Urban, from whose exhaustive work*
the following historic, biographic and bibliographic account of the
botanical work done upon the island of St. Croix has been compiled,
the study of its flora began about the year 1650 with the investigations
of Jean Baptiste Du Tertre:

1650-56. Tertrk His'j-. z\nt. — Du Tertrk: Histoire generate des
Antilles habitees par les Francais, enrichie de cartes et de figures.
Paris, 1667-71, 4 vols. 4°: vol. 1 (1667), 535 p. , 3 tab. : II (1667),
539 P-. 13 tab.; Ill (1671), 317 p., 3 tab.; IV (1671), 362 p., 5
tab. (Bibl. Kruget Urb.). — Primum produit Parisiis 1654, i vol.
(ex ipso).

The author, Jean Baptiste du Tertre of the Order of Dominicans,
after a long sojourn in French Antilles, issued (1654) a book under

♦Symbols AntillansE, 3.1:14-152.

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 447

this same title, but in much shorter form, and so far as natural
history is concerned, only in the nature of a sketch. However, in
1656 he visited the still unknown islands and wrote the present exten-
sive work. Volumes I, III and IV contain a history, from authentic
sources, of the islands St. Christopher, where the governor of the
French Antilles resided, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Croix, Marie
Galante, which is accompanied by a map, and also of La Tortue, St.
Martin, St. Bartholemy, Saintes, S. Lucia and Grenada.

Volume II contains the natural history of the islands. A concise
description of the same follows a section with numerous extracts
from the travels of the author, ebb and flow, meteorological observa-
tions, and remarks on the minerals. The greater part of the volume
is given over to the plants, animals, and the inhabitants. Concern-
ing the botanical part, he assures us that he has written nothing
except that which was vouched for b}^ his own hands, eyes, and taste,
and, in fact, his unusually good description and passable illustrations
have received proper recognition from his successors. The plants
are presented with only the French vernacular names. For the most
part it is the fruit trees and useful woods of the Lesser Antilles that
are here for the first time described. The plates give reduced
pictures of some of their habitats. The work has been much used
and pirated from by later authors.

1694-1705. Lab. Vov. — Jean-Baptiste Laijat: Nouveau voyage
aux isles de I'Amerique contenant I'histoire naturelle de ces pays,
I'originem les moeurs, la religion et le gouvernement des habitans
anciens et modernes, les guerres et les evenemens singuliers qui
y sont arrivez pendant le long sejour que I'auteur y a fait, le com-
merce et le manufactures qui y sont etablies, et les moyens de les
augmenter. Avec une description exacte et curieuse de toutes
ces isles. Ouvrage entichi de plus de cent cartes, plans et figures
en tailles-douces. Paris, 1722, 6 vol. 12° (Bibl. reg. Monac). —
Editio: La Haye, 1724, 6 vol. 12° (Bibl. reg. Berol. ). — Editio in
quarto: La Haye, 1724, 2 vol. 4'^ (Bibl. reg. Berol.). — Nouvelle
edition augmentee considerablement et enrichie de figures en
tailles-douces. Paris, 1742, 8 vols. 12° (Bibl. reg. Monac). —
Translated into the German from the latest Paris edition by
Georg. Frederich Casimir Schad; with necessary notes, complete
index, many maps, plans and other engravings. Nurnberg, 1782-
88, 7 vols. 8vo (Bibl. reg. Monac). — Extat praeterea (ex Schad
in praefatio) editio. Paris, 1738, 6 vol. i2mo.
Father Labat of the Dominicans was active on the islands of
Martinique and Guadeloupe, first as a priest and later as Superior and
Vice-Prefect, and in his travels also became more or less intimately
acquainted with Grenada, Becquia, Barbados, St. Vincent, S. Lucia,
Dominica, Saintes, St. Christopher, St. Eustach, St. Bartholemy,
Saba, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Croix, Crab Island and San Dom-
ingo. His experiences and keen observations of the land, people, ani-
mals, plants, culture, industry, etc. , are arranged chronologically in the
form of a journal of travel. They materially increased the knowledge of

44^ Field Columbian Museum — Botanv, \'ol. I.

the Antilles in their time. The plants are referred to by their ver-
nacular names, and their properties and uses are carefully described.
The identification of those not figured is possible only in so far as
they are still in use under the local name. The accompanying plates
contain maps of the Gulf of Mexico and the Antilles, Martinique.
Guadeloupe, Barbados, Grenada, San Domingo, St. Christopher,
plans of fortresses, drawings of animals, plants, sugar refineries and
indigo plantations. Many of the plants are well drawn and easily
recognizable, others are somewhat superficially depicted, and still
others are rude and irrecognizable.

In Trevoux's Memoires pour I'histoire des sciences et des beaux
arts, Juillet, 1727, p. 1303-18, a " Botaniste habitant des isles occi-
dentales de I'Amerique " gives amplifications and corrections to sev-
eral of Labat's descriptions (Abricotier, Ananas, Bois dTnde, Gas-
sier, Cacao, Gommier, Indigo).

1757-91. RoHR, Julius Philipp Benjamin Von (about 1737-93),
born in Denmark, was a surveyor from 1757-91 on St. Croix,
later chairman of the Provincial Board of Administration, and
also First Lieutenant of Militia. In order to improve cotton cul-
ture on the Danish Islands, he visited for the purpose of study,
beginning in 1786, Jamaica, Porto Rico, St. Thomas. Montserrat.
Guadeloupe, Martinique, Trinidad, Curacao, Sta. Martha, Carth-
agena, Cayenne and Surinarrt. He sent several hundred plants
collected on the various islands to Prof. \'ahl at Copenhagen.
In 1791 he took his departure from St. Croix, and in 1793 thi
ship on which he was making the voyage from North America tc
Guinea was lost at sea.

Coll.: Bot. Museum, Copenhagen; some also in Herb. Banks,
Brit. Museum; Herb. Martins, Brussels; and Herb. Willdenow, Ber-
lin (ex-Herb. X'ahl.).

Lit.: \'ahl Eclog. Pr^ef. ; Las. Mus. Deless. , p. 489; Warm in
Bot. Tidsskr. Kopenh. XII (1880), p. 82; Kiaersk. 1. c. XXIII (1900).
p. 44; H. von Eggers, correspondence; Cat. Sc. Pap. V., p. 258;
Urb. Symb. I, p. 140, 173.

1767-68. Oldeni). Gksch. — C. G. A. Oldendorp's Geschichte der
Mission der Evangelischen Brueder auf den Caraibischen Inseln
St. Thomas, St. Croix und St. Jan. Published by John Jacob
Bossart. Barby, 1777, 2 vol. 8° Vorr., 1068 p.; Reg., 3 chart,
geograph., 4 tab.

With a view of making some preparatory studies for the abovi
work, Oldendorp spent from May, 1767, until October, 1768, on the
islands of St. Thomas. St. Croix and St. John. Inasmuch as he was
a great lover of natural history, he took note also of the animal and
plant life, substantially encouraged in the latter by Chief Engineer von
Rohr, who was at that time the best authority on the Caribbean flora.
In the botanical section, vol. i, p. 154-227, are described in an excel-
lent manner, together with their local and botanical names, the econo-
mic and medicinal plants, the fruit trees, the timber and dye woods
and other rare and remarkable plants.

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island ok St. Croix — Millspaugh. 449

1780. Ryan, John, M.D., was a plantation owner during the sec-
ond half of the eighteenth century, on Montserrat, and a friend
of von Rohr. He collected on St. Croix and St. John and had
his brother collect for him on Trinidad. On his return he turned
over all his excellently cured specimens, together with flowers
and fruits preserved in alcohol and his notes pertaining to the
collection, to Prof. Vahl of Copenhagen. He died in the begin-
ning of the nineteenth century.
Coll.: Bot. Museum, Copenhagen.
Lit.: Vahl Eel. Praef. ; Kiaersk. in Bot. Tidsskr. Kopenh. XXHl

(1900), p. 44.

1786-87. Richard, Louis Claude Marie (1754- 1821), born at
Auteuil (France), September 4, 1754, oldest son of Court Gar-
dener Claude R. , and nephew of the keeper of the gardens at
Trianon, left the paternal home because he refused to take eccle-
siastic orders in obedience to his father's wishes, entered the Col-
lege Mazarin, Paris, studied mineralogy, zoology, comparative
anatomy and especially, under Bernhard de Jussieu, botany, and
besides earned more than his living draughting garden plans. In
1781 he was sent by King Louis XVI, at the instigation of the
Academy of Sciences, to Guayana to extend the range of econo-
mic plants on the French Antilles and to introduce the same into
the Old World. In 1785 he made a journey to Brazil (Para),
and then from February, 1786. until November, 1787, he visited
the islands of Martinique, Guadeloupe, Antigua, Barbados,
Anguilo, St. Croix, Tortola, St. Thomas, St. John, Porto Rico
and Haiti, and then went back to Guayana, returning to France
with his rich treasures from the animal, plant and mineral king-
doms and many valuable sketches, in the spring of 1789. In the
meantime there had been a political change in France, and he
found not only the sovereignty but also the Museum in the hands
of men who did not wish to know anything about his mission, and
furthermore declined to reimburse him the expenses of the expe-
dition, which he had borne out of his own means. This unjust
treatment destroyed his desire to publish his many discoveries,
and he was compelled to resume landscape architecture as a
means of earning his livelihood. Finally, in 1795, when Four-
croy had founded the School of Medicine, he received the pro-
fessorate of botany in the same, established a small botanical
garden and educated a number of real scholars. His publications
were not numerous, and though they were most excellent, they
were n\)t at all comparable, according to the testimony of his con-
temporaries, with the discoveries that he actually made in the
realm of botany and zoology. He died in Paris after a prolonged
illness, June 7, 1821.

Coll. : His excellent herbarium went into the possession of his
son, Achille Richard, who elaborated the phanerogams in Sagra's
Historia de Cuba. After the death of the latter the collections of
both father and son, of which the Herb. Guyanense- Antillanum

45*^' FiEi.ij Coi-UMiuAN Museum — Botanv, Vol. I.

incliuled 2,604 species, the Herb. Cubense (Ramon de la Sagra, Lin-
den, etc.), 4,464 species, together with a large number of duplicates,
were purchased (1856) by Count Alfred de Franqueville of Paris, who
loaned them to botanists in a most liberal manner for the purpose of
study. In 1891, after the count's death, the herbarium was purchased
by Drake del Castillo who presented a part of it to the Paris Museum.
There are duplicates in Herb. \'ahl, Copenhagen; Herb. Willdenow,
Berlin; Herb. Casson, Paris.

Lit.: K. S. Kunth: Notice sur Louis-Claude-Marie Richard.
Paris, 1824, 8°, 23 p. (ex-Pritz. Thes. I ed., p. 145); extract then -
from in Hook. Journ. of Bot. IV (1842), p. 423-433 (with portrait);
G. Cuvier: Eloge hist, de M. Richard in Mem. du Museum d'hist.
nat. XH (1825), p. 349-366, et in Mem. Acad. Scienc. \'n (1827), p.
194-212; Las. Mus. Deless, p. 474; Diet. Scienc. nat. vol. LVI
(1845), p. 211, 212; Didot Nouy. Biogr. gener. XLH (1863), p. 184-
187; Sagot in Ann. Sc. nat. VI ser., vol. x (1880), p. 366; the islands
visited over against the erroneous statements of the authors accord-
ing to the herbarium labels: Pritz. Thes. II ed. , p. 48, 97, 263; Jacks.
Guide, p. 8, 36, 129, 354, 508; Cat. Sc. Pap. V, p. 187; epistolary
contributions concerning the Herb. Richard, von Drake del Castillo
in Paris and ex-Hook. Journ. of Bot. and Kew Misc. VIII (1856), p.
81, 82; also Botan. Zeitung XIV (1856), p. 151, 152.

1787. IsERT, P.AUi. ERD^rANN (1,757-89), bom in Denmark in the
year 1757, went as chief physician to the Danish possessions in
Guinea in 1783, where he remained until 1786, devoting himself
incidentally to the study of natural history. His return voyage
took him across America (Columbia) and also to the islands of
St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. John, St. Eustache, Guadeloupe and
Martinique. On St. Croix and Martinique especially, he col-
lected plants during 1787, returning to Copenhagen in the same
year, where he died in 1789.
Coll.: Bot. Museum Copenhagen; Herb. Willdenow, Berlin;

Herb. Univ. of Leipsig.

Lit. : Warm, in Bot. Tidsskr. Kopenh. XII (1880), p. 79; Kiaersk.

1. c. XXIII (1900), p. 41 ; Pritz. Thes. II ed., p. 158; Urb. Symb. I, p. 84.

1788-1800 West, Hans (1758-1811), son of a preacher, born in
Hindsholm on the island Fuenen (Denmark) in 1758, studied
modern languages in Copenhagen, and in 1788 went to St. Croix,
where until 1800 he was rector of the Christiansted school and
later notary public. Went as consul to Holland in 1802, and
died at Cassel while on his way back from France. He collected
for the most part on St. Croix, but also on St. Thomas, Crab
Island, Porto Rico (whither he made excursions wath Ledru in
1797), and on Martinique. His collections, consisting of both
phanerogams and cryptogams, were sent to Prof. \'ahl of Copen-
hagen.
Coll. ; Bot. Museum, Copenhagen ; some also in the Berlin

Museum, and in Herb, de Candolle (ex-Herb. Pueraris).

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 451

Lit.: Vahl. Eel. Praef. ; Warm, in Bot. Tidsskr. Kopenh. XII
(1880), p. 82; Kia^rsk. 1. c. XXIII (1900), p. 45, 46; Pritz. Thes. II
ed., p. 344; Urb. Symb. I, p. 173, 174-176.

1796-? Pflug, Dr., collected on St. Croix during the closing years of
the eighteenth century for Prof. Vahl of Copenhagen, who dis-
covered a number of new species among his plants. He died
before 1797 on St. Croix while still a young man.
Coll.: Herb. Vahl in Bot. Museum, Copenhagen; some also in

St. Petersburg.

Lit.: Vahl Eclog. I (1797) praef.

1797. Ledru, Andre Pierre (1761-1825), born at Chantenay, Dept.
Sarthe, near Nantes (France), January 22, 1761, an ecclesiastic
' in calling, accompanied as botanist the expedition of Captain
Boudin to the West Indies. The expedition sailed from Havre
at the end of September, 1796, was detained almost six months
on the Canaries, made Trinidad in eight days without having had
much opportunity for collecting, and remained on St. Thomas
from April 29 until July 16, 1797. From here he made a twelve-
day side trip to St. Croix, where he botanized in company with
West. From July 17, 1797, until April 13, 1798, was spent mak-
ing an investigation of the northern and northeastern parts of
Porto Rico, which, like St. Thomas, yielded a rich collection of
living and dried plants, and fruits al^o. On his return he became
Professeur de Legislation in the Ecole Centrale de la Sarthe in
Le Mans, founded a botanical garden, and wrote numerous works
on local history, biography and art. He died in Le Mans July
II, 1825.

Coll.: Herb. Jussieu and General Herbarium of the Paris
Museum, about 900 species in 8,000 sheets, some also in Herb.
Lamarck of the same Museum; duplicates in the Berlin Museum (ex-
Herb. Kunth.), Krug et Urban, Florenz (Herb. Webb. ex-Herb. Des-
fontaines), Montpellier (ex-Herb. Cambess.). The labels are not
always reliable; a large number of the St. Thomas plants undoubtedly
come from Porto Rico, and some San Domingo plants have also
become admixed. Ledru's private herbarium is in the Municipal
Museum of Le Mans.

Lit: W. B. Hemsl. Bot. Chall. Exp. (1884), p. 5,6; Sir Jos. D.
Hooker in Proc. of the Royal Geogr. Soc. XIII (1891), p. 1 15-122;
R. H. Vetch in Diet. Nat. Biogr. XXXII (1892), p. 399-404; Cat. Sc.
Pap. Ill, p. 930, X, p. 552; Urb. Symb. I, p. 95.

1817-48. Benzon, Peder Eggert (1788-1848), son of Rev. L. J.
Benzon, born at Vestenskov on the island of Laaland (Denmark)
October 27, 1788, passed his pharmaceutical examinations in
1814, went to Christiansted, St. Croix, as pharmacist in 1817,
later became assessor of pharmacy at that place, and in 184S
returned to Copenhagen, where he died on July 24, shortly after
his arrival. He collected chiefly on St. Croix, but also on St.
John and St. Thomas.

452 Field Columbian Muskum — Hoiany, Vol. I.

Coll. : Hot. Museum, Copenhaj^en (bearing for the most part the
herbarium labels of Alfred Benzon).

Lit.: Warm, in Bot. Tidsskr. Kopenh. Xll (1880), p. 121;
Kia-rsk. 1. c. XXI II (igoo), p. 35; Cat. Sc. Pap. 1, p. 285.

1819-39. Ravn, Peter, (?-i83g), born in Drobak (Norway), passed
his surgical examinations in 1816, went to St. Thomas in 1819,
where he became garrison surgeon in 1830 and regimental sur-
geon in 1834; died there April 26, 1839. He collected on St.
Thomas, St. Croix, St. John and Vieques (Crab Island).
Coll. : Bot. Museum, Copenhagen; some specimens also in Herb.

de Caudolle, Geneva.

Lit.: Krebs. Bidr. St. Thorn., p. 291; Kia^rsk. in Bot. Tidsskr.

Kopenh. XXIII (1900), p. 43.

1825. Parker, Charles Sandbach, (?-i868 or 1869), born in Glas-
gow (Scotland), studied botany under P. de CandoUe, traveled
over British and Dutch Guayana in 1824, went from thence with
his own schooner to the West Indies (Trinidad, Barbados, St.
Vincent, Guadeloupe, St. Croix and Porto Rico), and was ship-
wrecked between Guadeloupe and Antigua, thereby losing a large
part of his collection. He assisted Roscoe with his Scitamineae,
and died in 1868 or 1869.

Coll. : Kew Herbarium; duplicates in Cambridge.
Lit.: Regensb. Flora vol. VIII, II (1825), p. 493; DC. Prodr.

XII, p. no: Las. Mus. Deless., p. 492: Britt. and Boulg., p. 131;

Cat. Sc. Pap. IV, p. 758; Urb. Symb. I, p. 108.

1825-44. HoRNBECK, Hans Baltzar, (1800-70), son of Cashier C, R.
Hornbeck, born in Copenhagen, January 9, 1800, studied medi-
cine in his birthplace and in 1825 went to St. John to practice
his profession. Here, soon after his arrival, he became district
surgeon, and in 1827 territorial physician to the Danish West
Indies, He collected plants and other natural history specimens
chiefly on St. John, but also on St. Croix, St. Thomas and Porto
Rico. He returned to Copenhagen in 1844 and died there Feb-
ruary 2, 1H70, while physician to the Copenhagen Hospital
(Kopenhavns Sygehjem).
Coll. : Bot. Museum, Copenhagen.
Lit.: Kia^rsk. in Bot. Tidsskr. Kopenh. XXIII (1900), p. 40;

Cat. Sc. Pap. HI, p. 434.

1841. Breutel, Johann Christian (1788-1875), born at Weissen-
burg. Middle Franconia, Bavaria (Germany), January 21, 1788,
received his education at Ebersdorf (Rcuss), joined the Moravian
brethren and learned the trade of glovemaking. As steward of
the Moravian church he served at Gnadenfrei (Silesia) 1814-19;
at Neuwied (Rhenish Province), 1819-24; at Niesky (Liegnitz),
1824-32, and as a member of the board of directors he served at
Berthelsdorf, near Herrnhut (Saxony), 1832-57. While in the

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspau(;h. 453

latter position he made two more comprehensive voyages of vis-
itation. In December, 1840, he made a voyage to the islands
St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John, St. Kitts and Antigua, remain-
ing until July of the following year, and during 1853-54 he visited
South Africa. Became bishop in 1853, retired in 1857, and died
February 18, 1875, at Herrnhut. The plants collected by Breutel
on his voyages were mostly cryptogams. He also attended to
the distribution of the cryptogamic part of H. G. L. Reichen-
bach's Flora Germ Exsicc. , beginning with the third century.
Coll. : The first set of duplicate ferns (now in the Leipzig Her-
barium) were acquired by G. Kunze, and the liverworts (now in the
Berlin Museum) by Gottsche. There is a large moss collection (310
nos.) of Breutel's in the British Museum. There are other collections
in the Municipal Natural History Museums of Bremen and Liibeck.
in Bot. Museum at Breslau, and in Herb. Hieronymus (now in Ber-
lin), etc.

Lit.: Briefl. INIittheilung des Missions-Directors G. Burkhardt
m Berthelsdorf; Ref. Flora XXXII (1849), p. 525: Cat. Sc. Pap. I, p.
612; llrb. Symb. I, p. 16.

1841. LiEinLAXN, Frederik Michael (1813-56), bom at Helsingor
(Denmark), October lo, 1813, began his studies at the University
of Copenhagen in 1832, occupied himself at first especially with
the Algae of Denmark and bordering countries; went to Germany
in 1835, to Norway in 1836, became instructor in botany in the
Veterinary School in 1837, and in 1841, under the patronage of
King Christian \TII, went to Mexico, where he traveled from
February, 1841, until March, 1843. On his outward journey he
collected during January, 1841, on St. Croix and Porto Rico, and
on the return voyage, during April, 1843, he spent several weeks
in Cuba. While engaged in working up his extensive collec-
tions he died, comparatively early, on the 29th of October, 1856,
as professor-in-ordinary while director of the Botanical Gardens,
Copenhagen.

Coll.: Bot. INIuseum, Copenhagen: duplicates in the herbaria of
Kew, Berlin, Leyden and de Candolle.

Lit.: Las. Mus. Deless., p. 468; Oersted: Notice sur la vie de
Liebmann et specialement sur son voyage au Mexique in Liebmann:
Chenes de I'Amerique tropicale (1869), p. 7-10: Hemsl. Biol. IV, p,
129; Leon Bibl. Botan. Mexic. (1895), p. 355: Warming in Bot.
Tidsskr. Kopenh. XII (1880-81), p. 158-162, et in Bricka's Dansk
biogr. Lex. vol. X (1896), p. 281-283: Kiaersk. in Bot. Tidsskr. XXIII
(1900), p. 42; Pritz. Thes. II ed. , p. 184: Jacks. Guide, p. 139. 333,
445: Cat. Sc. Pap. IV, p. 21-22.

1843-70. Krebs. Hexrik Johannes (1821), born in Svendborg, on
the Island of Fuenen (Denmark), June 8, 1821, son of Rev. J. K.
A. Krebs, studied pharmacy, and in the autumn of 1843 went to
St. Thomas. From this island as a base he made numerous jour-
neys to North and South America, to the Bermudas and Bahamas

454 Field Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

(1866), to Cuba, Jamaica, San Uomingo, Porto Rico, and repeat-
edly to St. Jolin and St. Croi.x. In 1H53 he became Swedish-
Norwegian Consul on St. Thomas, and finally, indeed. President
of the Colonial .\ssembly. In 1870 he returned to Denmark and
now lives in Copenhagen. He has published numerous contri-
butions on Molhisks.
Coll.: Bot. Museum, Copenhagen.
Lit.: Warm, in Botan. Tidsskr. Kopenh. XII (1880-81), p.

188; Kia-'rsk. 1. c. XXIII (1900), p. 41; Cat. Sc. Pap. Ill, p. 747;

VIII, p. 123; X, p. 462: Urb. Symb. I, p. 89. ,

1845-46. Olrstki), Anders Sanhoe (1816-72), born at Rudkoebing,
on the Island of Langeland (Denmark), June 21, 1816, son of a
merchant and bank director, began his studies in 1835 in Copen-
hagen, went to Denmark on a scientific expedition in 1842,
received his Master's degree in 1844, which was recognized as a
doctorate in 1854, and in 1845 began his expedition to the West
Indies and Central America. He visited St. Thomas, St. Croix
and many other islands of the Lesser Antilles, for example,
Grenada, and later Jamaica. In May, 1846, he repaired to Nic-
aragua and Costa Rica, from whence he returned to Copenhagen
in July, 1848. In 1851 he fitted himself for the position of Pri-
vatdocent in the University, became professor in i860, and died
in Copenhagen, September 3, 1872. The results of his American
travels included zoology, especially the lower marine animals, as
well as the plant world.
Coll.: Bot. Museum. Copenhagen; several families also in the

Berlin and Kew Museums.

Lit.: R. Brown in Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinb. XI (1872-73), ex-

Hemsl. Biol. IV, p. 130, 328; Kiaersk. in Bot. Tidsskr. XXIII (1900),

p. 46-47; Pritz. Thes. H ed. , p. 236; Cat. Sc. Pap. IV, p. 696-697;

VIII, p. 537; X, p. 949-950: Jacks. Guide, p. 23, 91, 102, 108, 142,

146, 148, 165, 333, 338, 367: Warm, in Bot. Tidsskr. XII (1880-81),

p. 162-171: Urb. Symb. I, p. 118, X19.

18 18 — : Read, James, a North American ship officer, collected on

Porto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Croix, Guadeloupe and Curacao,

also in China.

Coll.: Acad, of Nat. Sc. Philadelphia. The West Indian plants,

whose origin as to the particular island does not seem to be always

reliable, are also in Herb. Krug et Urban.

1870-74. EcfJERS, Heinrich Franz Alexander, Baron von (1844),
son of police director Fredrich Baron von Eggers of Schleswig,
born January 4, 1844, attended the Gymnasium at Odense (Den-
mark), later studied under a tutor in Copenhagen, and in 1864,
as officer-aspirant, he entered the Danish army and engaged in
the war with the Germans. At the end of 1864 he took a furlough
and enrolled himself at Laibach in the Austro-Belgian Corps of
the Imperial Mexican volunteers. Arriving at Vera Cruz in

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 455

April, 1865, he accompanied several expeditions against the
Mexican republicans (Juarists), was promoted to a lieutenancy in
September, 1865, but was made a prisoner of war in Oaxaca,
October, 1866, after a siege of one month. After regaining his
liberty in April, 1867, he made several trips into Southern
Mexico and returned to Denmark in November of the same year.
Early in 1868, as lieutenant, he again entered the Danish service
and was assigned in i86g to the troops in the Danish West
Indies. In 1870 he was made first lieutenant and in 1879 was
promoted to captain and placed in command of a company. His
garrison was, 1869-72, St. Croix; 1872-73, St. Thomas; 1873-74,
St. Croix; 1874-85, St. Thomas. In 1885 he retired from the
service on a pension, remained in St. Thomas until 1887, and
now lives at Charlottenlund, Denmark.

Eggers began the activity which has been so rich in results for
the knowledge of the flora of the Antilles in 1870 with the investiga-
tion of the island of St. Croix, whose vegetation he described and
enumerated in 1876 in his Flora of St. Croix (cf. Urb. Symb. I, p. 41).
After his transfer to St. Thomas he studied the plant society of that
island and made side trips to Water Island, Crab Island and St. John,
and combined the results of his observations in 1879 in his Flora of
St. Croix and the Virgin Islands (cf. Symb. I, p. 42). In 1880 he
began the distribution of his Flora Indiae Occidentalis exsiccata. This
included not only the plants from St. Thomas, but also those col-
lected on Dominica (1880-83), St. Kitts (December, 1882), eastern
Porto Rico (June, 1881: April, May, 1883), and also those collected
by his assistant on Trinidad in the autumn of 1883. In the months
of April until July, 1887, Eggers, supported by the Berlin Academy
of Sciences, made a journey of investigation and collection to San
Domingo, which extended from Puerto-Plata out over Jarabacoa, the
Monte Barrero Lacumbre, to the Valle Nuevo and the Pico del Valle
(2630 m.) in the Sierra de Cibao (cf. Symb., p. 45). On the return
voyage he visited the vicinity of Cape Haitien in Haiti and the south-
eastern Bahamas, Turks Island (Grand Turk, July 17, 1887), where the
plants peculiar to this island were again discovered. On the follow-
ing voyage Eggers, supported by the Danish Carlsberg fund, investi-
gated the islands St. John and Tortola (December, 1887; January,
1888), and went by way of St. Thomas, Haiti (Jacmel, Port-au-Prince,
Jeremie) to Jamaica, where he collected in the eastern part (Guava
Ridge, Catherine's Peak, etc.) until the end of January, 1888. Ffom
here he turned to the Bahamas, for whose botanical investigation the
British Association of London had extended the necessary means, and
during the month of February and until the middle of March, 1888,
visited Acklins, Fortune, Long, Hog and New Providence island.
Eggers collected in the mountains of eastern Cuba from February
until May, 1889, especially on the Rio Guaso near Guantanamo,
Arroyo gallego, Rio Seco, La Piedra, El Palenquinto. El Jaguey, La
Clarita and Santa Ana Monteverde (830 m.). La Prenda and Caiman-
era. The investigation of the Lesser English Antilles, Tobago,
Grenada, St. Vincent, Bequia and the Barbados was carried on from

45^ Field Columbian Museum — Botany, \'ol. I.

October 20, 1889, until January 31, i8go, and yielded for these as yet
little known (except St. Vincent) islands a comparatively rich result.
This and the preceding voyages were made possible by the liberality
of Consul Leopold Krug. In 1891 Eggers went to \'enezuela byway
of the Barbados and Tobago at the expense of the Danish govern-
ment, where he investigated the region around Caracas, especially near
Santa Lucia. Six months during i8g;-92 were spent in Ecuador
studying the costal region around Guayaquil and especially near
Balao. In 1893 he went by way of La Guayra and Cura9ao to Mara-
caibo in \'enezuela, to make observations for a report on the asphalt
deposits near S. Timoteo on Lake Maracaibo. From 1893 until 1897
he was in Ecuador, especially in the province of Manabi on the
Hacienda el Recreo near Bahia de Caraquez engaged in agriculture.
He made many interesting discoveries in this hitherto botanically
neglected costal region.

In 1899 he again visited Trinidad, Tobago and \'enezuela, in the
last especially the vicinity around Puerto Cabello and Caracas.

Coll.: The collections of phanerogams and seaweeds from St.
Croix (1870-72, 1873-74) were presented to the Botanical Museum,
Copenhagen ; a part is also in Herb. Krug et Urban. The plants
from St. Thomas. Porto Rico, St. Christopher, Dominica and Trini-
dad (1880-86) were distributed to nearly all the greater botanical
museums and many individuals; they were partly sent out by Eggers
himself (hb. pr. : Xos. 1-1499) to Kew. the American museums, some
also to Copenhagen, and Herb. Krug et Urban, and partly by A.
Toepffer of Brandenburg, who sent out eleven centuries with peculiar
numbering to the remaining museums and private subscribers. The
remainder of the Eggers collection was distributed by Ernst Berge of
Leipzig under a third set of numbers, while the remnants of the
Toepffer herbarium given out by C. Rensch of Berlin were issued,
some under the Toepffer numbers, others under the original Eggers
numbers, while still others received a secondary or h series of num-
bers. These remnants also furnished the twelfth centur}'. In like
manner Eggers also distributed a collection "'Segmenta lignorum Ind.
occid." of about 350 species, also " Fructus et Semina Ind. occid."
about 500 species. The collections of Eggers' later expeditions were
personally distributed and are therefore consistent and reliable; the
best set together with all uniques, so far as the West Indies (except
St. John and Tortola) up to 1890 are concerned, are to be found in
Herb. Krug et Urban. The San Domingo Expedition yielded Xos.
1 500-2861 (San Domingo 1 500-2821, Haiti 282i/'-2845/', Turks
Island 2846-2861) and went into the herbaria of Kew. Hamburg,
Gottingen, Breslau, Leyden, Munich, de Candolle in Geneva. Dr.
Schrader (now geol. Landesanstalt, Berlin), Prof. Kurtz-Cordoba,
J. F. Hamilton; London, Institute of Forestry; St. Petersburg, Dr.
Keck (now in the Museum of the botanical garden at Wien), Bremen;
J. D. Smith, Baltimore: Prof. Palacky, Prague; New York Botanical
Garden; Prof. Mez, Halle; St. Petersburg Bot. Garden; Herb. Deles-
sert in Geneva. The plants from St. John and Tortola (Xos. 3001-
3299. 3 300*7-33 1 7a) are in Copenhagen and incomplete in Herb. Krug

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 457

et Urban. The plants from St. Thomas (3416-3420) Haiti (3300-
3415(1), Jamaica (3421-37990), Bahamas (3800-4521), Cuba (4530-
5457), Tobago (5458-59680), Grenada (5969-6590), St. Vincent (6521-
7027), Bequia (7028-7073), Barbados (7074-7383), were on the other
hand again distributed by Eggers himself, and the remainder by
Rensch to most of the foregoing and several additional museums and
individuals: for example, Budapest, Dresden, Zurich (Bot. Garden),
Reichenbach (now in the Hofmuseum at Wien), Magnus-Berlin and
\'atke-Berlin (now in Herb, of Prof. Hausknecht, Weimar). The
collections of the Venezuela trip in 1891 are in the Copenhagen
Museum; of his other journeys since 1890, in the chief museums of
Europe (Kew, Leyden, Berlin, etc.): The alcohol material from
Ecuador in the Bot. Museum, Berlin.

Lit. : Warm, in Bot. Tidsskr. Kopenh. XH (1880-81), p. 237-238,
and in Brickas Dansk biogr. Lex. IV (1890), p. 438-439; Kiaersk. in
Bot. Tidsskr. Kopenh. XXIII (1900), p. 37-38: correspondence of
Eggers: Jacks. Guide, p. 404; Cat. Sc. Pap. IX, p. 780; Urb. Symb.
I> P- 41-47, 113' 122.

1892. Warming, Johannes Eugenius Bulow (1841), born at Mano
(Denmark), November 3, 1841, began his studies in 1859, traveled
in Brazil from February', 1863, until 1866. While in Brazil he
lived with Dr. P. W. Lund, the paleontologist, in Lagoa Santa
(Minas Geraes), and carried on both botanical investigations and
collecting. After his return to Copenhagen he took his master's
degree in 1868, his doctor's in 1871, became instructor in the
University in 1873, was a teacher in the high school at Stock-
holm, 1882-86, and since that time has been professor in the
University and director of the Botanical Gardens at Copenhagen.
In 1884 he visited Greenland, and incidentally Iceland: I885,
Finmark; October, 1891, until March, 1892, the Barbadoes, Trin-
idad, Venezuela, Porto Rico (Ponce. Mayaguez, Aguadilla), St.
Thomas, St. Croix and St. John, and in 1897 the Faroe Islands.
Coll.: Bot. Museum. Copenhagen.
Lit.: Warm, in Bot. Tidsskr. XII (1880-81), p. 206-213; Kiaersk.

1. c. XXIII (1900), p. 44-45; correspondence of W. : Pritz. Thes. II

ed. , p. 339: Jacks. Guide, p. 62, 85. 90, 92, 204, 333, 372, 488; Cat.

Sc. Pap. \TII, p. 1197: XI, p. 751-752-

1892-96. BoRGESEN, Frederik Christl\n Emil fi866), born in
Copenhagen, January i, 1866, where he also studied botany dur-
ing his student years. Visited the islands of St. Thomas, St.
Croix and St. John for the purpose of study from January' until
April, 1892, and again in company with O. W. Paulsen from De-
cember, 1895, until February, 1896. During the summers of
1895, 1896 and 1898 he collected marine algae on the Faroe
Islands. Borgesen is now librarian in the Botanical Garden,
Copenhagen.
Lit.: Kia?rsk. in Bot. Tidsskr. Kopenh. XXIII (1900), p. 37;

Urb. Symb. I, p. 14; III, p. 2.

458 Field Columiuan Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

1895-96. Paulsen, Ove Wilhelm (1874), born at Aarhus (Den-
mark), March 22, 1874, studied botany in the University of
Copenhagen, and in company with F. Borgesen spent three
montlis (December, 1895-February, 1896) on St. Thomas. St.
John and St. Croix. From March, 1898, until November, 1899,
he accompanied First Lieutenant Olufsen on his expedition to
the Pamir Plateau. Paulsen is now assistant in the Botanical
Museum, Copenhagen.
Coll. : Bot. Museum, Copenhagen.
Lit.: Kiaersk. in Bot. Tidsskr. Kopenh. XXIII (igoo), p. 42;

Urb. Symb. I, p. 14.

1895-96. BoRG. OG Pauls. Dansk-vestlvd. Oer. — F. Borgesun 01,

Ove Paulsen: On Vegetationen paa de Dansk-Vestindiske Oer

(Botan. Tidsskr. Kjobenhavn, vol. XXII (1898), p. 1-114. 43

figures, plates i-ii).

One of the authors had previously visited the Danish West Indies
during February and ISIarch, 1892, expressly for the purpose of study-
ing the algal flora, without however neglecting the land vegetation.
When in 1895 the frigate " Fyen " made its trial trip to the West
Indies he, together with his colleague, Ove Paulsen, received per-
mission to accompany it in prosecution of his studies. As the result
of their investigations (from December 22, 1895, until February 2,
i8g6), the above publication appeared: Concerning the vegetation of
the Danish W'est Indies.

In this work the halophytic vegetation was elaborated by Borge-
sen, and is divided into five groups.

I. The sea vegetation, which notices both the sea phanerogams
and some of the algal societies which occur in that region. 2. The
strand vegetation which is .subdivided into the littoral herbaceous
plants of the Pescaprae society, and the more remote from the sea,
Coccoloba-Manchinil society, which includes Coccoloba uvifera. Hip-
pomane Mancinella and a large number of shrubs. 3. The costal
cliff vegetation, with Baccharis dioica as a typical plant. 4. The
mangrove vegetation, to which the author felt justified in adding
besides Rhizophora, Avicennia and Laguncularia, at least so far as
the West Indies are concerned, Anona palustris and Conocarpus
erecta, while he excludes Bucida buceras. In the case of the indi-
vidual species, as under group 2, the various morphological, biologi-
cal and anatomical characters, especially the pneumatophores, are
noticed. He also enuinerates the plants of the slimy soil under the
mangroves. 5. The vegetation of the saline clay plains, with Sali-
cornia ambigua and many other species, which, however, also occur
for the most part on the beach, for types.

The copse and forest vegetation is described by Paulsen: (i) the
vegetation of Orkanoen, a small island on the west side of the harbor
of St. Thomas, whose plant-covering consists for the most part of tall
bushes; (2) St. Thomas, and (3) St. John with their richer forests; and
finally (4) St. Croix, whose Croton-thickets, which occur chiefly on
the east side of the island, are treated in detail. He also enumerates

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 459

the plant species of these islands and describes the forests of the
northwest side of the island. The second division of Paulsen's work
contains the anatomy of xerophytic leaves.

In a floristic appendix six phanerogams new to the Danish
islands and Rostrup's fungi and lichens are listed.

The eleven plates, showing vegetational aspects, are after photo-
graphs by Borgesen.

1895-96. RiCKSECKER, Alfred Edmund, born at West Salem, Illi-
nois, U. S. A., on the loth of December, 1869; son of Rev. Jos.
J. Ricksecker and the following. Graduated (B. A.) from Ober-
lin College in 1894, where later he was Assistant in Botany.
From October, 1895, to September, 1896, he resided in St. Croix.
In 1900 he was appointed to the chair of Professor of Science in
Wilton College, Iowa, which he still holds.

Coll.: His original St. Croix collection is in the herbarium of
the Field Columbian Museum; sets are to be found in the National
Museum, Washington, D. C. ; Missouri Bot. Garden, St. Louis; Gray
Herbarium, Cambridge; Minn. State University, Minneapolis; Bot.
Garden, Edinburgh; Oberlin College, Ohio; and Herb. Krug and
Urban, Berlin (386 nos.).

1896-97. Ricksecker, Mrs. Leonora Agnes, born at Nazareth,
Pennsylvania, U. S. A., January 4, 1849. Attended the Moravian
parochial schools, graduated at the Young Ladies' Seminary of
Bethlehem, Pa. Married the Rev. Jos. J. Ricksecker in 1867.
From 1893-97 she lived in St. Croix, where with the assistance
of her sons, Frank and Paul, she continued in 1896-97 the col-
lections of the above. (A. E. R.)

Coll. : Original set of plants in the herbarium of the Field Colum-
bian Museum, Chicago; other sets in Bot. Garden, Edinburgh; and
in Herb. Krug and Urban, Berlin (415 nos.).

The herbarium of this Museum having come into possession of
the original and complete series of plants collected in St. Croix by
the last two collectors mentioned above, I have decided to publish
the species in connection with those listed by Baron Eggers in his
Flora of St. Croix and the Virgin Islands. The Rickseckerian sets
contain respectively 750 and 506 sheets of large, representative and
neatly prepared specimens, principally with fruits and fruit sections
attached. Mr. Ricksecker has furnished me with a map of his col-
lecting routes which is here reproduced, and the following letter con-
cerning his work upon the island:

In the summer of 1895, the plan of making a trip 'to St. Croix,
D. W. I., for the purpose of collecting botanical specimens presented
itself to me, and since my parents were at the time missionaries to

460 Field Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

that island, it occurred to me that I might profitably combine busi-
ness with pleasure. After arrangements had been completed I left
Oberlin, Ohio, and took the steamer " Madiana" of the Quebec S. S.
Co.'s line at New York on October 3rd.

Our journey was enlivened by a severe storm off Cape Hatteras,
but otherwise was without incident. On the gth we reached St.
Thomas, and the next morning arrived at West End, St. Croix, where
I landed, and, after a fifteen-mile drive, reached my destination. The
Moravian mission stations are Friedensberg at West End, Friedens-
feld at Midland, and Friedensthal at Bassin. At the last named sta-
tion my people lived and there I made my headquarters. The mis-
sion is situated just outside the town limits of Bassin, to the west, and
occupies a fine position commanding a magnificent view of the town
and harbor as well as the ocean, with the islands of St. Thomas and
St. Jan plainly visible forty miles away to the north. The mission
house being large, 1 had all the room necessary for my work.

I confined my attention at first to collecting from the premises
and surrounding hills, but soon began excursions to the shore and
various points of interest, accompanying my father on his pastoral
visits and interesting my young brothers, Frank and Paul, who
became my very efficient and enthusiastic helpers and who, after I
left the island made a notable collection of their own. The beautiful
scenery; the fine roads bordered for miles with stately coconut palms
and century plants in full bloom; occasional unexpected glimpses of
blue ocean; the steady cool trade-wind; the gorgeous masses of
lantanas, caesalpinas, flamboyant trees, and acacias ; the broad
expanses of feathery, pearl-gray cane plumes ; and the exotic fra-
grance of various flowers made these drives most delightful.
Equipped with a simple dissecting microscope of my own make, a
copy of Grisebach's "Flora of the British West Indies, 1864," Baron
Eggers' "Flora of St. Croix and the Virgin Islands," and a few other
books, I identified my specimens, so far as I was able, as fast as col-
lected. My small number of driers limited the rapidity of collecting,
while the great humidity and saltness of the air at times made the
preserving of specimens a trying task. When once dry it became
imperative to immediately put away the specimens in tight cases, for
in a few hours, if left l^'ing in the sheets, they would absorb moisture
from the air and necessitate again drying. Many of the specimens
changed color in drying. Ipomoea Nil with blue flowers turned pink,
while the flowers of Melochia ioinentosa, L. , which were pink, turned
blue when dried. Specimens of BryopJiyllum grew while in press
and had to be baked in a hot oven before they could be successfully
checked and preserved. The specimens of the Hcmionitis palmata, L. ,
when gathered, were completely dried up on the scorched rocky hill-
side where they grew, but after soaking in water they became quite
fresh and were easily pressed.

East of Bassin the island is for the most part either abandoned
or given up to grazing, and many of the roads being little used, travel
is difficult. The same is true of the north coast beyond Salt River.
The massive ruins of old estate mansions and sugar factories tell an

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 461

eloquent story of former prosperity and wealth. Hundreds of acres
in Cotton Valley, east of Bassin, which in the '6o's were covered
with cotton and cane, are now desolate under a growth of prickly
pear, crotons, lantanas, and other weeds. The reclaiming of the
lands is a difficult process, but the long period of rest has doubtless
made them once more capable of yielding large returns. The forests
that once covered the hills of the east end have disappeared and the
young trees which would naturally spring up are injured by the goats,
so that no forests are likely to exist there. The effect of this forest
disappearance on the rainfall has been marked. Some of the guts
(small streams) near Bassin that were perennial fifty years ago are
now dry during the greater part of the year.

Nearly every day of my stay I made excursions, mostly by car-
riage, penetrating to all parts of the island. Some of the more
notable of those trips were as follows: On January 31 I visited the
estate of Canaan, where the hospitable owner spent the day with me
in the exploration of Mt. Eagle, the highest point on the island. In
places the soil was shallow and great broken rocks and dense growths
made progress difficult. Large patches of Guinea grass were noted
extending almost to the summit. The view from the top is one of
unsurpassed beauty and commands the whole island. The forest of
the mountain was quite dense in places, while its north side was so
precipitous that it seemed to be almost sheer to the ocean. Several
productive trips were made to Crequis, a lovely narrow valley with a
perennial gut that keeps the spot a mass of verdure. Here ferns
were abundant and here I saw, for the only time, a specimen of the
Silk Cotton Tree, or Jumbee Tree {Eriodrendron), in bloom, but it
was impossible to obtain any of the flowers as they were entirely out
of reach. These trees grow to immense size with very thick limbs,
the one at Crequis having been a rendezvous for years of the Obeah
worshipers and of picknickers. The drive from the mouth of the
valley, which begins about one-half mile east of Williams' estate and
extends for a mile or more toward Mt. Washington, is one of the
attractions of the island.

Judith's Fancy, along the east coast where I visited frequently,
is a favorite picnic-ground for Bassin people.' Here the black
basaltic cliffs perhaps thirty feet high, which form the coast, abruptly
terminate, and stretching to the northward is a long strip of sandy
beach with shoal water. Just back of the beach is low swamp land
drained by a little sluggish gut.

The drive around the Salt River headlands, far along the north
side, is grand. The road runs for a distance along the edge of a cliff
that drops almost perpendicularly one hundred feet or more to the sea.
It was on this road that my mother and I struck into an abandoned
road that was so narrow that the carriage could barely press through
the dense growth, but after a hard climb we found ourselves on the
top of a range of hills with Canaan at our feet. Our adventure was
witnessed in amazement by the laborers in the fields.

At another time, penetrating still farther westward on the north
side, we ascended six hundred feet by a steep roadway that taxed our

462 FiKi.n Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. 1.

energies to the utmost. It was at the top of this ascent that 1 found
the only specimen of Bvrsonima coriacea. On this occasion we drove
for miles without seeing a human being, and the deer, which are quite
abundant, bounded across our path. Along the rocky ledges grew an
abundance of Baccharis Va/i/ii.

The drive around the south side was of a totally different charac-
ter, comparatively level, with here and there ledges of limestone
where was to be seen growing an abundance of cacti and crotons.
On these limestone ledges Croton discolor was found Along a flat
stretch was a pasture thickly dotted w^ith specimens of the brilliant
Cassia polyphyl/a, a species seen nowhere else. In dry thickets grew
abundantly Aloe vulgaris, and along the road, in shallow sandy soil,
was found a single clump of Andropogon Wrightii.

At Midland station a swampy held of black muck soil was thickly
covered with Sanseviera Guineensis, Croton hetulinus and Wcdclia bitph-
thalinoidcs. Along a pile of stonework grew Cereiis triangularis and
Passiflora suberosa^ while along the sandy roadsides grew Planiago
major tropica.

The drives out toward the east end of the island w^ere frequent,
varying in length. Once we penetrated over an unused road far east,
probably within two miles or less of the end of the island. Here we
crossed over to the south side, intending to return by the road there,
but from a hunter we met we learned that the road w'as impassable,
as the sea washed over it at a certain point. I followed up the south
road till it was lost in undergrowth, finding a large patch of Tribulus
cistoides at the farthest point, near Madam Cartys. The road to West
End was very productive and a number of trips w^ere made. A day
was spent at Little La Grange and two visits made to Spring Gardens.

In August, '96, I packed my specimens, numbering about six
thousand, in lined boxes and proceeded to St. Thomas by the schooner
" Dagmar, " which carries mail and passengers between the islands.
Here I was compelled to wait ten days while the steamer " Madiana"
took on the cargo of a condemned vessel. While I did not make any
collections here, I made some interesting trips, one of which was to
the top of the mountain just back of Charlotte Amalia, where I found
a patch several acres in extent covered with Mimosa pudica. 1 tried
a number of experiments to test the sensitiveness in this species and
the speed of shock transmission. So nearly as I could ascertain, a
slight tap on the stem near the ground instantly collapsed the whole
plant. With ray finger I traced my name in the leafy mass, the col-
lapsed plants causing the characters to stand out clearly against the
background of those untouched.

On September 5 we left St. Thomas, touched at St. Croix and
reached New York after being detained four days in quarantine. I
reached Oberlin September 21, and immediately began to label and
distribute my sets. The collecting was carried on in St. Croix after
I left by my two young brothers, under my mother's supervision.
When they returned to the United States in 1897 they brought with
them about two thousand specimens, among them being a number of
species that 1 had not obtained in my collecting.

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — iNIiLLspAuoH. 463

Thus far the collections have been disposed of to the following
institutions: Field Columbian Museum, Chicago, original set (about
750 specimens); St. Louis Bot. Gardens; U. S. National Museum,
Washington, D. C. ; Royal Botanical Museum, Berlin, Germany;
Royal Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland: Gray Herbarium,
Cambridge, Mass.: Columbia University, New York; Oberlin College,
Oberlin, Ohio.

I have been greatly assisted in my work by the members of my
family and by Rev. Wolters of jNIidland, Mr. Lawaetz of Little La
Grange, Mr. Frank Lindquist of Bassin, Rev. A. B. Romig of West
End, and many others. In St. Thomas, Rev. Greider was my host.
In the preparation of my notes and manuscript I have had the tire-
less assistance of my wife.

THE LIST.

.\s noted above, this list has been arranged upon the basis of the
species reported from St. Croix in Baron Eggers' " Flora of St. Croix
and the A'irgin Islands," published in 1879. The species not in Baron
Eggers' work are printed here in black faced type ; those that are
found in both the Ricksecker collections and Baron Eggers' list
appear in small capitals: those in Baron Eggers' list not appearing
in the Ricksecker collections are inclosed in brackets [ ].

Under each species the collecting numbers of Mr. A. E. Rick-
secker's plants appear in parentheses (267) without other designation,
while those of ]\Irs. Ricksecker are designated (Mrs. R. 267). The
number after the species enclosed in brackets and following Baron
Eggers' name refers to the consecutive numbering of the species in
his list.

The Rickseckerian collections contain a large number of plants
of cultivation, but as these so often become in time adventive or
escape to wide localities, it is considered advisable to include them
in the list.

SUMMARY OF THE FLORA.
Xew in St. Croix lit. Crypt.,

New in St. Croix lit. Phan. and Pterid.
Eggers' pi. re-reported,
Eggers' pi. not duplicated

Total Flora Crypt., ex-Ferns,
Total Flora Anth. Pterid.,

St. Croix Flora,

37

80
556
339

37
992

1,029

I

i

CATALOGUE,

Euthallophyta.*

PERONOSPORACE^.

1. Albugo tragopogonis (Pers.) S.F.Gray.

Cystopus Pers. On leaves and stems of Ipomoea Pes-capra?, beacb
at Judith's Fancy. Nov. (Fungi 3),

PERISPORACE^.

2. Asterina colubrinas E.&Kels.*

On Colubrina reclinata, Signal Hill, Bassin. Apr. (Fungi 26).

DOTHIDACE^.

3. Phyllachora graminis (Pers.) Fckl.

On Orthopogon setarius Spr. , Mt. Eagle, 1155 ft. Jan. (Fungi 17).

MYCOSPHiERELLACE^.

4. Guignardia sp.

On Cissampelos Pareira, Signal Hill, 850 ft., Bassin. Feb.
(Fungi 22). Distributed under the herbarium name: Lces-
tadia Rickseckeri.

PLEOSPORACE^.

5. Physaiospora sp.

On Piper Sieberi, Mt. Eagle, 1155 ft. Jan. (Fungi 18). Dis-
tributed under the herbarium name: P. immoraia.

CLYPEOSPH^RIACE^.

6. Hypospila cordiana E.&Kels.*

On leaves of Cordia Collococca. Abundant on the banks of a
shady gut near Bassin. Feb. (Fungi 25).

Basidopliyta.

MELAMSPORACE^.

7. Coleosporium Ipomoeae (Sch.) Bur.

On Ipomoea coccinea from roadsides near Bassin. Jan. (Fungi g).

*The fungi were determined by Mr. J. H Ellis and Mr. F. D. Kclscy, the now species being
published in Bull. Torr. Club, 1897 : 207.

465

466 FlKLD COLUMHIAN MuSEUM BOTANY, Voi,. 1.

PUCCINIACE^.

8. Uromyces Howei Pk.

On Gonolobus maritimus, from roadsides at the east end of the
island. Dec. (Fungi 14).

9. Puccinia vernoniae (Cke.) Grev.

On X'crnonia sp. Dry thicket on top of Signal Hill, Bassin.
Feb, (Fungi 21).

10. Puccinia spermacocis B.&C.

On Spermacoce tenuior in yards at Bassin. Jan. (Fungi 15,)
On Borreria parviflora, same locality. (Fungi 7.)

11. Puccinia menthae Pers.

On Salvia occidentalis, in yards at Bassin. Jan. (Fungi 10).

12. Puccinia heterospora B.&C.

On Abutilon periplocifolium, at the east end of the island. Feb.
(P'ungi ig.) On leaves of Sida sp. Jan. (Fungi 6). On Sida
supina glabra, in yard at Bassin. Jaii. (Fungi 12). On
Metastelma Schlechtendalii, east end of the island, D^c.
(Fungi 13.)

13. Puccinia opulenta Speg,

Aecidium on Ipomoea triloba, along roadside at Bassin. Feb,
(Fungi 24).

14. Puccinia convolvuli (Pers.) Cast.

On Convolvulus nodiflorus at Signal Hill, Bassin, 800 ft. Feb.
(Fungi 20),

15. Uredo commelinacea E.&Kels.*

On leaves af Commelina elegans, in the yard at Bassin. Jan.
(Fungi 5),

16. Uredo gouanae E.&Kels,*

On leaves of Gouania Domingensis, banks of dry gut near Bas-
sin. Jan, (Fungi 11).

17. Aecidiella triumfettae E.&Kels.

Rare on .Triumfetta sp. Cemetery at Bassin. Feb. (Fungi 23).

USTILAGINACEiE.

18. Schroeteria Cissi (de C.) de Toni.

Reverting leaves of Cissus acida growing along roads at Cane
Garden, May (406), (Mrs, R. 380). Also very common near
Coakley Bay and in dry situations on the south side of the
island,

* riie fungi were determined li\ Mr. J. 15. Ellis :ind Mr. F. I). Kelsey, the new species being
puliiished in Bull. Torr. Cluh, 1897 : 207.

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspau(;h. 467

Hynienophyta.

HYMENOMYCETACE.E.

19. Polystictus sanguineus (Linn.) Mey.

Common on dead logs and stumps near Bassin. Oct. (Fungi i).

NIDULARIACE^.

20. Cyathus Poephegii Tul.

On manure and wet ground at The Grange. Jan. (Fungi 8).

Chlorophyta.*

CH^TOPHORACE^.

21. Terentepohlia rigidula

On bark of Coccoloba uvifera, along low beaches at Big Prin-
cess. Oct. (Fungi 2). Occurs in large red patches on tree
trunks, turns green in drying.

CAULERPACE^.

22. Caulerpa clanifera (Turn.) C.Ag.
Floating in Bassin harbor. (Alg. 9.)

23. Caulerpa plumaris C.Ag.

Along the north side coast. (Alg. 2.)

CODIACE^.

24. Codium tomentosum Stach.
Floating in Bassin harbor. (Alg. 10.)

25. Pencillus capitatus Lamk.

Upright in sand, in shallow water, north beach. (Alg. 15.)

26. Udotea fiabellata Lamx.

Upright in water of north beach. (Alg. 14.)

FUCACE^.

27. Sargassum ludigerum (Linn.)
Floating in Bassin harbor. (Alg. 5.)

DICTYOTACE.E.

28. Dictyota dentata Lamx.
Bassin harbor. (Alg. 6.)

29. Dictyota ciliata J.i\g.
Bassin harbor. (Alg. 7.)

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468 r'lr.i.i) Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. 1.

30. Padina pavonia (L.) Gail.
On subiTiLr^i-d rocks of the beach at Judith's Fancy. (Alg. 16.)

31. Dilophus alternans J.Ag.

Floating in Bassin harbor. (Alg. 4.)

CH^TANGIACEvE.

32. Galaxaura fragilis Lamx.
Beaches. (Alg. 12.)

RHODOPHYLLIDACE^.

33. Agardhiella tenera (J.Ag.) Schm.
Floating in Bassin harbor. (Alg. 17.)

sph^rococcace.f:.

34. Hypnea musciformis (Wulf) Lamx.
Along the coast. (Alg. i.) Bassin harbor. (Alg. 11.)

RHODOMELACE^.

35. Bryothamnion Seaforthii (Turn.) Kuetz.
Forma, prox B. triangulare. Floating in Bassin harbor. (Alg. 3.)

36. Laurencia obtusa (Huds.) Lamx.
Bassin harbor. (Alg. 13.)

37. Acanthophora muscoides
Bassin harbor. (Alg. 8.)

LYCOPODIACE^.

38. [Psilotum triquetrum S\v. Eggers Fl. 979.]

Pteridopliyta.

POLYPODIACE^.

39. [Aspidium in visum Sw. Eggers Fl. 1003.]

40. [Aspidium patt-ns Sw. Eggers Fl. looi.]

41. AsiMDiUM MoLLK (Jacq.) Sw.
Fo/ypoiiium Jacq. Fairly abundant in rocky woods in the \

Crequis valley. April (355). Cultivated at Bassin. March
(Mrs. R. 259). Eggers Fl. 1002.

42. Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott.
Aspidium Linn. Cultivated at Bassin, where it is called

"Princess' Feather." ]n\y (g). Cultivated at Midland.
Feb. (Mrs. R. 170).

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Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island oi- St. Croix — IMillspaugh. 469

43. Nephrolepis acuta (Schk.) Presl.

Aspidium Schk. Found growing in the crotch of a tree at
Morning Star. Feb. (No num.).

44. Blechnum occidentale Linn.

Crequis, on steep rocky banks under sparse shrubbery, abundant
where found. March (Mrs. R. 248), Apr.(354). Eggers Fl.g92.

45. Gymnogramma calomelanos (L.) Kaul.

Acrostichum Linn. Along the rocky bed of a stream, at Big
Fountain. June (458). On the damp walls of a ruined
sugar mill at Big Fountain. Feb. (Mrs. R. 161). A form
grows at Spring Garden with larger and thinner fronds,
i-i.5m. long. Eggers Fl. 995.

46. GY.MNOGRA;NnL\ CALOMELANOS PL'MILA Egg.

Specimens apparently grading into the typical form as collected
at Big Fountain were gathered on the walls of a ruined sugar
mill at Big Princess in March. (337.) Eggers Fl. 995.

47. GVMXOGRA.AnLA. SULPHUREA Desv.

Cultivated at Bassin. July (no num.), and Feb. (Mrs. R. i6g).

48. Hemionitis pal^lata Linn.

Dry, rocky soil at Eliza's Retreat. July (485); June (Mrs. R.
390). The specimens when collected were completely dried
up by the drouth, but regained full vigor after twenty-four
hours' soaking in water. Rare and very local.

49. [Cheilanthes microphylla Sw. Eggers Fl. 987.]

50. Adiantum foliosum Linn.
Cultivated at Bassin. July (no num.).

51. Adiantum fragile Sw.

On rocks near a gut at Crequis. April (353). Also noted at
Spring Garden. Eggers Fl. 986.

52. Adiantum tenerum Sw.

On an old stone wall, in open woods at Spring Garden. July
(472). Eggers Fl. 985.

53. Adiantum villosum Linn.

Canaan. March (Mrs. R. 277). Eggers Fl. 982.

54. Pteris longifolia Linn.

On the walls of a sugar boiling-house at Lebanon Hill. March
(Mrs. R. 214). Eggers Fl. 988.

55. [Tsenitis lanceolata R.Br. Eggers Fl. 990.]

56. [Polypodium aureum L. Eggers Fl. 1006.]

57. [Polypodium crenatum Sw. Eggers Fl. 1005.]

47° Field Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

58. [Polypodiuni incanvim Sw. Eggers Fl. 1009.]

59. [Polypodium incisum Sw. Eggers Fl. 1008.]

60. PoLvi'oDiuM Phyllitidis Linii.

On rocks, in deep woods on Mt. Eagle, 1050 ft. Jan. (251 _).
Eggers Fl. 1012.

61. [Polypodium piloselloides Linn. Eggers Fl. loio.]

62. Polypodium S\v.\rtzii Baker.

P. serpens S\v. Abundant. Climbing shrubs and trees in forest
on Signal Hill, 850 ft. Feb. (264). Eggers Fl. loii.

63. [Polypodium tetragonum Sw. Eggers Fl. 1004.]

64. AcROSTicHU.M .\UREU.M Linn.

Chrysodium vulgare Fee. In water near a roadside at Jealousy
Gut. Local but abundant. June (417). Eggers Fl. 993.

Aiitliophyta.

TYPHACE^.

65. Typha DoMixciKNsis (Pers. ) Kth.

T. angusiifolia Domengensis Pers. Quite common in rivulets at
Doily Hill. March (304), and at Jealousy Gut. (Mrs. R.
254.) Also noted in a gut at Catharine's Rest. The name
"Cat Tail" is applied here as in the United States. Eggers
Fl. 826.

POTAMOGETONACE^.

66. [Cymodocea manatorum Asch. Eggers Fl. 810.]

67. [Ruppia rostellata Koch. Eggers Fl. 813.]

ALIS^LVCE^.

68. EcHiNODORus coRDiFOLius (Linn.) Griseb.

Alisma cordifolia Linn., E. rostratus Engelm. Uncommon. In

running stream at Catharine's Rest Gut. Feb. (275). In

water near King's Road at King's Hill Gut. March (Mrs. R.
255)- Eggers Fl. 80S.

HYDROCHARITACE^.

69. [Thalassia testudinum Soland. Eggers Fl. 809.]

GRAMINE^.

70. Coix LACHRYMA-JoBi Linn.

"Job's Tears." Cultivated at Bassin, for ornamental purposes.
Oct. (Mrs. R. 13). Eggers Fl. p. 106.

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71. Saccharum officinarum Linn.

''Cane." "Sugar Cane." Several varieties are cultivated on
the island. Bassin, Dec. (Mrs. R. 14). Eggers Fl. 895.

72. Sorghum vulgare Pars.

"Guinea Corn." Cultivated at Bassin, May (no num.); and at
Judith's Fancy, Feb. (Mrs. R. iii). Eggers Fl. 894.

73. Andropogon Sch(Enanthus Linn.

"Lemon Grass." "Sweet-scented Grass." Cultivated at
Canaan. June (x.x). The roots are used for scenting cloth-
ing and linens in chests and drawers. Eggers Fl. p. 106.

74. Andropogon Wrightii Hackel.

Local at Corn Hill, where it grows in tufts in sandy soil. Jan.
(209). This appears to be the first mention of this species
east of the Mexican boundary of Texas.

75. [Andropogon saccharoides Linn. Eggers Fl. 892.

It is quite possible that this refers to the preceding species.]

76. Anthephora elegans Schreb.

A. villosa Spr. In wet places, scarce, along east end road.
Feb. (253). Eggers Fl. 889.

77. Nazla aliena (Spr.) Scribn.

Lappago aliena Spr., Tragus occidentalis Nees. The synonomy
given by Kuntze under Nazia racemosa (Linn.), and by
various authors, refers back to Cenchrus racemosus Linn.
Sp PL, 1049, a different form from Mediterranean Europe
and western Asia.

Sandy ditches and roadsides on the south side of the island.
May (390), (Mrs. R. 381). Eggers Fl. 891.

78. Eriochloa punctata (L. ) Hamilt.

Milium Linn. Growing in the water of a roadside ditch near
St. Johns Estate; uncommon. July (467). Eggers Fl. 871.

79. [Paspalum caespitosum Fliigge. Eggers Fl. 862.]

80. Paspalum compressum (Sw. ) Nees.

Milium Linn. Paspalum platycaule Poir. Common in wet places
in pastures. Bassin, Nov. (56); June (Mrs. R. 394).
Eggers Fl. 857.

81. Paspalum conjugatum Berg.

P. ciliaium Lam. non H.B. K. Common in wet ditches along
roads. Bassin, June (223). Eggers Fl. 858.

82. [Paspalum distichum Linn. Eggers Fl. 860.]

472 P^IELli COLUMI'.IAN MuSEUM BOTANY, VOL. 1.

83. Paspall'.m VA(;iNArr.M S\v.

In a wet sandy ditch at Corn Hill. June (433). Eggers Fl. 860.

84. Paspalum fimbriatum H.B.K.

Roadsides. tre(iiunt. Judith's Fancy, Jan. (238).

85. Paspalum glabrum Lam. in Poir.

Growing 1-1.5 ''•"'■ high in a sandy ditch on the south side of
the island, June (434).

86. [Paspalum plicatum Mx. Eggers Fl. 864.]

87. [Paspalum virgatum Linn. Eggers Fl. 865. J

88. Panicu.m I'.ARi'.iNODK Trin.

P. rnolle Sw. Abundant along dry sandy roads at Midland. Feb.
(300). Eggers Fl. 879.

89. Pamcum colonum Linn.

Common in wet situations near Bassin. Nov. (106), Jan. (Mrs.
R. 3 1). Eggers Fl. 876.

90. [Panicum diftusum Sw. Eggers Fl. 880.]
gi. Panicum divaricatu.m Linn.

P. bamluisoides Hamilt. Ascending among the bushes along
streams near Canaan. Feb. (^257), June (Mrs. R. 400b).
Eggers Fl. 882.

92. Panicum iuscum Sw.

Abundant in dry, rocky soil along roads beyond Salt River.
March (317). Eggers Fl. 878.

93. [Panicum fuscum fasciculatum Sw. Eggers Fl. 878.]

94. [Panicum glutinosum Sw. Eggers Fl. 883.]

95. Panicum grossarium Linn.

In the Bassin Yard. Nov. (66). On Lebanon Hill. May (Mrs.
R. 384).

96. Panicum i.atii'Oi.u.m Linn.

P. glutinosum Lam, non Sw. , P. divaricatum pubescetis Griseb.
Climbing 2-3m. in the thick woods of Mt. Eagle at iioo ft. »
where the stem becomes very thick and cane-like. Jan. (289).
Eggers Fl. 882.

97. Panicum maxi.mum Jacq.

/*. jumetorum Pars "Guinea Grass." Cultivated as the main
forage plant for cattle, and yields several hay crops a year.
Also frecjuently escaping in all open situations. The grass
appears to thrive especially well under Lebbek trees ; this
is particularly noticeable in dry seasons. Fields at Bassin.
Jan. (200). June (Mrs. R. 413). Eggers Fl. 881.

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of Si. Croix — Millspaugh. 473

98. Paxicl'm PASPALoiDES Pers.

Stems decumbent im. in the water of a lagoon ditcli at the east
end of the island. Jan. (212). Eggers Fl. 874.

99. Panicum plantagineum Nees.

Infrequent and local, in Bassin Yard. June (410).
100. Panicum prostratum Lam.

P. Cizspitosuin S\v. , P. procumbens Nees. In the light soil of a
garden at Bassin. Nov. (77). Eggers Fl. 877.
loi. [Panicum prostratum pilosa Egg. Eggers Fl. 877. J

102. SvNTHERiSMA iNSULARis (Linn.) comb. nov.

Andropogon Linn.. Panicum Mey. . Tricholcena Griseb. The

glumes and fruits of this species plainly place it in the

genus Svntherisma of Walter.
A common grass in dry pastures and along roads near Bassin,

where it is known as " Bitter grass " Dec. (142), May

(Mrs. R. 396). Eggers Fl. 890.

103. SVNTHERIS:SIA SANGUINALIS (Lk.) Dulac.

Panicum Linn., Digit aria jnarginaia Link. In clumps on the
sandy beach of the north side of the island. June (457).
Eggers Fl. 869.
104 Svntherisma setioera (Desv. ) Nash.

Digitaria Desv. Common in dry yards and along walks and
roads, Bassin. Nov. (45), May (Mrs. R. 392). Eggers Fl. 870.

105. Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) R.&S.

O. setarius (Spr.) R.&S., Orthopogon Spr. Rich soil in woods
on Mt. Eagle at iiooft. Uncommon. Jan. (250). Eggers
Fl. 873.

106. Ch/i-:tochloa caudata (Lam.) cojnb. nov.

Panicum caudatum Lam., Setaria setosa caudata R.&S. In
tufts in sandy soil at New Fort, Bassin. Nov. (67).
Eggers Fl. 887.

107. Ch.etochloa glauca (Linn.) Scribn.

Panicum glaucum Linn., Setaria glauca Beauv. , Chamceraphis
glauca Ktze., Ixophorus glaucus Nash. Local, along roads.
Golden Rock, Jan. (243): Lebanon Hill, May (Mrs. R. 383).
Eggers Fl. 886.

108. Ch^tochloa setosa (Sw.) Scribn.

Panicum seiosum Sw. , Setaria setosa P.Br. Occasionally seen
in rocky, dry places in thickets and along roads. Bassin,
May (z), at the east end of the island, June (Mrs. R. 407).
Eggers Fl. 887.

474 Field Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

109. [Ccnchrus echinatus Linn. Eggers Fl. 888.]

lie. Cknchrus viRiDis Spr.

"Bur Grass." Common in dry places. Bassin Yard, June
(Mrs. R. 443), (124). Eggers Fl. 888.

111. Stenotaphrum secundu.m (\\'alt.) Ktze.

S. Ameriianiim Schrk. In muddy places. In a thicket near
Golden Rock, Nov. (105). June (Mrs. R. 415) at King's
Hill Gut. Also seen near Salt River. Eggers Fl. 872.

112. Pharus glaber H.B.K.

F. lancifoliiis Hamilt. In rich mould along the shady banks of
a creek at Spring Garden. July (480). Eggers Fl. 846.

113. Aristida stricta Mich.x.

A. disperse Trin. In thickets, uncommon, at New Point, Bas-
sin. Nov. (64). Eggers Fl. 844.

114. Sporobolus Domingensis (Trin.) R.Br.

Vilfa Trin., Agrosiis Schult. Abundant on the black, muddy
shores of a brackish lagoon at the east end of the island.
Feb. (279).

115. Sporobolus Indicus (Linn.) R.Br.

Agrosiis Linn. Common in dry, sandy and gravelly situations
in Bassin yard. Nov. (71), May (Mrs. R. 391). Eggers
Fl. 843.

116. [Sporobolus littoralis Kth. Eggers Fl. 842. J

117. Sporobolus minutiflorus Link.

Infrequent, in sandy and gravelly places in Bassin yard. The
roots are tuber-bearing and odorous. Jan. (290). Edges
of gravelly walks, Bassin. Feb. (Mrs. R. 116).

118. Sporobolus Virginicus (Linn.) Kunth.

Agrosiis Linn. In loose sand on lagoon and sea beaches at the
east end and at Judith's Fancy. May (408), June (Mrs. R.
408). Eggers Fl. 841.

119. CvNODON Dactvlon (Linn.) Pers.

Panicum Linn. Common in dry places on King's Hill, Feb.
(526); and in a pasture at Bassin Yard. June (Mrs. R.
393)- Eggers Fl. 856.

120. Chloris ciliata Sw.

Common in dry situations at Bassin Y'ard. Nov. (42), May
(Mrs. R. 395). Eggers Fl. 853.

121. [Chloris eleusinoides Griseb. Eggers Fl. 851.]

Xov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix— Millspaugh. 475

122. Chloris radiata Sw.

Common along roads at Bassin Yard. Nov. (44). Eggers
Fl. 852.

123. Bouteloua litigosa Lag.

Aristida Americana Sw. Seen only at Bassin Yard. Nov.
(78)-

124. Eleusine Indica (Linn.) Gaertn,

Cynosurus Linn. Common in dry places, Bassin Yard. Nov,
(43). Sept. (Mrs. R. 3). Eggers Fl. 855.

125. Leptochloa fascicularis (Lam.) A.Gray.

Festiica Lam., Diplachne Beauv. Growing in the water of a
ditch at St. John's Estate. March (306).

126. [Leptochloa mucronata Kth. Eggers Fl 849.]

127. Leptochloa virgata (Linn.) Beauv.

Cynosurus Linn. Local; found only in light, wet sandy soil at
the east foot of King's Hill. Feb. (258). Eggers Fl. 850.

1 28. [Leptochloa virgata gracilis Nees. Eggers Fl. 850.]

129. [Leptochloa virgata multitiora Egg. Eggers Fl. 850.]

130. Dactvloctexium Aegvptlvcum (Linn.) Mill.

Cynosurus Linn., Eleusine Pers. Common along roadsides and
in Bassin Yard. Nov. (46). Eggers Fl. 854.

131. Eragrostis cilla^ris (Linn.) Link.

Poa Linn. In yards and between the bricks of pavements at
Bassin Yard. Nov. (33), Feb. (Mrs. R. 148). Eggers
Fl. 839.

132. Eragrostis minor Host.

Dry sandy soil at Corn Hill. Jan. (221). Eggers Fl. 839.

133. Eragrostis pilosa Beauv.

Along roadsides and in dry places at Bassin. June (b). Also
at Catharine's Rest. Jan. (222).

134. Bambusa vulgaris Schrad.

Growing in water at Jealousy Gut. March (Mrs. R. 253); not
in flower. Eggers Fl. 837.

CYPERACE.E. (See Suppl.)

135. Kvllinga brevifolia. Rottb.

K. pumila Rich., K. monocephala Thumb. Very local and rare.
In low wet ground at Spring Garden. July (479). Eggers
Fl. 917.

136. [Kyllinga filiformis Sw. Eggers Fl. 914.]

476 Field Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

137. [Kyllinga monocephala Rottb. Eggers Fl. 916.]

138. Kyllinga pungens Link.

K. obtusata Presl. At Midland. March (Mrs. R. 212).

139. JuNCELLUs L/EviOATUS (Linn.) Clarke.

Cvperus Linn. Forming thick patches in mud and water of
brackish lagoons, Bassin, Nov. (54). East end, March
(Mrs. R. 282). Eggers Fl. 897.

140. [Juncellus (Cyperus) laevigatas albidus. Eggers Fl. 987.]

141. [Cyperus articulatus Linn. Eggers Fl. 903.]

142. Cyperus Brizaeus Vahl.

Li sand near the water's edge of Lime Tree Bay. March (334).

143. [Cyperus bninneus Sw. Eggers Fl. 905.]

144. Cyperus capillaris (Sw. ).

Schxnus Sw. , Mariscus Vahl. In sandy soil near the sea at
New Fort. Nov. (69). Eggers Fl. 914.

145. [Cyperus confertus Sw. Eggers Fl. 899.]

146. Cyperus Eggersii Boeck.

Torulinium Cke. Growing with grasses among rocks on the
north slope of Mount Eagle, at iioo ft. Jan. (x). Eggers
Fl. 9 10, as C. oioraius.

147. Cyperus elegans Linn.

Cyperus viscosus Sw. In the mud and water of a lagoon at
Bassin. Nov. (59). Eggers Fl. goi.

148. [Cyperus filiformis Sw. Eggers Fl. 908.]

149. Cyperus flavus (Vahl.) Nees.

Mariscus \'ahl., Cyperus flavornariscus Griseb., non C. flamis
Presl. Scattered in the grass of a pasture, not gregarious;
root odorous. Bassin. July (483).

150. Cyperus ligularis Linn.

Mariscus rufus H.B.K. In muddy places along Salt River.
May (107). Banks of a fresh-water creek at Golden Rock,
Midland. Feb. (INIrs. R. 91). Eggers Fl. 912.

151. Cyperus Michauxianus Schult.

Torulinium Cke, Scattered in wet places on Constitution Hill.
Dec. (164). And at Golden Rock Gut. June (d).

152. Cyperus ochraceus Vahl.

Ditches and banks of creeks at Orange Grove. March (308).
Also seen at King's Hill: not common; roadsides near Bas-
sin. May (Mrs. R. 455). Eggers Fl. 900.

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Mii.lspauoh. 477

153. CvPERUS RO'i'UNDUS Linn.

Common at Bassin Yard. Dec. (159)- The small tubers are
edible, which gives rise to the local name, "Nut Grass."
The leaves have a sweet, meaty taste. Eggers Fl. 904..

154. Heleocharis capitata (Linn) R.Br.

Scirpus Linn. Plants from the muddy borders of a salt lagoon
at Bassin, Nov. (55), are erect and have culms iS— 26 cm.
long, while others from a fresh-water ditch on the St. John
Estate. March (315), are low and spreading, with culms
only 6-10 cm. Doily Hill. March (Mrs. R. 237). Eggers
Fl 918.

155. Heleocharis cellulosa Torr.

Abundant in a wet ditch on the St. John Estate. Jan. (210).
Not seen elsewhere. Bethlehem Gut. June (Mrs. R. 414).
Eggers Fl. 921.

156. Heleocharis interstincta (\ ahl ) R.Br.

Scirptis\di\\\. In a swamp at Jealousy Gut. March (Mrs. R. 252).

157. [Heleocharis ncdulosa Schult Eggers Fl. 919.]

158. Fimbristylis diphylla (Retz. ) \ ahl.
Bethlehem Gut. June (Mrs. R. 416).

159. Fimbristylis ferrlgixea (L.) Vahl.

In mud of salt lagoon at Bassin, Nov. (60): Midland, March
(Mrs. R. 244) Eggers Fl. 922.

160. Fimbristylis spadicea (L.) \'ahl.

In marshy soil at Lime Tree Bay. March (Mrs. R. 264).

161. Scleria LITH(^SPERMA (L.) Sw.

In stony forest on Signal Hill, Bassin. June (440). Eggers
Fl. 928

162. Scleria pterota Presl.

Canaan. June (Mrs. R. 400a). In rich sandy loam along the
wooded banks of a creek, Lebanon Hill. June (416).
Eggers Fl. 926.

ARACE.E.

163. Axthuriu.m cordifoliu.m Kth.

On rocks in open forest on Mt. Eagle, iioo ft., abundant (no
num.). Eggers Fl. 816.

164. [Anthurium Huegelii Schott. Eggers Fl. 814.]

165. Caladium kicolor Vent. Cultivated at Bassin. Nov. (no

num.): Sept. 3 (Mrs. R. 12). Eggers FL, p. 99.

47H

FiF.LD COLUMl'.IAN M USEUM — BOTANV, VoL. I.

i66. [Xanthosoma atrovirens C.Koch. - Eggers Fl. 821.]
167. [Xanthosoma sagittaefolium Sch. Eggers Fl. 822]

i68. [Xanthosoma hastatum. Eggers Fl. 823 ]

i6g. Arum maculatum L.

Cultivattd at Bassin. July (Mrs. R. 441).

170. [Lemna minor L

LEMNACE^.

Eggers Fl. 825]

BROMELL\CE.E.

171. BrOMKI.IA PlXGUIX L.

Common in dry situations at the east end, and used also for
hedges. April (342); March (Mrs. R. 284). Eggers Fl. 947.

172. Ananas sativl's Schult.

Cultivated to some extent but usually allowed to run out. A
fine plantation at Little La Grange, on a stony, sandy hill-
side, yields a fine sweet fruit, yellow within. Aug. (no num. ).
Eggers Fl., p. 112.

[Pitcairnia angustifolia Ait. Eggers Fl. 949.]

TlLLANDSIA RF.CURVATA L.

\'erv common on trees at Bassin, where it is known as " Old
Alans Beard.' March (Mrs. R. 257), (272). Eggers Fl.
952-

Tll.I.ANDSIA USNEOIDES L.

Not so common as the previous species. Found only in forests.
Signal Hill, Feb. (267); Crequis. June (Mrs. R. 439).
Eggers Fl. 953.

TlLLANDSIA L rRICLI.ATA L.

Very common on trees in isolated localities. It is called
"Wild Pine," and grows to a height of from 5 to 6 ft. East
end, Feb. (no num.); Crequis, June (Mrs. R. 440). Eggers
Fl. 951.

COMMELINACE.E.

177. CoMMKLlNA Xlim LOKA L.

Grows profusely in rich low soil. Yard at Bassin. May (175),
(Mrs. R. 56b). Eggers Fl. 835.

178. COM.MELINA Vlk(;lNlCA L.

In low sandy loam. Yard at Bassin. May (403); Jan. (Mrs.
R. 56a). Eggers Fl. 853.

173-
174.

175-

176.

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaucih. 479

179. Callisla. repens L.

On shady bank at Recovery Hill. June (Mrs. R. 412). Eggers
Fl.'833.

180. Rhceo discolor (L'Her. ) Hance.

Cultivated at the west end of the island. Feb. (INIrs. R. 98).
Eggers Fl. 832.

181. Zebrina pendula (Hort.) Schniz.

Lawn of the yard at Bassin. May (no num.), Feb. (Mrs. R.
HiJ- Eggers Fl. 831.

PONTEDERIACE.E.

182. Eichhornia azurea Kth.

Rare. In still water of a stream at Catherine's Rest. Nov.
(99), June (Mrs. R. 19).

LILIACE.E.

183. Aloe vulgaris L.

" Sempervive." Grows wild in limestone soils on the south
shore. March (309). In pastures at Midland. March
(Mrs. R. 209). Eggers Fl. 929.

184. [Allium fistulosum L. Eggers p. no.]

185. [Yucca gloriosa L. Eggers Fl. 930.]

186. Sansevieria Gl'ineensis Willd.

"Guana Tail." Naturalized in abundance in various localities,
especially, however, at Friedensfeld. In a pasture at Bas-
sin. March (341), Feb. (Mrs. R. 187). Eggers Fl. 938.

187. [Smilax Havanensis Willd. Sp. 2, 159. Eggers Fl. 939.]

AMARYLLIDACE.E.

188. Amaryllis tubispatha Ker.

" Snow-drop." Cultivated at Bassin. May to June (no num.).
Eggers Fl. 937.

189. Zephyranihes rosea Lindl.

In a garden at Bassin, cultivated. Sept. (Mrs. R. i). Eggers
p. no.

190. CrinUiM erubescens Ait.

At Hogensborg Gut. July (491). Eggers Fl. 935.

191. Crinum giganteum Andr.

Cultivated at Bassin. (No num.). Eggers p. no.

480 Field Colimhian Miselm — B<)^A^•^, \'ol. I.

192. Crinum longiflorum Herb.

Cultivated at I^assin. July (494)- Also, seemingly an escape,
near the west end.

193. HvMENOC.ALLis Carihae.\ (^L. ) Herb.

"Spider Lily." Cultivated at Bassin. June (460). Eggers
Fl- 934-

194. Eucharis grandiflora Pl.&Lind.

"Eucharist Lily."' "Passion Lily." Cultivated from New
Granada at Bassin (y). Jan. (INIrs. R. 88).

195. HiPPEASTRUM EiTUESTRE (Ait. ) Herb.

" Red Lily." Common in pastures at Bassin. May (393). In
the yard at Bassin. March (Mrs. R. 286). Eggers Fl. 936.

196. Agave Americana L.

" Karata. " Employed for hedges and utilized for its fiber. In
the yard at Bassin. Feb. (282, Mrs. R. 104). Eggers Fl. 931.

197. [Agave sobolifera Salm-Dyck. Eggers Fl. 932.]

198. FouRCROVA Cubensis Haw.

Cultivated in the yard at Bassin. Feb. (298). Eggers Fl. 933.

DIOSCOREACE.E.

199. [Dioscorea alata L. Eggers Fl. 942.]

200. [Dioscorea altissima L. Eggers Fl. 943.]

IRIDACE^.

201. [Cipura plicata Gris. Eggers Fl. 946.]

M USAGES.

202. MusA Paradisiaca L.

" Fig," the plantain being so-called in St. Croix. Cultivated
to some extent in gardens. Feb. (260). Jan. (Mrs. R. 38).
Eggers Fl. 955.

203. Musa sapientum L.

"BacubaFig," the sweet banana, is somewhat cultivated in
gardens. Eggers Fl. 956.

ZINGIBERACE^.

204. [Curcuma longa L. Cult. Eggers p. 112. J

205. [Alpinia nutans Rat. Cult. Eggers p. 112.]

206. [Renealmia sylvestris Gris. Eggers Fl. 957.]

207. [Zingiber officinalis Rose. Eggers Fl. 958.]

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 481

CANNACE^.

208. Canna Indica L.

" Indian Shot." Escaped and growing in running water, espe-
cially at the eastern end of the island. In ditches at Cre-
quis. July (no num.). At Contentment. Feb. (Mrs. R.
192)- Eggers Fl. 959.

209. Canna Lamberti Lindl.

Escaped in places and found growing near running water,
Crequis. Aug. (no num.). Eggers Fl. 960.

210. Canna lutea Mill.

Escaped in gardens at Bassin. June (no nvmi.).

211. [Canna edulis Ker. Eggers Fl. 961.]

MARANTACE^.

212. Maranta Indica Tuss.

"Arrowroot." An abundant escape in low rich soils along
streams. Flowers white. Cultivated at Big Fountain.
June (445). Eggers Fl. 962.

ORCHIDACE^.

213. [Epidendrum bifidum Aubl. Eggers Fl. 965.]

214. Epidendrum ciliare Linn.

Rare, on dead stumps and rocks on Mt. Eagle, iioo feet: in
fruit only. Jan. (no num ). Eggers Fl. 966.

215. [Epidendrum cochleatum L. Eggers Fl. 967.]

PIPERACE^. (SeeSuppl.)

216. Piper Bredemeveri Jacq.

Common along Crequis \' alley Gut. June (421). Eggers
Fl. 797.

217. .Piper peltatum L.

" Monkey's Hand." Along the creek at Big Fountain. June
(446). Also at La Grange. Root aromatic. Eggers Fl.
800.

218. Piper .medium Jacq.

Moist, shady spots in Crequis Valley. April (356). Also on
Mt. Eagle. At Bassin. Feb. (Mrs. R. 189). Eggers Fl. 796.

219. Peperomia acuminata Miq.

On rocks in moist, shady places. Crequis Valley. June (422).
Eggers Fl. S02.

220. [Peperomia Cubana C. D.C. Eggers Fl, 804.]

482 FlKl.It CoTAMHIAN IVIl'SKL'M — BoTANV, \'oi.. 1.

221. [Peperomia glabella Dietr. Eggers Fl. 803. J

222. [Peperomia obtusifolia A. Dietr. Eggers Fl. 805. J

223. Pkperomia pkllucida (L. ) Kth.

Growing on the north brick walls of the house at Bassin. Nov.
(120). Also on the walls of the cistern. Feb. (Mrs. R. 122).
Eggers Fl. 801.

224. Peperomia polvstachva Hook.

In rocky soil among underbrush on Signal Hill, 850 ft. June
(no num.). Eggers Fl. 807.

casuarinace.f:.

225. Casuarina equisetifolia L.

"Spar Wood." Cultivated in the public garden at Bassin.
June (Mrs R 414). Eggers Fl., p. 96.

SALICACE^.

226. 5alix Humboldtiana Willd.

One tree only known, not yet seen in flower. In running water
near Grove Place. June (p).

ulmace.f:.

227. [Celtis trinervis Lam. Eggers Fl. 771.]

228. [Celtis aculeata Sw. Eggers Fl. 772.]

229. [Celtis aculeata serrata Egg. Eggers Fl. 772.]

230. Trema micrantha (L.) Engl

A small tree in a garden at Canaan. June (443, Mrs. R. 399).
jers Fl. 773. Not seen elsewhere.

morace.f:.

231. Chlorophora TiNCTORiA fL.) Gaud.

"Fustic." A form with deeply cut leaves. Two trees noted
at Jerusalem Estate. July (482). Canaan. (Mrs. R., no
num.). Eggers Fl. 782.

232. Cecrdpia pei.tata L.

A low spreading tree in forests on the banks of streams,
Lebanon Hill Gut. June (449). Eggers Fl. 781.

233. ArTOCARPUS INCISA L.

"Breadfruit." Growing wild along Crequis Gut, fruit not
tubercled. edible. July (488). In young fruit at Grove
Place, June (450), fruit tubercled. The natives say this
is used like 488. Eggers Fl, 780.

Nov, igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 483

234. Ficus cRAssiNERviA Desf.

"India Rubber Tree."' Cultivated in the yard at Bassin. June
(414). Also noted wild near Mt. Eagle. Eggers Fl. 774.

235. Ficus trigonata L.

In a forest near Crequis. July (no num. ). Only one tree seen.
Eggers Fl. 775.

236. [Ficus laevigata Vahl. Eggers Fl. 776.]

237. Ficus POPULNEA Willd.

Rather common around lagoons. Roadside at the east end.
July (466). In a pasture at Bassin. Feb. (Mrs. R. 190).
Eggers Fl. 778.

238. Ficus pedunculata Ait.

"Fig." "Banyan." Common around dwellings. Pasture at
Bassin. Jan. (215). Eggers Fl. 779.

URTICACE^.

239. [Urera elata Gris. Eggers Fl. 784.]

240. Fleurva /Estuans (Jacq.) Gaud.

On walls and camp ground at Little La Grange. June (452).
Also seen at Spring Garden. Crequis. June (Mrs. R. 437).
Eggers Fl. 783.

241. Adicea microphvlla (L.) Ktze.

Very common in sandy spots in gardens. Yard at Bassin. Jan.
(193, Mrs. R. 92). Eggers Fl. 786.

242. Adicea microphvlla succulenta (Hook f. )

Pilca succulenta Hook f. Trans. Linn. Soc. 20:1 (1847) non
Wedd. in Arch. Mus. Par., 8:256 (1855-6).

On rocks in moist, shady situations at Spring Garden. July
(476). Eggers Fl. 786.

243. Adicea microphvlla triaxthemoides (Liebm.).
Pilea Liebm.

"Artillery Plant." In moist spots in the garden at Bassin.
Jan. (Mrs. R. 57). Eggers Fl. 786.

244. Adicea nummulariaefolia (Sw.) Ktze.

Running wild on a tub in the yard at Bassin. June (Mrs. R. 411).

LORANTHACE^.

245. Phthirusa Carib^a Kr.&Urb.

On Acacia Lebbek, which it completely covers and kills, on
King's Hill. March (313, Mrs. R. 349). Eggers Fl. 375.

484

FiKT.i) Coi.uMi'.iAN Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

246. [Phoratlfndron flavens Gris. Eggers Fl. 376.]

247. Phoradendron Martinicense (deC.) Gris.

On Bursera gummifera, Signal Hill, not observed elsewhere.
March (302).

OLACACE.E.

248. [Schuepiia arborescens R.&S. Eggers Fl. 158.]

249.
250.

251.

252.
253-
254-
255-
256.

257-
258.

259-
260.
261.

ARISTOLOCHIACE^.
[Aristolochia trilobata L. Eggers Fl. 793. J

ArISTOLOCHIA ANGUICIDA L.

"Adder's Tongue." Rare, in a pasture at Richmond. Feb.
(Mrs. R. 85). Eggers Fl. 794.

POLYGON ACE.E. (See Suppl.)
CoccoLOBA uviFERA Jacq.
" Sea Grape." Common along the sea, and occasionally in the

interior. Bassin Oct. (17). Eggers Fl. 708.
[Coccoloba leoganensis Jacq. Eggers Fl. 709.]

Eggers Fl. 711.]
Eggers Fl. 712.]
Eggers Fl. 713.]

[Coccoloba laurifolia Jacq.
[Coccoloba diversifolia Jacq.
[Coccoloba obtusifolia Jacq.
Coccoloba coronata Jacq.

Signal Hill, Bassin. July (Mrs. R. 448). Eggers Fl. 714.
CoccoLORA Barradensis Jacq.

A straggling shrub on low ground near the coast. Rustup Twist.
July {465). Eggers Fl. 714.

C0CC0L0I5A PUNCTATA PARVI FLORA Gris.

A low tree, frequent in rocky places near the coast. Cliffs at

Salt River. June (459). Eggers Fl. 714.
Coccoloba microstachya ovali folia Meissn.
Rocky coast at Rustup Twist. May (Mrs. R. 365). Eggers

Fl. 714.
Coccoloba nivea Jacq.
Frequent in rocky situations. North side, Belvidere. June

(456). Eggers Fl. 715.
Antigonon cordatum Mart. & Gal.
"Wreath Vine." Cultivated at Bassin. Nov. (88), Jan. (Mrs.

R. 16). Eggers Fl., p. 88.

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 485

CHENOPODIACE.E.

262. [Chenopodiiim ambrosioides L. Eggers Fl. 680.]

263. Chenopodium murale L.

Dry gravelly roadsides. King's Hill. Feb. (284). Eggers
Fl. 681.

264. Atriplex cristata Mocq.

Infrequent. On sandy beach at Lime Tree Bay. March (327).
Eggers Fl. 682.

265. Salicornia ambigua Mx.

Abundant in a salt marsh at Lime Tree Bay. April (365).

266. [Boussingaultia baselloides Kth. Eggers Fl. 683.]

AMARANTACE.E.

267. [Celosia argentea L. Eggers Fl. 685.]

268. [Celosia nitida Vahl. Eggers Fl. 686.]

269. KOKERA PANICULAIA ( L. ) Kth.

In sandy soils, Judith's Fancy, Nov. (41); West end, Feb.
(Airs. R. 102.) Eggers Fl. 687.

270. [Achyranthes aspera L. Eggers Fl. 688.]

271. [Achyranthes aspera argentea Lam. ■ Eggers Fl. 688.]

272. ACHVRANTHES ASPERA OBTUSIFOLL-X. (Lam.) Gris.

In the yard at Bassin. Nov. (32), Feb. (Mrs. R. 197). Eggers
Fl. 688.

273. GOMPHRENA GLOBOSA L.

Cultivated at Bassin. Feb. (Mrs. R. 100). Eggers Fl. 689.

274. Iresine elatior Rich.

Frequent in grass and thickets along roads near Bassin. Nov.
(116), Feb. (Mrs. R. 121). Eggers Fl. 690.

275. LiTHOPHiLA vermiculata (L.) Uline."

In black, wet mucky soil along roads. Catharine's Rest, Feb.
(277); Anna's Hope, Jan. (Mrs. R* i8j. Eggers Fl. 691.

276. Liihophlla muscoides Sw.

In dry shallow soil at the top of a bluff at Judith's Fancy. May
(402).

277. Alternanthera paronychioides St.Hil.

Between the pavement bricks of the \'ard at Bassin. Nov.
(61), Jan. (Mrs. R. 15).

278. [Alternanthera polygonoides R.Br. Eggers Fl. 692.]

279. [Alternanthera achyrantha R.Br. Eggers Fl. 694.]

486 Field Columbian Museum — Botany, \'oi.. I.

280. Amarantus polvgonoides L.

Roadsides and walks, east end. Feb. (288). West end. June
(Mrs. R. 435). Eggers Fl. 695.

281. Amarantus spinosus L.

In a field at Midland. Oct. (19). Eggers Fl. 699.

282. [Amarantus paniculatus L. Eggers Fl. 701.]

283. Amarantus tristis L.

Sterile red sandy soil at Judith's Fancy. Nov. (109). The
yard at Bassin. March (332), Feb. (Mrs. R. 198b). Eggers
Fl. 700.

284. [Scleropus amarantoides Schrad. Eggers Fl. 696.]

285. [Euxolus caudatus Mocq. Eggers Fl. 697.]

286. [Eu.xolus oleraceus Mocq. Eggers Fl. 698. J

BATIDACE.E.

287. Batis maritima L.

Local, but abundant in black mud of lagoon at Lime Tree Bay.
March (328, Mrs. R. 271). Eggers Fl. 634.

PHYTOLACCACE^.

288. [Microtea debilis Sw. Eggers Fl. 676. J

289. RiVINA HUMILIS L.

" Snake Bush." " Pimba Pepper." A common weed in shady
places. Yard and pasture at Bassin. Dec. (134), Jan. (Mrs.
R. 61). Eggers Fl. 677.

290. \'lLLAMILLA OCTANDRA (L. ) Hook.

East end roadsides. April (343). Doily Hill, .\pril (Mrs. R.
325). The leaves often fall at or before flowering. Eggers
Fl. 678.

291. Petiveria alliacea L.

"Conger Root" Waste, shady places; common. Has the
odor of the North American "Skunk Cabbage." Yards at
Bassin. Oct. (27), Feb. (Mrs. R. 132). Eggers Fl. 679.

NYCTAGINACE^.

292. Mirabilis Jalapa L.

"Four O'clock." Escaped to waste places at Bassin. Jan.
(201), Feb. (Mrs. R. 115). Eggers Fl. 702.

293. BfERHAAVIA ERECTA L.

Local; in cane fields at Golden Rock, May (401). Eggers
Fl. 703.

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 487

294. Ba:RHAAVlA PANICULATA Ricll.

" Batta Batta." Common in yards, among paving bricks and
on walls. Bassin. Oct. (2). Jan (]\Irs. R. 60). Eggers
Fl. 704.

295. PlSON'IA ACULEATA L.

Roadsides east of Bassin, near Mt. Welcome. Feb. (296, Mrs.
R. 151). Eggers Fl. 705.

296. PlSO^NIA SUBCORUATA Sw.

"Mampoo." Signal Hill, near Bassin, in rocky places. April
(368). North side, May (Mrs. R. 371). Eggers Fl. 706.

297. PiSONIA INERMIS Jacq.

In rocky places here and there. Salt River Bluffs. May (397).
Also seen on the summit of Signal Hill, near Bassin.
'Eggers Fl. 707.

298. B0UGAIN\ ILLEA SPECTABILKS Willd.

Cultivated in the Public Garden at Bassin. June (Mrs. R. 419).
Eggers Fl., p. 87.

AIZOACEiE.

299. MoLLUGO NUDiCAULis Lam.

On rocky cliffs at Judith's Fancy. Local. Aug. (499). Eggers
Fl. 44.

300. Sesuviu.m PORTULACASTRUM L.

On the sandy beach at Lime Tree Bay. March and April (324,
Mrs. R. 269). Eggers Fl. 51.

301. Trl\nthema monogv.va L

In wet ditches in stony ground, scarce. Marienhoi. July (471).
Eggers Fl. 52.

PORTULACACE^.

302. [Talinum triangulare Willd. Eggers Fl. 45. J

303. [Talinum patens Willd. Eggers Fl. 46.]

304. PORTULACA OLERACEA L

Occasionally found in the loose soil of fields and gardens, Bas-
sin. Feb. (294). Eggers Fl. 47.

305. [Portulaca oleracea micrantha. Eggers Fl. 47. J

306. PORTULACA QUADRIFIUA L.

A common weed in gardens. Bassin. Dec. (174). Eggers
Fl. 48.

307. PORTULACA PILOSA L.

Found only in one spot on Corn Hill. Jan. (206). Eggers Fl. 49.

488 Field Columbian Museum — Botanv, Vol, I,

308. PORTULACA HALI.MOIDES L.

Very common in rocky places. Bassin. May (R). Eggers
Fl. 50.

CARYOPHVLLACE^.

309. Dkvmaria cordata (L. ) W'illd.

Wet, stony soil along roads near the gut at Crequis. July
(490). Eggers Fl. 41.

NYMPH.EACE.E.

310. Castalia ampla Salisb.

In a mud pond at Work and Rest. Nov. (47). Young seeds
red, light gray when mature. Pond at Anna's Hope.
April (]Mrs. R. 320). Eggers Fl. 11.

ANONACE.E.

311. Anona muricata L.

"Sour Sop." In a pasture thicket near Bassin. March and
April (330, Mrs. R. 311). Eggers Fl. 2.

312. [Anona laurifolia Dun. Eggers Fl. 3. J

313. AxoxA palustris L.

"Monkey Apple" Marshy soil in the gut at Golden Rock.
April (347). Eggers Fl. 4.

314. AXONA SQUAMOSA L.

"Sugar .\pple." Exists both wild and cultivated, the fruit
used for food. Pastures and fields at Bassin April (349.
Mrs. R. 303). Eggers Fl. 5.

315. AxoNA reticulata L.

"Custard Apple. ' Commonly cultivated for its fruit. W'est
end. June (453, Mrs. R. 434). Eggers Fl. 6.

316. [Oxandra laurifolia Rich. Eggers Fl. 8.]

MENISPERMACE^.

317. CiSSAMPELOS PaREIRA L.

"Velvet Leaf. " Crequis. March (Mrs. R. 249). Eggers Fl. 10.

318. ClSSA.MPELOS PaREIRA MICROCARPA Gris.

"Velvet Leaf." Climbing over shrubs and young trees in
woods. Signal Hill. Dec. (184), June (Mrs. R. 436).
Eggers Fl. 10.

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 489

LAURACEiE.

319. [Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Bl. Eggers Fl. 716.]

320. [Phoebe Antillana Meissn. Eggers Fl. 717.]

321. Persea Persea (L.) Cock.

"Alligator Pear." In cultivation. Big Princess. Feb. and
March (305, Mrs. R. 160). Eggers Fl. 718.

322. [Acrodiclidiuni salicifolium Gris. Eggers Fl. 720.]

323. [Nectandra membranacea Gris. Eggers Fl. 722.]

324. Nectandra Antillana deC.

One tree only noted. Parasol Hill: in bud (464). Eggers Fl.
723-

325. [Cassytha Americana L. Eggers Fl. 725.]

PAPAVERACE.E.

326. Arge:mone Mexicana L.

Frequent in dry fields and in cane patches. Bassin. Nov.
(loi). Princess. Feb. (Mrs. R. 167). Eggers Fl. 12.

CRUCIFER^.

327. [Nasturtium officinale R.Br. Eggers Fl. 13.]

328. [Sinapis brassicata L. Eggers Fl. 14.]

329. [Sinapis arvensis L. Eggers Fl. 15.]

330. Brassica juncea (L.) Cosson.

Yard at Bassin. March (336); Feb. (Mrs. R. 128).

331. Lepidium Virginicum L.

Infrequent; in dry, sandy soil. King's Hill. March (312).
Also seen near Salt River. Yards at Bassin. May (Mrs. R.
357)- Eggers Fl. 16.

332. Cakile .equalis L'Her.

Mouth of the creek at New F'ort. Nov. (68). At Judith's Fancy.
April (Mrs. R. 304); Eggers Fl. 17.

CAPPARIDACE^.

333. Cleome pentaphvlla L.

"Massambee." Roadsides near Bassin. April (384). Used
in making "callalu," a sort of pot herb. Waste lands near
Contentment. Feb. (Mrs. R. igi). Eggers Fl. 18.

490

FiRF.i) Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

334-

335-

336-
337-

338.
339-

340.

341'

Cleome pungens Willd.

"Wild Massambee. " Sandy waste grounds, common, espe-
cially the dry beds of streams. Yard at Bassin. Nov. (85).
At Golden Rock. March (Mrs. R. 2ig). Eggers Fl. 19.

POLANISIA ICOSANDRA (L. ) W.&A.

Frequent in rich, sandy soil. In a cane field at The Grange.

Jan. (177). Pasture at Bassin. Feb. (Mrs. R. 194).

Eggers Fl. 20.
Cleome spinosa L.

In the yard at Bassin. Nov., 1895 (85 in part. F.C.M. 70398).
Cappakis Grisebachii Eich.
Dry, rocky roadsides at east end. April (381). North side.

May (Mrs. R. 366). Eggers Fl. 22.
Capparis Jamaicensis Jacq.
Rocky roadside on the north side near Salt River. June (454,

Mrs. R. 424). Eggers Fl. 23.
Capparis cynophallophora L.
Very common along roads at the eastern end of the island.

Pods 4 to 10 inches long, when open displaying the white

oily seeds in a brilliant red matrix. Bassin. Feb. to May

(261, Mrs. R. 354). Eggers Fl. 24.
Capparis frondosa Jacq.
" Rat Bean." East end. Feb. (285). Pasture at Bassin.

April (Mrs. R. 374). Eggers Fl. 26.
[Morrisonia Americana L. Eggers Fl. 27.]

MORINGACE^.

342. MORINGA MoRINGA (L).

Guilandina Linn. Very common in cultivation near Bassin.
Nov. to Feb. (118, Mrs. R. 78). Eggers Fl. 21.

CRASSULACE^.
343. Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) S.Kz.

Rocky roadsides and fields near Bassin.
76). Eggers Fl. 371.

Jan. (225, Mrs. R.

ROSACEA.
344. Chrysohalanus Icaco L.

"Cocoa Plum." On sandy shores and often cultivated for its
sweet, astringent, edible fruit. Cane Bay. May (Mrs. R.
353)- Eggers Fl. 284.

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix —Millspaugh. 491

LEGUMINOS^. (Sec Suppl.)

345. [Inga laurina Willd. Eggers Fl. 283.]

346. PiTHECOLOHiu.M Saman (\\'illd. ) Bth.

" Giant Thibet Tree." Canaan. Jan. (283). Also seen near
west end. Morning Star. May (Mrs. R. 352). Eggers
Fl. 281.

347. PiTHFXOLOBIL'M L'NGUIS-CaTI (L.) Bth.

"Cat Claw." " Crab Pickle." Roadsides at east end. Dec.
(171). Pastures at Bassin. Sept. (Mrs. R. g). Eggers
Fl. 282.

348. [Pithecolobium unguis-Cati ferfex. Eggers Fl. 282.]

349. Albizzla. Lebbek (Willd.) Bth.

" Thibet Tree. ■■ --Woman's Tongue." Naturalized in culti-
vated areas everywhere. Bassin. March to April (344,
Mrs. R. 315). Flowers white, fragrant, turning yellowish.
The name, Woman's Tongue, is applied on account of the
incessant clatter of the dry pods in the wind. A valuable
cabinet wood, dark, hard and taking a high polish. An
excellent tree for pastures, as it affords pleasant shade, and
the principal forage grass, Panicum maximum, thrives well
under it. Eggers Fl. 278

350. [Calliandra purpurea Bth. West. Hb. Havn.]

351. [Acacia Arabica Willd. Eggers Fl. 277. J

352. AcACLA Catechu (L.) Willd.

In the sandy soil of Crequis Valley, where the rainfall is great.
July (489). Eggers Fl. 271.

353. Acacia Farnesiana (L.) Willd.

"Casha. " Roadsides and dry stony places, south shore. Jan.
(234). Eggers Fl. 276.

354. Acacia lutea (Houst. ) Hitch.

Frequent in sandy soil near the beach at the mouth of Salt
River. July (486). Not seen elsewhere. Eggers Fl. 274.

355. Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd.

" Casha." Common on dry hills and stony roadsides near Mt.
Washington. Jan. (240). At Bassin. Jan. (Mrs. R. 34).
Eggers Fl. 275.

356. Leuc^na glauca (L.) Bth.

"Wild Tamarind." Very common in dry stony places. Road-
sides east of Bassin. Dec. and Jan. (178, Mrs. R. 45).
Seeds used for necklaces, etc. Eggers Fl. 270.

492 ■ Field Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

357. [Mimosa Ceratonia L. Eggers Fl. 269.]

358. Mimosa pudica L.

Sandy fields and roadsides near Mt. Stewart. Aug. (496).
Annally Hill. June (Mrs. R. 433). Eggers Fl. 267.

359. Desmanthus virgatus (L.) Willd.

In dry grassy localities. In the yard at Bassin. Jan (191,
Mrs. R. 58). Eggers Fl. 265.

360. [Desmanthus virgatus strictus Bert. Eggers Fl. 265.]

361. Hvmen^a Courbaril L.

"Locust." Wild, and cultivated near Bassin. In leaf March
30, in flower Aug. 31 (340), June (Mrs. R. 430). "The
pods are filled with a yellow powder which is eaten."
Eggers Fl. 260.

362. Tamarindus Indica L.

"Tamarind." Wild, and cultivated near Bassin. May and
June (413, Mrs. R. 379). Eggers Fl. 259.

363. Bauhinia tomentosa L.

" Horse-radish Tree," Cultivated and established as an
escape, near Bassin. May to June (411, Mrs. R. 351).
Eggers Fl. 261.

364. [Cassia alata L. Eggers Fl. 254.]

365. Cassia bicapsularis L.

"Stiver-bush." A low shrub or small tree 6 to 10 feet high.
In dry waste grounds near Bassin. Nov. (52). Roadsides
near Big Princess. Feb. (Mrs. R. 158). Eggers Fl. 251.

366. [Cassia biflora angustisiliqua (Lam.). Eggers Fl. 253.]

367. [Cassia fistula L. Eggers Fl. 248.]

368. Cassia grandis L.

" Liquorice Tree. " Naturalized near Canaan. April (371).
Pulp surrounding seeds black and of a liquorice-like flavor.
Eggers Fl. 249.

369. [Cassia obtusifolia L. Eggers Fl. 256.J

370. Cassia occidentalis L.

"Stinking Weed." Frequent in waste pasture lands. The
seeds are used as a substitute for coffee. Pasture at Bassin.
Oct. (21), Jan. (Mrs. R. 66). Eggers Fl. 255.

371. Cassia polyphylla Jacq.

In a pasture near Corn Hill Jan. (204).

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix^Millspaugh. 493

372. Cassia tora L.

Infrequent, in pastures near Bassin. Nov. (k).

373. Cham^crista glandulosa (L.) Greene.

Common in dry, sandy soil along roads near Bassin. Jan.
(194)- Eggers Fl. 257.

374. Cham^crista glandulosa RAMOSA (L.)

Cassia ramosa Linn. Roadsides at Big Princess. Feb. (Mrs.
R. 166). Eggers Fl. 257.

375. Cham/ecrista nictitans (L.) Moen.

Common in low, grassy places. Yard at Bassin. Nov. (112).
Eggers Fl. 258.

376. Parkinsonla aculeata L.

"Horse Bean." In dry, stony places along roads, especially
on the south side of the island. Corn Hill. Jan. (218).
Anna's Hope. Jan. (Mrs. R. 17). Eggers Fl. 241.

377. H.EMATOXVLON Campechl^num L.

"Logwood." Abundant in dry places on the south side of the
island. Bassin. Jan. (189, Mrs. R. 33). Eggers Fl. 240.

378. POINCIANA REGIA Boj.

" Flame Tree " "Flamboyant." Naturalized and cultivated;
pods used for fuel. Bassin. Feb. (291), May (Mrs. R. 389).
Eggers Fl. 246.

379. [Caesalpinia divergens Urb. Eggers Fl. 242.]

380. C.ESALPiNiA Crista L.

"Grey Nickars." On the sandy beach at Lime Tree Bay.
March and April (331, Mrs. R. 265). Judith's Fancy. Aug.
and Nov. (500). Eggers Fl. 244.

381. C.ESALPINIA CORIARIA Willd.

Cultivated? Only one tree seen, that at a pasture gate on the
south shore. Feb. (273). Eggers Fl. 247.

382. [Caesalpinia melanosperma Urb. Eggers Fl. 243.]
Guilandina Eggers.

383. CiESAT^PINIA PULCHERRIiMA (L.) Sw.

"Duldul" or "Dudeldu. " Escaped to roadsides and pastures
everywhere. Bassin. Jan. (224), Feb. (Mrs. R. 82), May
(Mrs. R. 385). Eggers Fl. 245.

384. [Adenanthera pavonina L. Eggers Fl. 263.]

385. [Myrospermum frutescens Jacq. Eggers Fl. 239.]

386. [Sophora tomentosa L. Eggers Fl. 238.]

494 FiKi.i) Coi.uMiiiAN MusKUM — Botany, Voi.. I.

387. Crotalaria juncea L.

Only a few specimens seen, those in a field at Bassin. Jan.
(211).

388. Crotalaria incana L.

"Rattle Bush." Roadsides and pastures; common. Bassin.
Oct. (15). Jerusalem. March (Mrs. R, 241). Eggers Fl. 188.

389. [Crotalaria latifolia L. Eggers Fl. 187.]

390. Crotalaria retlsa L.

"Rattle Box." A common weed in pastures and along roads.
Bassin. Oct. (16), Jan. (Mrs. R. 43). Eggers Fl. 186.

391. Crotalari.\ VERRL'COSA L.

"Rattle Bush." Common in grassy places. Bassin. Nov.
(72), Jan. (Mrs. R. 22). Eggers Fl. 185.

392. IXDIGOFERA AxiL L.

"Indigo Bush." Forming dense patches in dry pastures.
Bassin. Nov. (126), Jan. (Mrs. R. 68). Eggers Fl. 190.

393. [Indigofera tinctoria L. Eggers Fl. 189.]

394. SaIUXEA FLORIDA deC.

Escaped or naturalized on the south side of the island. April
(Mrs. R. 299). Eggers Fl. 194.

395. Cracca villosa cixerea (L. ) Ktz.

Prostrate in the beach sands of Judith's Fancy. Nov. (40).
Roadside at Bassin. Dec. (139). ^lidland. Feb. (Mrs. R.
181). Eggers Fl. 191.

396. Bexthamaxtha Carib.«a (Jacq.) Ktz.

Common in dry roadside thickets on the south side of the
island. May (391). Pastures and dry wooded banks of
guts. April (Mrs. R. 308). Eggers Fl. 192.

397. Agati graxdiflora (L.) Desv.

Cultivated at The Glynn. Feb. (299, Mrs. R. 20). Only one
tree seen. Eggers Fl. 197.

398. [Pictetia aculeata Urb. Eggers Fl. 196. J

399. ^SCHYXOMEXE AmERICAXA L.

Frequent in rich pastures and shady places. Yard at Bassin.
Dec. (133). Eggers Fl. 199.

400. /Eschynomene Americana depila Millsp.

I'reciuent in a hill pasture near Bassin. Jan. (Mrs. R. 44).

401. .\lysicaki'Ls vagixalis deC.

Common in dry, gravelly soil. Yards at Bassin. Dec. to Jan.
(131, Mrs. R. 59). Eggers Fl. 202.

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Croix— Millspaugh. 495

402. Stvlosanthes ha>l\ta (L.) Taub.

A common, diffuse weed of yards and grassy places. Yard at
Bassin. Jan. (216. Airs. R. 47). Eggers Fl. 209.

403. [Stylosanthes viscosa Sw. ? Eggers Fl. 210.]

404. [Arachis hypogapa L. Eggers Fl. 211.]

405. Meibomia axillaris (Sw. ) Ktze.

Along a rocky roadside at Crequis. June (428). Also noted at
Big Fountain.

406. Meibomla. incava (Sw.) Ktze.

A common weed in yards and pastures. Bassin. Oct. (i),
Feb. (Airs. R. 136). Eggers Fl. 204.

407. AIeiboml\ mollis (Vahl.) Ktze.

Frequent in dry soils. Jerusalem. Jan. (198). Specimens
with fruits 3 to 4-jointed, as mentioned in Eggers Fl. 208.

408. [Meibomia scorpiurus (Desv.) Ktze. Eggers Fl. 205.]

409. AIeibo.mia spiralis (Sw. ) Ktze.

Thickets in dry, loose soil. Bassin. Nov. (117). Eggers
Fl. 207.

410. Meibomia tortuosa (Sw. ) Ktze.

Low, sandy places along roads. Corn Hill (x), Jan. (207).
Eggers Fl. 206.

411. Meibomia triflora pilosa Ktze.

Dry situations. Yard at Bassin. Jan. (244). Eggers Fl. 203.

412. [Lourea vespertilionis Desv. Eggers Fl. 201.]

413. [Dalbergia Ecastaphyllum (L ) Taub. Eggers Fl. 236.]

414. [Drepanocarpus lunatus Mey. Eggers Fl. 235. J

415. Ichthyomethia Piscipula (L.) Hitch.

"Stink Tree." "Dogwood." Frequent in dry stony places.
Rocky shore at Rustup Twist. March (320). South side.
April (Mrs. R. 296). Eggers Fl. 234.

416. Qalactia regularis (L.) B.S.P.

Rocky roadsides on the north side near Rustup Twist. May
(Mrs. R. 369).

417. Galactia tenuiflora (Willd.) W.&A.

Roadsides at Bassin. Dec. (140). Crevices in brick pave-
ments. Feb. (Mrs. R. 199).

418. Vouacapoua Americana Aubl.

"Dog Almond." Abundant in rich soil, Lebanon Hill Gut.
June (451). Canaan. June (Airs. R. 397). Eggers F'l. 237.

496 Field Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

419. Abrus precatorius L.

"Jumbee Bead." "Wild Licorice." Climbing high over
bushes and in trees; common everywhere. Bassin. April
(373, Mrs. R. 456). The leaves when chewed resemble
licorice in taste and assuage thirst. Eggers Fl. 212.

420. Clitoria ternatea L.

" Blue Vine." Climbing over low brush everywhere Bassin.
Dec. to Jan. (152, Mrs. R. 7). Eggers Fl. 217.

421. Bradburya Virginiana (L.) Ktze.

Frequent in dry situations. Bassin. May (392), Sept. (Mrs. R.
5). Eggers Fl. 218.

422. [Bradburya Virginiana angustifolia. Eggers Fl. 218.]
The species takes on many forms of leaf both in shape and size,

especially on this island.

423. Teramnus labialis (L.) Spr.

Glycine Linn. Garden at Bassin. Nov. (76).

424. [Teramus uncinatus Sw. Eggers Fl. 219.]

425. [Teramus uncinatus albiiiorus Egg. Eggers Fl. 219.]

426. [Erythrina horrida Egg. Eggers Fl. 233. J

427. [Erythrina Corallodendron L. Eggers Fl. 232.]

428. Mucuna pruriens de C.

"Cow Itch." In moist, rocky situation at Crequis. June (no
num.). Eggers 231.

429. Canavalia obtusifolia (L.) de C.

Very common along the coast sea beach at Big Princess. Oct.
(25). Judith's Fancy. Feb. (Mrs. R. 113). Eggers Fl. 230.

430. Cajanus Cajan (L.) Millsp.

" Pigeon Pea. " Cultivated extensively and naturalized. The
seeds are eaten when ripe. Bassin. March (318). Mid-
land. Jan. (Mrs. R. 25). Eggers Fl. 216.

431. DoLicHOLUs minimus (L.) Medic.

The common form with striped petals. Bassin. Jan. (199).
Cane field at Judith's Fancy. Feb. (Mrs. R. no). Eggers
Fl. 213.

432. DoLicHOLUS minimus luteus (Egg.)

Rhynchosia Egg. Fl. 213. Yards at Bassin. June (432).

433. Dolicholus reticulatus (Sw. ) Millsp.

The strong vines common in dry situations. Yards and pastures
at Bassin. Nov. (79), Feb. (Mrs. R. 142). Eggers Fl. 215.

Nov, igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 497

434. [Phaseolus alatus L. Eggers Fl. 226.]

435. [Phaseolus lunatus L. Eggers Fl. 224.]

436. Phaseolus semierectus L.

Sandy roadsides and rich cane fields; common. Morning Star.
Dec. (158). Bassin. Jan. (Mrs. R. 30). Eggers Fl. 227.

437. [Phaseolus vulgaris L. Eggers Fl. 225.]

438. Vigna Catjang Walp.

Only one specimen seen, that in the sandy edge of a cornfield
near Doily Hill. May (m).

439. Vigna repens (L.) Ktze.

Common along roads, in ditches and moist, rich localities. Bas-
sin. Nov. (129). March (Mrs. R. 238). Eggers Fl. 222.

440. Dolichos Lablab L.

Common on bushes along the coast and in cultivation. Canaan.
March (321). Eggers Fl 223.

441. Dolichos Lablab albiflorus (de C.)

Labial) vulgaris albiflorus de C. " Banabis White Bean. " Cul-
tivated in the garden at Bassin. Nov. (Mrs. R. 217).

OXALIDACE^.

442. [Oxalis Martiana Zucc. Eggers Fl. 143. J

443. [Oxalis corniculata L. Eggers Fl. 144.]

444. [Oxalis corniculata microphylla Poir. Eggers Fl. 144.]

445. Oxalis latifolia H.B.K.

Wild in the garden at Bassin. Jan. (195, Mrs. R. 216).

ERYTHROXYLACE^.

446. Ervthroxylum ovatum Cav.

" Wild Cherry." " Brisselet." Crequis. April (352a). Eggers
Fl. 114.

447. Erythroxylum brevipes de C.

East end. June (438). Mt. Welcome. April (Mrs. R. 312).
See note under Eggers 114.

MALPIGHIACE^.

448. [Byrsonima spicata Rich. Eggers Fl. 115.]

449. Byrsonima coriacea de C.

One tree only, on top of Parasol Hill. July (461). This is
doubtless the same individual as Eggers Fl. 115 above.

450. [Bunchosia Swartziana Oris. Eggers Fl. 118.]

4gH FiKi.D Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

451. Galphimla (;i,auca Cav.

Cultivated at Bassin. June (no num.), Feb. (Mrs. R. 184).
Eggers Fl. 118.

452. Malfic;hl\ glabra L.

"Cherry." Dry, open places in stony ground. Yard at Bas-
sin. Dec. (153), April (Mrs. R. 319). A low, bushy tree
bearing from three to four profuse crops annually of large,
shiny, red, pleasantly acid berries. Used in making pre-
serves and jellies. Eggers Fl. iig.

453. Malpic;hl\ ukens L.

"Touch-me-not." Thickets along sandy beaches. Judith's
Fancy (378). Salt River. April (Mrs. R. 339). Also seen
at the gut near the base of Signal Hill. Eggers Fl. 120.
The long, flat-lying needles on the under side of the leaves
cause bad wounds to the unwary who are attracted to
gather the beautiful leaves and exquisite pink flowers. The
natives fear the plant and are even cautious of getting to
leeward of it when the wind blows, as the spines are
then detached and blow into the flesh, causing exceedingly
unpleasant sores.

454. [Malpighia urens lanceolata. Eggers 120.]

455. Stigmatophvllon periploc.«folium Juss.

Roadside thickets east of Bassin near Mt. Welcome. Dec.
(154). Near Petronella. April (Mrs. R. 298). Eggers
Fl. 123.

456. Heteropteris purpurea Kth.

In rocky places near roads. East of Bassin. Nov. (49). East
end. Feb. (Mrs. R. 107). Also on the north side of the
island. Eggers Fl. 124.

457. [Heteropteris parviflora deC. Eggers Fl. 125.]

ZYGOPHYLLACE^.

458. Trihulis IISTOIDES L.

Local but abundant in sandy or rocky places. Cotton Grove.
July (468). South side. April (Mrs. R. 347). Eggers Fl.

145-

459. Kalls'1"R(eml\ ^LAxnuA (L.) T.&G.

" Centipee Root." Frequent along roads and in yards. Bas-
sin. Dec. (138), April (Mrs. R. 314). Eggers Fl. 146.

460. [Guajacum officinale L. Eggers Fl. 147.]

Nov, 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 499

RUTACE.E.

461. [Citrus medica L. Eggers Fl. 138.]

462. Citrus Limonu-M Risso.

"Lemon." Cultivated at Bassin. March and z\pril (339, Mrs.
R. 301). The lemons grown here are thick-skinned and of
poor quality; they produce but little juice and that not as
acid as is usual. Eggers Fl. 138.

463. Citrus Aurantium L.

"Orange." Largely cultivated at Spring Garden and Bassin.
April and ]\Iay (399, Mrs. R. 302). The fruiting season is
from December to July. Eggers Fl, 139.

464. Citrus vulgaris Risso.

" Bitter Orange." Cultivated, rind very bitter. Bassin. May
(400). The C. aurantium Bigaradia of Eggers Fl. 139?

465. [Citrus buxifolia Padr. Eggers Fl. 140. J

466. [Citrus decumana L. Eggers Fl. 141.]

467. Citrus Limetta deC.

"Lime." Cultivated extensively at Spring Garden and at Bas-
sin. Dec. (179), Jan. (Mrs. R. 69).

468. Triphasia trifoliata deC.

"Sweet Lime." Cultivated at Bassin. Nov. (i 19), Jan. (Mrs.
R. 50). The fruit is eaten, and being very viscous is also
used for glue. Eggers Fl. 142.

469. Murrava exotica L.

Cultivated for its fragrant flowers. Bassin. Nov. (87), April
(Mrs. R, 316). Eggers FL, p. 37.

470. TOBINIA PUNCTATA Gr.

"Jumbee Apple." Along Contentment road near Bassin.
April (Mrs. R. 332). Eggers. Fl. 149.

471. [Fagara microphylla Desf. Eggers Fl. 151.]

472. [Xanthoxylum Clava-Herculis L. Eggers Fl. 152.]

473. [Xanthoxylum flavum \'ahl. Eggers Fl. 153.]

SIMARUBACE.E.

474. SURIANA MARITIMA L.

Common along the sandy beach at Lime Tree Bay. March
(329). Eggers Fl. 675.

475. Quassia a.mara L.f.

Cultivated at Bassin. June (a). Eggers Fl. 155.

500 Field Columbian Museum^ — Botany, Vol. I.

476. Castela erecta Turp

Stony pasture near the Blessing Estate. April (377). Eggers
Fl. 156.

477. Picr-I'-Na excelsa Lindl.

"Quassia." In moist, shady thickets at Canaan. June (no
num.). Eggers Fl. 157.

BURSERACE.E.

478. Bursera gum.mikera L.

Common along roads. East end. Jan. (245). Near Bassin.
April (Mrs. R. 343). Eggers Fl. 176. The trunks are
used for fence posts, as they soon sprout and remain alive.

479. [Hedwigia balsamifera Sw. Eggers Fl. 177.]

480. [Amyris sylvatica Jacq. . Eggers Fl 178.]

MELIACE^.

481. Melia Azedarach L.

"Lilac." "Lelock." Now and then found in the yards of
estates or naturalized along roads. Work and Rest. Oct.
(28). Jerusalem. April (Mrs. R. 232). Eggers Fl. 134.

482. Trichilia hirta L.

" Bastard Coffee."' Signal Hill, Feb., and Cotton Valley.
May (270). Rustup Twist. May (Mrs. R. 368). Eggers
Fl. 135-

483. Swietenia Mahogani Jacq.

Cultivated as a shade tree at Bassin. Jan. (247). May (Mrs.
R. 360). Eggers Fl. 136.

POLYGALACE.E.

484. [Securidaca Brownii Gr. Eggers Fl. 37.]

485. Securidaca erecta Jacq.

Orange Grove. March (338), April (Mrs. R. 236). Also seen
at Midland.

EUPHORBIACE^.

486 Phyllanthus distichus (L.) Mill.

" Gooseberry." Naturalized near a roadway at Bassin. Feb.
(268, Mrs. R. 86). Bears yellow sour berries in great pro-
fusion; these are used for preserves. Eggers Fl. 731.
Cultivated at Bassin. June (zz).

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 501

487. Phyllanthus Niruri L.

" Creole Chinine." Abundant along roads in dry situations.
Dec. (132). April (Mrs. R. 310). Eggers Fl. 730.

488. [Phyllanthus nobilis Miill. Eggers Fl. 732.]

489. [Phyllanthus nobilis Antillana (Juss.) Egg. Eggers Fl. 732.]

490. [Securinega Acidothamnus Miill. Eggers Fl. 734.]

491. SaVIA SESSILIFLORA Willd.

A shrub 10 to 18 feet high, in dry rocky thickets. Signal Hill,
Bassin. June (441). Eggers Fl. 728.

492. Dry PETES L.^viGATA Gris.

Shrubby, somewhat sarmentose or scandent, flowers sweet
scented. Male plants only seen. Rich soil at the bluffs
of Salt River. Jul)- (462). Eggers Fl. 735.

493. [Drypetes glauca Vahl. Eggers Fl. 736.]

494. Croton astroffes Ait.

" White Maran." Abundant along east end roads. Dec. (160 '.
Eggers Fl. 737.

495. Croton betulinus Vahl.

Pastures on the north side. Feb. (Mrs. R. 147). And at
Midland. Jan. (185). Eggers Fl. 738.

496. Croion discolor Willd.

On rocky ledges, abundant but local. Petronella and Castle
Coakley. Nov. (70). Jerusalem. March (Mrs. R. 228).
Eggers Fl. 740.

497. Croton flavens L.

" Maran." Very common in dry locations generally. Road-
sides at Bassin. Nov. (48), March (Mrs. R. 202). Used
by the natives for cleaning greasy pots and pans. A form
{forma grisea) grows at the sandy beach line at Judith's
Fancy. Nov. (38). Eggers Fl. 739.

498. Croton flavens rigidus Miill.

"Yellow Maran." On a low sandy bluff near the beach at
Judith's Fanc}'. Nov. (37).

499. Croton lobatus L.

Cane fields and old pastures, abundant. Golden Rock. Dec.
(146). Contentment. Feb. (Mrs.R. 196). Eggers Fl. 742.

500. Croton ovai.ifolius Vahl.

Dry hilly pasture lands at Bassin. Oct. (9), Jan. (Mrs. R. 23).
Used for making tea. Eggers Fl. 741.

501. DiTAXIS FASCICULATA A.JuSS.

On the north side. Jan. (Mrs. R. 153). Eggers Fl. 746.

502 Field Columhian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

502. AK(;nHAMXlA CANDICANS S\V.

Abundant on a rocky ledge at west end. June (426). Eggers
Fl. 747.

503. ^Adelia Ricinella L.

Roadside at east end. April (Mrs. R. 297). Eggers Fl. 745.

504. Acalypha sp.

Tomentose on the young branches. Leaves red, ample, iix
17 cm., ovate-lanceolate, finely crenate-dentate, acute, trun-
cate at the base; white-punctate and sparingly hairy; petiole
I to 1.5 cm.; male spikes 5 to 7 cm. long, red.
Cultivated and escaped; the former at Canaan (no num.); the
latter at Bassin. Feb. (Mrs. R. 118).

505. Acalypha Portoricensis Urb.Symb. Ant. i: 338.

In sandy and rocky loam at Lebanon Hill Gut. June (418).

506. Acalypha reptans Sw.

Between the bricks of a wall at Bassin. Dec. (147). Between
the stones of a cistern wall at Midland. March (Mrs. R.
210). Eggers Fl. 748.

507. Tracha VOLUP.ILIS L.

Pasture fence rows. Bassin. Dec. (143), Feb. (Mrs. R 119).
The sting proves very painful. Eggers Fl. 749.

508. Dalechampia scandens L.

Bassin. May (Mrs. R. 363). Eggers Fl. 759.

509. RiCINUS COMMUNIS L.

" Castor Bean." Grows to a height of from 5 to 9 feet, in waste
places. Yard at Bassin. Nov. (122), Feb. (Mrs. R. 127).
Eggers Fl. 750.

510. Manihot manihot (L.) Cock).

"Cassava." Cultivated on the St. John Estate. Sept. (Mrs.
R. 6). Eggers Fl. 751.

511. CODI^UM variegatum B1.

Cultivated at l^assin. June (Mrs. R. , no num.). Eggers Fl..
p. 94.

512. Jatkopha Curcas L.

"French Physic Nut." On the Montpelier Estate. July (481).
Eggers Fl. 752.

513. JaTROPHA GOSSVPl FOLIA L.

" Physic Nut." A common weed in dry pastures, stem often
ligneous. Bassin. Oct. (14). Feb. (Mrs. R. 126). Eggers
Fl- 753-

Nov. igoi. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 503

514. [Jatropha gossypifolia staphisagriaefolia. Eggers Fl. 753.]

515. [Jatropha gossipifolia elegans. Eggers 753.]

516. Jatropha multifida L.

Common in gardens. Bassin May (Mrs. R. 362), July (no
num.). Eggers Fl. 754.

517. Aleurfies Moluccana Willd.

"Walnut." Roadside near the gut at Crequis. Only one tree
noted. July (493). Eggers Fl. 744. Nuts excellent,

518. HiPPOMANE MaXCTNELLA L.

" Mancineel Apple." In low, wet, muddy places. Lagoon
borders east of Bassin. Feb. (286). Lagoon at Salt River.
June (Mrs. R. 240). Eggers Fl. 756. The yellow fruit
has the odor of a harvest apple, but is very acrid and
poisonous.

519. GVMNANTHES LUCIDA Sw.

In thickets on Signal Hill, Bassin, 6 to 15 ft. high. June
(442). Eggers Fl. 755.

520. HuRA CREPITANS L.

"Sand Box." Cultivated and naturalized in many parts of the
island. Bassin. Jan. (230), April (Mrs. R. 335). Eggers
Fl. 758. Continuously in flower, green and ripe fruit.

521. Euphorbia buxifolia Lam.

SaiTds of the beach at Judith's Fancy. Nov. (36). Lime
Tree Bay. April (Mrs. R. 267). Eggers Fl. 760.

522. [Euphorbia articulata Burm. Eggers Fl. 761.]

523. [Euphorbia geniculata Ort. Eggers Fl. 767]

524. Euphorbia cvathophora Murr.

Waste places, common. Golden Rock. Nov. (100). West
end. Feb. (Mrs. R. 95). Eggers Fl. 768.

525. Euphorbia hypericifolia L.

Waste lands, roadsides, and in gardens; common. Bassin. Nov.
(75), Feb. (Mrs. R. 124). Eggers Fl. 763.

526. [Euphorbia hypericifolia hyssopifolia (L.) Boiss. Eggers

Fl. 763.]

527. [Euphorbia neriifolia L. Eggers Fl. 769.]

528. [Euphorbia petiolaris Sims. Eggers Fl. 766.]

529. Euphorbia pilulifera L.

Dry, sandy soil. Yard at Bassin. Nov. (92). Eggers Fl. 762.

504 Field Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

530. Euphorbia pilulifera procumbens Boiss.

Between the paving bricks at Bassin. Feb. (Mrs. R. 200).

531. Euphorbia prostrata Ait.

Sandy soils at New Fort. Nov. (63). Between the bricks of
walls and of pavements in the yard at Bassin. March
(Mrs. R. 21 la). Eggers FI. 765.

532. [Euphorbia thymifolia Burm. Eggers Fl. 764. J

533. Pedilan'i'hus angustifolius Poit.

In a thicket on low ground near the lagoon at east end. May
(no num.). Eggers Fl. 770.

534. Pedilanthus padifolius (L.) Poit.

In thickets in dry stony ground. Yard at Bassin. Feb. (Mrs.
R. 165). On Signal Hill, Bassin. Dec. (181). Eggers
Fl. 770.

535. Pedilanthus tithymaloides (L.) Poit.

On low grounds in thickets at east end. April (no num.). In
a graveyard at Midland. March (Mrs. R. 287). Eggers
Fl. 770.

BUXACEyE.

536. [Buxus Vahlii Baill. Eggers Fl. 727.]

ANACARDIACE^.

537. Spondias lutea L.

"Hog Plum." In a field at Bassin. May (387). Yard at
Bassin. April (Mrs. R. 340). . Eggers Fl. 179.

538. Spondias purpurea L.

"Jamaica Plum." "Curacao Plum." Cultivated at Bassin.
Feb. (Mrs. R. 186, April 290). Eggers Fl. 180.

539. Spondias dulcis Forst.

"Pomseteer." Cultivated for its fruits. Canaan. March
(Mrs. R. 274).

540. [Rhus Antillana Egg. Eggers Fl. 181.]

541. COMOCLADIA II.ICIFOLIA Sw.

In limestone soil at Anguilla. April (374). "The plant
poisons me in the same manner as does Rhus toxicodendron
in the States." Eggers Fl. 182.

542. Mangifera Indica L.

"Mango." Cultivated and naturalized. The exceedingly
variable fruits are largely employed for food. Gardens at
Bassin. Dec. to Jan. (168, Mrs. R. 53). Eggers Fl. 183.

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 505

543. Anacardium occidentale L.

"Cashew." Cultivated in fields and gardens. The fruits are
both eaten and converted into wine. Bassin. Nov. to Jan.
(95. Mrs. R. 63). Eggers Fl. 184.

CELASTRACE.E.

544. [Alaytenus ela^odendroides Gris. Eggers Fl. 163.]

545. [Maytenus laevigatus Gris. Eggers Fl. 164.]

546. EL.tODENDRON XVLCK'ARPUM de C.

On rocky bluffs along the coast at Rustup Twist. March
(323). On the north side. June (Mrs. R. 427). Eggers Fl. 165.

547. MVGINDA FALLENS Sw.

At Shoy's Lagoon. April (345). Eggers Fl. 166.

548. [Myginda latifolia Sw Eggers Fl. 167.]

549. [Schasfferia frutescens Jacq. Eggers Fl. 168. 1

SAPINDACE^.
550 Serjanla LuciDA Schum.

"Wis." Common in dry places, where it climbs over trees and
shrubs. In a pasture at Bassin. Jan. (241). Also noted
on Signal Hill. Eggers Fl. 128.

551. PauUinia frutescens glabrescens (L.) Radlk.
Cultivated? Midland. Feb. (Mrs. R. 177).

552. Cardiosper.mum Halicacabum L.

" Baloon Vine." Very common, climbing over fences, cacti
and trees. Corn Hill. Jan. (202). Midland. Jan. (Mrs.
R. 26). Eggers Fl. 126.

553. [Cardiospermum microcarpum Kth. Eggers Fl. 127.]

554. Melicocca bijuga L.

"Kenepps." " Keneppy Tree." Naturalized in fields at Bas-
sin. April (372, Mrs. R. 330). Eggers says (Fl. 132):
" Leafless during flowering." This does not prove true of
this locality, though the trees may be partly so. Poly-
gamous. Fruit green, shining and warty, oval, pointed,
covered with a crustaceous thin shell, brown - maculate
within and free from the gelatinous, astringent, pinkish
flesh, the one or two seeds large; a fluid is usually secreted
between the pericarp and the flesh. These fruits are sought
by bats and domestic fowls, which have been observed
devouring them eagerly in the very tops of trees 40 feet high.
Wood hard and tough.

5o6 FlKLD Col.l'Ml'.IAN MUSKUM BoiANV, VoL. I.

555. [Sapindus ina'<iualis de C. Eggers Fl. 130.]

556. [Schmidelia occidentalis Sw. Eggers Fl. 131.]

557. [Dodonaea viscosa L. Eggers Fl. 133.]

VITACE.E.

558. CiSSUS SICYOIDES L.

" Pudding Vine." Growing over a stone wall at Big Princess.
May (389). Eggers Fl. 159.

559. ClSSUS TRIKOI.IATA (L.) Sw.

Extensively climbing. Big Princess. Nov. (102), March (Mrs.
R. 239). Eggers Fl. 160.

560. Cissl:s acida L.

Climbing over a Haiti tree at Cane Garden. May (Mrs. R.
380). Covering a stone wall at Coakley Bay. May (406).
Eggers Fl. 161.

561. V'lTis CAKir..«A de C.

Climbing high in forests along the gut at Caledonia: rare. July
(no num.) Eggers Fl. 162.

BALSAM I NACE^.

562. [Impatiens Balsaminea L. Eggers Fl. 137.]

RHAMNACE.E.

563. [Reynosia mucronata Gris. Eggers Fl. 170.]

564 COLUBRINA RECLINATA Brong.

Thickets on Signal Hill, Bassin. April (370). Eggers Fl. 173.

565. [Colubrina ferruginosa Brong. Eggers Fl. 172.]

566. [Krugiodendron ferreum Urb. Condalea Gris. Eggers Fl.

171.]

567. [Zizyphus reticulata de C. Eggers Fl. 174.]

568. GOUANIA DOMINCENSIS L.

"Soap-Stick." Frequent in roadside thickets near Bassin.
Nov. (50). Eggers Fl. 175.

TILIACE^.

569. [Triumfetta Lappula L. Eggers Fl. 100.]

570. TrIUMIKITA ALTHyKOlDES Lam.

"Burr Bush." Waste places and pastures. Suffrutescent,
flowers vespertine. Yard at Bassin. Nov. and Dec. (80,
135), Feb (Mrs. R. 81). Eggers Fl. loi.

571. TrIUMKKTIA SKMriRlLOHA L.

In grassy fields at Bassin. June (c. f.). Eggers Fl. 102.

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Croix— Millspaugh. 507

572 Triumfetta semitriloba Havanensis (Kth.)

In fields and the yard at Bassin. Dec. (136), Feb. and March
(Mrs. R. 138, 225).

573. Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq.

In the yard at Bassin. Dec (136 pt.), Jnne (h). Eggers
Fl. 103.

574. CoRCHORUs acutangulus Lam.

Common in gardens. Bassin. Jan. (188). East end. June
(Mrs. R. 406). Eggers Fl. 104.

575. CoRCHORUS SILIQUOSUS L.

Common in cultivated places. Cane field at Golden Rock.
Jan. (196). Waste hillside at Bassin. June (Mrs. R. 410).
Eggers Fl. 105.

576. [Corchorus hirtus L. Eggers Fl. 106.]

577. Corchorus hirsutus L.

Frequent in rocky open situations. New Fort. Nov. (62).
North side at Salt River. Feb (Mrs. R. 145). Eggers
Fl. 107.

MALVACEAE.

578. Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moen.

" Okra. " Cultivated, and escaped in many localities. Judith's
Fancy. Feb. (Mrs. R.). Used for soups. Eggers Fl. 79.

579. Abutilon graveolens W.&A.

" Marsh INIallow." In a pasture at jNIidland. Feb. (Mrs.
R. 176).

580. Abutilon Indicu.m (L.) G.Don.

In gardens and pastures, frequent. Bassin. April (Mrs. R.
318), Oct (8). Eggers Fl. 70.

581. [Abutilon lignosum Rich. Eggers Fl. 71.]

582. Abutilon i;mbellatum S\v.

Rocky soil at the east end of the island. July (ee). Eggers
Fl. 69.

583. [Bastardia viscosa Kth. Eggers Fl. 72.]

584. GossvpiuM Barbadense L.

Becoming common in waste places everywhere. Hundreds of
acres were formerh' planted in cotton, though none is at
present grown on the island. Cotton \'alley, formerly in
cotton, is now a deserted, useless area, run to cactus, cot-
ton, crotons and salvia. Roadsides at Bassin. Nov. (51),
Jan. (Mrs. R. 62).

5o8 Field Commhiax IMiskim — Botany, \'oi,. I.

585. [Hibiscus Braziliensis L. Eggers Fl. 84.]

586. [Hibiscus clypeatus L. Eggers Fl. <So.]

587. Hibiscus i'H(Kmcels Jacq.

In dry, stony, waste localities: infrequent. East end. May
(404). Mess Hill. Bassin. Jan. (Mrs. R. 75). Eggers Fl. 83.

588. [Hibiscus Sabdariffa L. Eggers Fl. 82.]

589. Hibiscus vitifolius L.

"Black-eyed Susan.'" Common in waste places. Bassin. Oct.
(11), Jan. (Mrs. K. 51). Eggers Fl. 81.

590. [Malachra capitata L. Eggers Fl. 73.]

591. Mai.achra alce,*;i()Lia L.

Common in moist places. Roadsides at east end. Dec. (161).
Orange Grove. ]March (?ilrs. R. 22 1). Eggers Fl. 73.

592. Malachra palmata Moen.

At the bridge over the gut at Catherine's Rest. June (j). In
a pasture at Bassin. Feb. (Mrs. R. 83).

593. Malvastrum Coromandeliaxum (L.) Garke,

In waste places, common. Yard at Bassin. Oct. (4). Eggers
Fl. 54-

594. Malvastrum spuatum (L.) Gray.

"Hollow Stalk." A common weed. In the yard at Bassin.
Oct. (7). At^NIidland. Feb. (Mrs. R. 182). Eggers Fl. 53.

595. [Pavonia racemosa Sw. Eggers Fl. 77.]

596. Pavonia spinifex (L.) Cav.

Common in waste lands. Bassin. Nov. (96), April (Mrs. R.
348). Eggers Fl. 76.

597. [Paritium tiliaceum A.Juss. Eggers Fl. 87.]

598. SiDA angustifolia Lam.

In dry, stony places. Madame McCarty's. July (no num.).
Eggers Fl. 59.

599. Si DA arguta Sw.

Shady ground in a pasture at Bassin. (Nov. 83). Suffrutes-
cent, not prostrate. Eggers Fl. 63.

600. SiDA CARPINIFQLIA ACUTA (Burm.) Millsp.

\'ery common in grassy places. Yards at Bassin. Oct (5),
Jan. (Mrs. R. 37). Eggers Fl. 55.

601. SiDA CARIMNI FOLIA ASTILLANA Millsp.

Waste grounds and pastures. Bassin. Nov. (86, Mrs. R. 94,
105). Eggers Fl. 58.

Nov. igo2. Flora ok the Island of St. Crolx — Millspaugh. 509

602. [Sida carpinifolia brevicuspidata Egg. Eggers Fl. 55.]

603. Sida ctliaris L.

A very common weed among grasses in sandy soil. Yard at
Bassin. Oct. (3). June (Mrs. R. 260). Eggers Fl. 57.

604. Sida cordifolia L.

Rocky soils, east end. July (e). Eggers Fl. 66.

605. Sida cordifolia alth.efolia (Sw. ) Gris.

Frequent in waste places. Bassin. Feb. (274). Eggers Fl. 66.

606. Sida gluiinosa Cav.

In waste places, infrequent. Yard at Bassin. Jan. (242). In
a pasture at Friedensthal Hill. Feb. (Mrs. R. 157).
Eggers Fl. 64.

607. [Sida nervosa viscosa Egg. Eggers Fl. 64.]

608. Sida retusa L.

Sida rhombifolia retusa {\^.)Qi^'\%. The broad, strongly truncate-
based, crenate-dentate, long-petioled leaves; calyx charac-
ters, strongly hairy carpids and puberulent seeds, keep this
distinct as a species.

Frequent in grassy _vards. Bassin. Nov. (97). Eggers Fl. 60.

609. Sida rhombifolia L.

In dry, sandy soil. Along the lane at Judith's Fancy. Aug.
(501). Eggers Fl. 60.

610. [Sida spinosa L. Eggers Fl. 59.]

611. [Sida spinosa polycarpa Egg. Eggers 59.]

612. Sida supina glabra (L'Her. ) Egg.

Between the bricks of walls and in damp places and grassy
fields, abundant. Yard at Bassin. Jan. (214, Mrs. R. 55).
Eggers Fl. 62,

613. Sida supina pilosa (Cav.) Gris.

In dry, stony ground and along roads. East end. June (436).
Eggers Fl. 62.

614. Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland.

"Haiti" or " Taheite Tree." Frequent oci low, sandy beaches.

Golden Rock. Jan. (197)- Seashore at Bassin. June (Mrs.

R. 403). Eggers Fl. 88. Wood hard and fine grained.
Used for cabinet work.

615. Urena Americana L.f.

• Along a running gut at Big Fountain. June (448). Eggers
Fl. 75-

5IO Field Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

616. WiSSADULA PERIl'LOCVEFOLIA (L.) Gris.

Infrequent. East end. Feb. (262). Eggers Fl. 68.

BOMBACACE^.

617. Adansonia digitata L.

"Guinea Tamarind." Cultivated at Ham's Bay. July (Mrs.
R. 451). Eggers Fl. 89.

618. ErIODENDRON ANFRACTUOSUiM deC.

"Silk-Cotton Tree." A fairly common roadside tree. Bassin.
Aug. (no num.). Eggers Fl. go. A large tree with
enormous flattened branches usually well covered with
Tillandsias, especially utriculata and recurvata. The tree
is worshiped by the Obi followers, who believe it to be
inhabited by devils.

619. [Myrodia turbinata Sw. Eggers Fl. 91.]

STERCULIACE/E.

620. AVENIA PUSILLA L.

East end. June (Mrs. R. 431). Eggers Fl. 95.

621. [Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. Eggers Fl. 93. J

622. Helicteres Jamaicensis Jacq.

Roadside thickets. East end. Dec. (166). Also seen on Sig-
nal Hill near Bassin. Recovery Hill. April (Mrs. R. 327).
Eggers Fl. 92.

623. Melochia nodiflora Sw.

A common weed alo'ng roads and in pastures. Bassin. Nov.
(84), Feb. (Mrs. R. 133). Eggers Fl. 98.

624. Melochia pvramidata L.

Common in dry places along roads and in pastures. Bassin.
Nov. (98), Feb. (Mrs. R. 174). Eggers Fl. 96.

625. Melochia tomentosa L.

"Broom-wood." In same situations as the last. Bassin. Nov.
(127), Feb. (Mrs. R. 173). Eggers Fl. 97. Hand brooms
are made by tying the plants into bundles.

626. Theop.roma Cacao L.

"Cacao." Extensively cultivated at Spring Garden and
Canaan. Aug. (no num.). Eggers Fl. 94. Native choco-
late is prepared by grinding the " nibs " into a paste, which
is formed into balls an inch or more in diameter for the
local market.

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 511

627. Waltherla Indica L.

Common in dry pastures and along roads. Bassin. Nov. (114).
Feb. (Mrs. R. 188). Eggers Fl. 99.

THEACE.E.

628. [Ternstroemia elliptica S\v. Eggers Fl. 108.]

GUTTIFERiE.

629. [Clusla rosea L. Eggers Fl. log.]

630. [Clusia alba L. ? Eggers Fl. no.]

631. Mammea Americana L.

" Mammey Apple." Naturalized everywhere, especially along
roads. April (375). Princess. April (Mrs. R. 317). Eggers
Fl. III. Fruits large, russet brown, pericarp one-eighth
of an inch thick. Flesh \ellow% firm, juicy and palatable.
Seed large, dark brown, scaly, ovate in section.

632. Calophvllum Calaba Jacq.

A large tree frequenting moist places. Lebanon Hill. June
(415). Also seen at Crequis. Eggers Fl. 112.'

TAMARICACE.E.

633. [Tamarix Indica Willd. Eggers Fl. 36.]

BIXACE.E.

634. BiXA Orellana L.

" Annatto." This species was doubtless brought to the island
by the Caribs, who used the red pigment of the seed coats
for coloring their bodies. The tree is found fully natural-
ized in the forests, especially near Golden Rock (no num.).
It is also cultivated. Grange. Sept. (Mrs. R. 8). Eggeis
Fl. 28.

canellace.e:.

635. fCanella alba Murr. Eggers Fl. 113. |

VIOLACE.E.

636. [lonidium striatum \'ent. Eggers Fl. 35.]

FLACOURTIACE.E.

637. [Trilix crucis Gris. Eggers Fl. 29.]

638. Casearia hirta Sw.

Along a gut near Mt. Pleasant. June (419).

639. [Casearia parviflora microcarpa Egg. Eggers Fl. 31.]

512 Field Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol, I.

640. CaSJ'.ARIA RAMIl-LORA Vahl.

Lebanon Hill. May (Mrs. R 3H7). Eggers Fl. 32.

641. Caska'ria svlvestris Sw.

Roadsides at Grove Place. June (^25). Eggers Fl. 30.

642. Sam\ ua serrulata L.

Roadsides. Bassin. Dec. (141). And Signal Hill, north side.
May (Mrs. R. 376). Eggers Fl. 34.

TURNER ACE.F:.

643. Turnera ulmifolia acuta Urban.

Occasionally seen in thickets on stony ground. The Grange.
Dec. (137). North side. Feb. (Mrs R. 154).

644. [Turnera ulmifolia L. Eggers Fl. 353. J

PASSIFLORACE.E.

645. Passiflora KO'.TIDA L.

Frequent along roads. Judith's Fancy. Feb. (271). Also
Mt. Washington and Clifton Hill, south side. March (Mrs.
R. 233). Eggers Fl. 352.

646. Passiflora hirsuta L.

Over a shaded stone wall near Midland. June (no num.).

647. [Passifiora incarnata L. Eggers Fl. 351. J

648. Passiflora laurifolia L.

" Bell Apple." Cultivated at Bassin. April to July (502,
Mrs. R. 331). Eggers Fl. 350. Fruits utilized: the jelly-
like pulp has the taste of rose-water.

649. [Passiflora pallida L. Eggers Fl. 346.]

650. Passiflora quadrangularis L.

" Grenadilla."" Cultivated for its edible fruit. Lebanon Hill.
March (Mrs. R. 279)

651. [Passiflora rubra L. Eggers Fl. 349.]

652. Passiflora suberosa L.

On a stone wall at Midland (1H6); also seen at Castle Coakley
and Big Princess, Work and Rest. April (Mrs. R. 322).
Eggers Fl. 345.

CARICACE^.
^53- Carica Parana L.

" Papaw." Naturalized about dwellings and estates. Culti-
vated at Bassin. Nov. (^90). Big Princess. Feb. (Mrs.
R. 162). Eggers Fl. 344.

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 513

CACTACE.E.

654. [Cereus floccosus Hort. Eggers Fl. 358.]

655. [Cereus grandiflorus Haw. Eggers Fl. 361.]

656. Cereus nycticalus Lk.

^ Naturalized over stone walls in a neglected garden. Blossoms
very fragrant, creamy white, the outer sepals chocolate-
brown. Bassin. April (386).

657. Cereus trl\ngularis (L.) Haw.

Trailing over roadside rocks at Midland (no num.). Eggers
Fl. 360.

658. [Melocactus communis de C. Eggers Fl. 356.]

659. Opuntia coccinellifera (L.) Mill.

Cultivated at west end. Feb. (^Irs. R. gg). Eggers Fl. 3*^7.

660. Opuntlv Clrassavica Mill.

In shaded thickets near the lagoon at east end. May (no num.).
Eggers Fl. 362.

661. [Opuntia horrida Salm. Eggers Fl. 364.]

662. [Opuntia spinosissima Mill. Eggers Fl. 365.]

663. Opuntla tirerculata Haw.

"French Prickly - pear." Cultivated at Jerusalem Estate.
March (Mrs. R. 231). Eggers Fl. 366.

664. Opuxtl\ Tuna (L.) Mill.

'• Prickly-pear. " Rocky waste soil of roadsides everywhere.
March (310). Eggers Fl. 363. Fruit yields a red dye.

665. Pereskla Bleo H.B K.

Cultivated; garden at Bassin. April (385. Mrs. R. 294). Eggers
Fl. 370.

666. [Pereskia aculeata Mill. Eggers Fl. 369 ]

LYTHRACE.E.

667. A>LMANXIA LATIF0LL\ L.

Frequent in wet places. Roadside ditch at St. John. March
307). Ponds near Work and Rest. Feb. (Mrs. R. 323b).
Eggers Fl. 325.

668. [Antherylium Rohrii \'ahl. Eggers Fl. 326. J

66g. Lagerstriemla Indica L.

"Queen of Flowers." Cultivated at Bassin. May and June
(431, Mrs. R. 378). Eggers Fl.. p. 54.

514 Field Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

670. LaWSONIA INER.MIS L.

"Mignonette." Cultivated in gardens. Bassin. Jan. to May
(213, Mrs. R. 377). Eggers Fl., p. 54.

PUNICACE^.

671. PuNicA Granatum L.

"Pomegranate." Naturalized and occasionally cultivated.
The yellow-flowered form in a yard at Bassin, Feb. (Mrs.
R. 84); the crimson-flowered at Lowry Hill, May (Mrs. R.
388). Eggers Fl. 313.

LECYTHIDACE.E.

672. COUROUPITA GUIANENSIS Aubl.

" Nutmeg Tree." Cultivated at Bassin. April (Mrs. R. 344),
June (no num.). Eggers Fl., p. 53.

RHIZOPHORACE.E.

673. [Rhizophora Mangle L. Eggers Fl. 328.]

^lYRTACE.E.

674. [Anamomis punctata Oris. Eggers Fl. 308.]

.675. [Chytraculia Chytraculia (L.) Millsp. Eggers Fl. 286.]

676. [Chytraculia pallens (Oris.) Eggers Fl. 287.]

677. [Eugenia acetosans Poir. . Eggers Fl. 300.]

678. [Eugenia axillaris Poir. Eggers Fl. 294.]

679. Eugenia buxifolia Willd.

Near Blessing. June (Mrs. R. 417)- Eggers Fl. 291.

680. Eugenia floribunda West.

" Guava Berry." Moist pasture lands at Spring Garden. July
(478). Contentment. June (Mrs. R. 405). Eggers Fl.
307. Fruit edible, used for making preserves.

681. Eugenia glabrata de C

Shaded roadside at the gut, near Little La Grange. July (t).
Eggers Fl. 298.

682. [Eugenia lateriflora Willd. Eggers Fl. 295.]

683. Eugenia luiustrina Willd.

Margins of woodlands, in rocky soil. Signal Hill, Bassin. June
(439). Lowry Hill. April (Mrs. R. 334b). Eggers Fl.
304. Berries shiny, black, sour.

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 515

684. Eugenma monticola (Sw.) de C.

In open woods on Mt. Eagle, goo feet, January (i); on Signal
Hill, 800 feet, February (292); roadside near Rustup Twist,
July (Mrs. R. 463). Eggers Fl. 293. Readily distin-
guished from the previous species by its smaller, dull black
berries.

685. [Eugenia pallens de C. Eggers Fl. 299.]

686. Eugenia Poiretii deC

Margin of a dry stream bed near Bassin. Sept. (Mrs. R. 2).

687. [Eugenia Portoricensis de C. Eggers Fl. 305.]

688. [Eugenia procera Poir. Eggers Fl. 302.]

689. [Eugenia pseudopsidium Jacq. Eggers Fl. 303.]

690. [Eugenia sessilitlora \'ahl. Eggers Fl. 296.]

691. Eugenia uniflora L.

On a rocky ledge at the west end. June (427). Eggers
Fl. 306.
692.. Eugenia virgultosa (Sw.) de C.

"Bastard Guava Berry." Roadsides east of Bassin. June
(437). Lowry Hill and north side. April (Mrs. R. 334a,
342) Eggers Fl. 301.

693. Jambosa Jamros (L.) Millsp.

"Rose Plum." Cultivated at Canaan. March (Mrs. R. 273).
Eggers Fl. 290. Fruit used for preserves.

694. [Jambosa Malaccensis de C. Eggers Fl. 289.]

695. [Myrica coriacea de C. Eggers Fl. 288.]

696. [Myrica coriacea Imrayana Oris. Eggers Fl. 288].

697. [Pimenta acris W.&A. Eggers Fl. 310.]

698. [Pimenta vulgaris W.&A. Eggers Fl. 309.]

699. PSIDIUM GUAJAVA L.

"Guava." Cultivated and occasionally escaped. Yard at

Bassin. Nov. (74). Fields at Bassin, in fruit. Jan. (Mrs.

R. 65). Eggers Fl. 311. Fruit a waxy yellowish green

without, rose color within. Used for jelly and preserves.

COMBRETACE^.

700. Buceras Buceras (L. )

Bucida Linn. Stony situations. Salt River. May (396). Low
grounds at east end. April (Mrs. R 346) Eggers Fl.
331. Wood hard and valuable; not so common as formerly.

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701. BUCERAS Ca'IAPI'A (L.) Hitcli.

" Almond." Cultivated and escaped. Bassin. Dec. (172),
March (Mrs. R. 242). Near the coast at Golden Rock.
March (Mrs. R. 218). Eggers Fl. 329. Pericarp acid,
pulpy, red or white, edible.

702. [Conocarpus erectus L. Eggers Fl. 332.]

703. Conocarpus erectus procumuens (L.) Jacq.

Low grounds on the margins of salt lagoons. Shoy's Lagoon.
April (34.6). North side. May (Mrs, R. 355). Eggers Fl.
332-

704. Laguncularia racemosa Gaertn.

"White Mangrove." Common in lagoons and salt marshes.
Lime Tree Bay. March (325). North side. May (Mrs.
R- 370). Eggers Fl. 330.

705. Ouisqualis Indica L.

Cultivated at Bassin. April and May (398, Mrs. R. 337).
Eggers FL, p. 54. Flowers white, turning red with age.

MELASTOMATACE.E.

706. [Clidemia spicata deC. Eggers Fl. 316.]

707. [Diplochita serrulata de C. Eggers Fl. 318.]

708. [Miconia angustifolia Gris. Eggers Fl. 324.]

709. [Miconia argyrophylla deC. Eggers Fl. 320.]

710. [Miconia impetiolaris Don. Eggers Fl. 321.]

711. Miconia i.^vigaia (L.) deC.

In moist, open places on rocky ledges. Crequis. April (357).
Eggers Fl. 323.

712. Mouriria Domingensis (Aubl.) Poir.

A low, spreading tree growing almost in the water of a creek
at Spring Garden. July, in fruit (477). Eggers Fl. 314.
Rare; not seen in flower. Fruits orange, very much »like a
persimmon in appearance, size and taste.

713. Tetrazygia el^agnoides deC.

Very abundant on a ledge in Crequis \'alley. June (429).
Eggers Fl. 319

ONAGRACE^.

714. Jussieua octovalvis (Jacq.) Sw.

CEnothera Jacq., J. angustifolia Lam. Ditches near Golden
Rock. Jan. (Mrs. R. 40).

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Crolx, — Millspaugh. 517

715. JUSSIEUA SUFFRUTICOSA L.

At the stock range at Bassin. Jan. (239). Eggers Fl. 327.

UMBELLIFER.E.

716. Peucedanum graveolens (L.) Bth.

Escaped from cultivation. South side. March (Mrs. R. 246).
Eggers Fl. 374.

717. Pimpinella Anisuim L.

Escaped from cultivation at west end. March (Mrs. R. 245).
Eggers FL, p. 59.

MYRSINACE.^.

718. [Ardisia coriacea Sw. Eggers Fl. 469.]

719. Jacquinia armillaris Jacq.

Rocky places; infrequent. Rustup Twist. March (322). A
form with unusually large leaves, 6 — 8x2 — 3.5 cm. Salt
River bluffs. Feb. (Mrs. R. 149). Eggers Fl. 471.

PLUMBAGINACE^.

720. Plumbago scandens L.

" Blister leaf." Frequent in thickets along roadways. Bassin.
Nov. (104). Big Princess. Feb. (Mrs. R. 163). Eggers
Fl. 674. The bruised leaves are used as blisters.

SAPOTACE^.

721. AcHRAS Sapota L.

" Mespel." Cultivated and naturalized along roadways.
Golden Rock. March (316). West end. Feb. (Mrs. R.
93). Eggers Fl. 477. The edible fruit, which is picked
and ripened artificially, exhibits many varieties as regards
shape and flavor; it is filled with acrid milk when young,
which disappears as the fruit ripens.

722. Bumelia cuneata Sw.

In marshy ground near the sea. Roadside at east end. April
(383). Eggers Fl. 481. The fruit contains a viscous,
milky latex.

723. Chrysophyllum Cainito L.

Infrequent; in forests; only a few trees noted. Crequis Valley.
July (no num.). Eggers Fl. 472.

724. Chrysophyllum glabrum Jacq.

Frequent. Bassin pastures. April (369), Feb. (Mrs. R. 180).
Eggers Fl. 476. Fruit edible.

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725. [Chrysophyllum microphyllum Jacq. Eggers Fl. 475.]

726. [Chrysophyllum olivaeforme Sw. Eggers Fl. 474.]

727. [Dipholis salicifolia deC. Eggers Fl. 480.]

728. [Lucuma multiflora ck-C Eggers Fl. 482.]

729. [Sideroxylon Mastichodendron Jacq. Eggers Fl. 479.]

OLEACE.E.

730. [Fortstiera Jacquinii Egg. Eggers Fl. 48b.]

731. Jasminum humile L.

■'Yellow Jessamine."' Cultivated in the public garden at Bas-
sin. June (Mrs. R. 419, 420).

732. Jasminum officinale L.

"Jessamine.'" Cultivated as a wall and trellis flower. Yard
at Bassin. Feb. (Mrs. R. 87), Aug. (no num.) Eggers Fl.,
p. 68.

733. Jasminu.m pubescens Willd.

Established in waste places and along fence rows. Bassin.
Dec. (165). Jan. (Mrs. R. 32). Eggers Fl. 487.

734. Jasminum quinqueflorum Heyn.

Established near Canaan. June (Mrs. R. 404). Nocturnal.

735. [Mayepea Carib.ea (Jacq.) Ktze. Eggers Fl. 485.]

LOGANIACEvE.

736. Spk;klia An'j-helmia L.

Dry places at Bassin. April (ax). Anna's Hope. March
(Mrs. R. 230). Eggers Fl. 388.

APOCYNACE^.

737. [Echites adglutinata Jacq. Eggers Fl. 497.]

738. [Echites barbata Desv. Eggers Fl. 501.]

739. [Echites neriandra Gris. Eggers Fl. 499. J

740. [Echites suberecta Jacq. Eggers Fl. 500.]

741. Nerium Oleander L.

Cultivated and naturalized at Bassin. Jan. (217), March (Mrs.
R. 234). Eggers Fl. 491.

742. Pl.UMERIA ALBA L.

On a rocky bluff at Salt River. May (395). Eggers Fl. 496.

743. Plumekia obiusifolia L.

In a graveyard at Bassin. May (360), April (Mrs. R. 361).
Eggers Fl. 495.

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 519

744. Plumeria rubra L.

Graveyard at Bassin. April (359, Mrs. R. 309). Eggers
Fl. 494.

745. Rau\volfl\ La>l\rckii A.deC.

Roadside near Mt. Washington. May (407). Eggers Fl. 490.

746. Rauwolfia xitiha L.

Thickets along rocky roadways. Peter's Rest. April (362).
Rustup Twist and north side. May to June (Mrs. R. 373,
428). Eggers Fl. 489.

747. Thevetl\ neriifolia Juss.

"Milk Bush." East end. Feb. (278). Crequis Valley. June
(Mrs. R. 438). Eggers Fl. 488.

748. \"lNCA ROSEA L.

Cultivated at Bassin. March (Mrs. R. 449). Eggers Fl. 493.

ASCLEPIADACE^. (See Suppl.)

749. Asclepias Curassavica L.

"Wild Ipecac." Sandy and gravelly roadsides. Canaan.
Feb. (255). Midland. March (Mrs. R. 207). Eggers
Fl 504.

750. Calotropis procera (Willd.) Dryand.

In drv fields, plentiful locally. South side road. Jan. (219),
April (Mrs. R. 295). Eggers Fl. 507.

751. [Fischeria crispiflora Schltr. Eggers Fl. 509 J

752. Ibatia maritima Decne.

Common in dry rocky places on trees and fences. East end.
Dec. (no num.). Eggers Fl. 508.

753. Metastelma Schlechtendalii Decne.

Common in rocky places, especially at the east end of the
island. Dec. (170). North side; Feb. (Mrs. R. 146).
Eggers Fl. 503.

CONVOLVULACE^.

754. [Convolvulus Jamaicensis Jacq. Eggers Fl. 538.]

755. Convolvulus nodiflorus Desv.

Rocky soil on Signal Hill. Bassin. Jan. (233). Eggers

Fl- 539-

756. CUSCUTA A.mekicana L.

"Love Weed." Very abundant on roadside weeds. Bassin
garden. Nov. (93), April (Mrs. R. 313a). Eggers Fl. 545.

520 Field Coi.umuian Museum — Bo i any, Vol. 1.

757. [ICvolvulus linifolius L. Eggers Fl. 542.]

758. EVOLVULUS iMUCKONATUS Sw

Rocky and sandy roadsides. Corn Hill. June (203). East
end. March (Mrs. R. 285). Eggers Fl. 543.

759. EvOLVULUS NUMMULARIUS L.

Pasture at Bassin. Jan. (246), Feb. (Mrs. R. 144). Eggers
Fl. 544.

760. li>()M(KA Batatas L.

Cultivated at Bassin. Feb. (Mrs. R. 80). Eggers Fl. 516.

761. Ip()M(Ka Batatas leucorrhiza Gris.
Cultivated at Bassin. Jan. (228). Eggers Fl. 516.

762. [Ipomcea Batatas porphyrorhiza. Eggers Fl. 516.]

763. [Ipomoea Bona-nox L. Eggers Fl. 510.]

764. [Ipomoea carnea Jacq. Eggers Fl. 519.]

765. Ipom(Ea eustachvana Jacq.

Climbing over seaside bushes at Judith's Fancy. Nov. (39),
Feb. (Mrs. R. 114). Eggers Fl. 521.

766. IpoMfKA fasticiata Swect.

Sandy field at Judith's Fancy. April (Mrs. R. 306). Eggers

Fl. 517-

767. [Ipomoea filiformis Jacq. Eggers Fl. 528. J

768. Ipom(Ka mollicoma Miq.

In black soil of swamps and moist places. Catharine's Rest.
Nov. (113). Midland. Jan. (Mrs. R. 28). Eggers Fl. 522.

769. Ipomcea pentaphylla Jacq.

Common in fields at Bassin. Jan. (226, Mrs. R. 42). Eggers
Fl. 514-

770. IpoiM<ea Pes-caprte (L.) Roth.

On the beach at Lime Tree Bay and Judiths Fancy. April
(363, Mrs. R. 305.) Eggers Fl. 523.

771. [Ipoma-a (luinquepartita R.&S. Eggers Fl. 525.]

772. Ip()M(Ea sinuata Orteg.

" Noyan Vine." Roadsides at Bassin, Petronella and Coakley
Castle. Nov. (65). Lime Tree Bay. March (Mrs. R. 272).
Eggers Fl. 513. The bruised leaves are used for dressing
wounds.

773. Ipo.M(Ka Steudelu Millsp.

Rocky cleared lands; infrequent. Signal Hill, Bassin. April
(367). Eggers Fl. 529.

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 521

774. Ipomcf.a triloba L.

Trailing over a sandy bank at Richmond Hill, Bassin. Feb.
(269). Eggers Fl, 521.

775. [Ipomoea triquetra R.&S. Eggers Fl. 526].

776. [Ipomoea Tuba Don. Eggers Fl. 511.]

777. [Ipomoea tuberosa L. Eggers Fl. 512.]

778. IPOMfF.A VIOLACEA L.

" Grannie Vine." Trailing over bushes in wet situations. East
end road. Dec. (162). Eggers Fl. 518.

779. Jacuuemontia pentantha (Jacq.) Don.

Very abundant. East end. Dec. (169). North side. April
(Mrs. R. 341). Eggers Fl 537.

780. [Jacquemontia tainnifolia Gris. Eggers Fl. 536.]

781. [Pharbitis acuminata (X'ahl.) Chois. Eggers Fl. 534-]

782. Pharbitis cathartica (Poir. ) Chois.

In a gut near the sea at Golden Rock. Dec. (103), March (Mrs.
R. 220).

783. Pharhii'is Nil (L. ) Chois.

In a cane field near Bassin, (no num.), and at Morning Star.
Jan. (187, Mrs. R. 36). Eggers Fl. 532.

784. [Pharbitis purpurea (L.) Voigt. Eggers Fl. 533.]

785. Porana panicuiata Roxb.

"Coralete." Cultivated at Bassin for covering brick walls.
Jan. (89, Mrs. R. 35).

786. Ouamoclit coccinea (L.) Moen.

In a yard at Golden Rock. Dec. (144). Along roads at Big
Princess, east of Bassin, and at Midland. Jan. (Mrs. R.
29). Eggers Fl. 531.

787. QUAMOCLIT QUAMOCLIT (L.) Britt.

" Cypress Vine." In an old truck garden at Bassin. Oct. (26).
Eggers Fl. 530.

HYDROPHYLLACE.E.

788. . Nama Jamaicensis L.

On a rocky ledge near Castle Coakley, and between the bricks
of a walk at Bassin. Jan. (297, Mrs. R. 130). Eggers Fl.
546-

522 Field Coi.umiuan Museum — Botany, Vol. J.

BORRAGINACE^.

789. CORDIA ALBA R.&S.

"W'hitf Manjack." Yard at P>assin. Jan. (227), March (Mrs.
R. 258). Eggers Fl. 548.

790. COKDIA COLLOCOCCA L.

" Red Manjack." A common roadside tree. Golden Rock.
April (348). Also at east end. Canaan. March (Mrs. R.
275a). Eggers Fl. 550. Fruit edible, abundant, bright red,
viscous.

791. CORDLA CVLINDRISTACH\A R.&S.

A common shrub in various situations both dry and wet.
King's Hill. March (314). Constitution Hill. Dec. (149).
Pasture at Friedensthal. Jan. (]\Irs. R. 77). EggersFl. 555.

792. [Cordia globosa Kth. Eggers Fl. 557.]

793. [Cordia Martinicensis R.&S. Eggers Fl. 556.]

794. Cordia nitida Vahl.

Dry, rocky places in forests. Signal Hill. Feb. (265). Eggers
Fl. 551-

795. Cordia Rickseckeri sp. nov.

Leaves ovate-lanceolate, entire, blunt at the apex, scaly-pubes-
cent upon the upper surface, smooth and shiny beneath.
Calyx large, fleshy, smooth and shiny, orange, rupturing,
unequally 5-crenate, densely stiff-haired within. Corolla
orange, infundibuliform, large.

Leaves 6 to 9 in. long. 3 to 4 in. broad: petioles i to 1.5 in.
long; calyx Sg by ^h in.; corolla 1.25 in. diameter. Prox
C. Sebestina, from which, in habit, it is very distinct.

At the east end of the island in Cotton Valley. May 28, 1896
(409).

796. Cordia Sebestkna Jacq.

"Scarlet Cordia." Yard at Bassin. Oct. (29). Feb. (Mrs. R.
140). Eggers Fl. 549.

797. [Cordia sulcata deC. Eggers Fl. 553.]

798. Cordia ulmifolia Juss.

Fields at Midland. Dec. (156). Along gut at Bethlehem.
Feb. (Mrs. R. loi). Eggers Fl. 554..

799. (Cordia ulmifolia lineata Egg. Eggers Fl. 554.]

800. Ehreiia Bourreria L.

Roads on the south side. June (435). Rustup Twist. May
(Mrs. R. 367). Eggers Fl. 558.

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 523

801. Heliotrofium Curassavicum L.

Abundant in the black mud at the margin of the salt lagoon
near Bassin. Nov. (58). Wet, marshy place along the
coast. North side. Feb. (Mrs. R. 152). Eggers Fl. 569.

802. Heliotropium fruticosum L.

Dry, rocky roadsides. Corn Hill. Jan. (208). South side.
Feb. (Mrs. R. 183). Eggers Fl. 570.

803. Heliotropium Indicum L

Sandy ditches along roads. Contentment road, Bassin. Feb.
(Mrs. R. 195). Petronella. Feb. (293). Eggers Fl. 567.

804. Heliotropium parviflorum L.

"Eye Bright." A very common weed on waste grounds. Yard
at Bassin. Nov. (91), Feb. (Mrs. R. 120). Eggers Fl. 568.

805. Heliotropium Peruvianum L.

Cultivated at Bassin. April (no num.). Eggers Fl., p. 75.

806. [Rochefortia acanthophora Gris. Eggers Fl. 559.]

807. [Tournefortia foetidissima L. Eggers Fl. 562. J

808. Tournefortia gnaphalodes R.Br.

"Sea Lavender.", In seaside sands at Judith's Fancy. Nov.
(34;, Feb. (Mrs. R. 109). Eggers Fl. 560.

809. Tournefortia hirsutissima L.

" Chickery or Chiggery Grape." Roadside near The Sight
at east end. May (405). Canaan. March (Mrs. R. 295b).
Eggers Fl. 561.

810. [Tournefortia volubilis L. Eggers Fl. 565.]

811. Tournefortia volubilis microcarpa (Desv.) Gris.
Trailing over roadside banks. East end. April (382). Eggers

Fl. 566.

VERBENACE^.

812. [iEgiphila Martinicensis Jacq. Eggers Fl. 665.]

813. Avicennia nitida Jacq.

Along lagoons, frequent. East end lagoon. Feb. (287). Lime
Tree Bay lagoon. April (Mrs. R. 263). Eggers Fl. 670.

814. [Avicennia tomentosa Jacq. Eggers Fl. 671. J

815. Bouchea Ehrenbergii Cham.

East end. June (Mrs. R. 409). Eggers Fl 652.

816. [Callicarpa reticulata Sw. Eggers Fl. 664.]

524 FiKi.i) Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

817. [Citharexylum cincTuum L. Ef^gurs Fl. 661.]

818. Cliharexvlum yUAi»RAN(;uLARE Jacq.

"Fiddle-wood." Dry slopes. Signal Hill. Dec. (182). Along
a creek at Jealousy. June (424). Big Princess. Feb. (Mrs.
R. 168). Eggers Fl. 660. Fruit black, shiny, edible, tast-
ing like that of Prunus serotina.

819. Clerodendron aculeatum (L. ) Oris.

Sandy soils at Corn Hill, Jan. (205); and Big Princess, Feb.
(Mrs. R. 164). Eggers Fl. 666.

820. Clerodendron siphonanthus R.Br.

Deep, low woods near Grove Place. Aug. (498). Crequis.
June (Mrs. R. 442/').

821. DURANrA REPENS L.

D. Plnmicri Jacq. Stony roadsides near the sea. Bassin.
Nov. (57). Richmond, Sept. South side, April, and north
side (in fruit), June (Mrs. R. 11, 307. 423). Eggers Fl. 663.

822. Holmskioldl\ sanguinea Rets.

"Chinese Caps." A common vine, in cultivation. Bassin.
Feb. (Mrs. R. 155). Eggers Fl., p. 84.

823. Lantana aculeata L.

Shady, damp locality near the gut at Crequis. July (1).

824. Lantana Camara L.

Very common in dry soils everywhere. Bassin. March (319J.
Richmond Hill. Feb. (Mrs. R. 172). Eggers Fl. 656.

825. Lantana involl'crai-a L.

Common along a gut at Golden Rock. Dec. (145)- South side.
March (Mrs. R. 227). Eggers Fl. 658.

826. [Lantana polyacantha Schau. Eggers Fl. 657. J

827. [Lantana reticulata Pers. Eggers Fl. 659.]

828. LiFiMA nodiklora (L.) Michx.

In seashore sands at Judiths Fancy. Nov. (128). .\nd Golden
Rock. March (Mrs. R. 223). Eggers Fl. 250.

829. Petrea voluhilis Jacfj.

Cultivated at Bassin. .\pril (Mrs. R. 329). Eggers Fl., p. 84.

830. [Petitia Domingensis Jaccj. Eggers Fl. 668.J

831. pRivA LAi'i'i'LACEA (L.) Pers.

In the yard at Bassin. Dec. (167), Feb. (Mrs. R. 131). Eggers
Fl. 651.

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 525

832. Valerianodes Jamaicensis (L.) Medic.

Stachytarpheta Vahl. A common weed in pastures. Bassin.
Nov. (12 1), Feb. (Mrs. R 137). Eggers Fl. 653.

833. [\'itex divaricata Sw. Eggers Fl. 66g. ]

LABIATE.

834. Coleus Amboinicus Lour,

"East India Thyme." In a dry, rocky place along a road at
the east end; locally abundant. June (no num.), March
(Mrs. R. 224). Eggers Fl. 638.

835. LeoNOTIS NEPET.tFOLLA. (L.) R.Br.

"Hollow stalk." The yard at Bassin. Oct. (22), Jan. (Mrs.
R. 64). Eggers Fl. 649.

836. Leonurus Sibiricus L.

Very common in waste grounds and cane fields. Yard at Bas-
sin. Nov. (30), Jan. (Mrs. R. 39). Eggers Fl. 647.

837. Leucas Martinicensis R.Br.

A common weed in waste places. Yard at Bassin. Jan. (236),
July (Mrs. R. 444). Eggers Fl. 648.

838. Mesosph-erum CAPn'ATUM (L.) Ktze.

Hyptis Jacq. "Wild Hops." Frequent in moist, shady situa-
tions. Crequis. April (358). Eggers Fl. 639.

839. MESospH.tRUM pectinatum (L.) Ktze.

Hyptis Jacq. "French Tea." A common weed in waste
grounds. Yard at Bassin. Nov. (no). Eggers Fl. 641.

840. Mesosph.erum suaveolens (L.) Ktze.

Hyptis Jacq. Common in dry pastures and the dry beds of
streams. Yard at Bassin. Nov. (82). Eggers Fl. 640.

841. [Mentha aquatica L. Eggers Fl. 650.J

842. [Ocimum Basilicum L. Eggers Fl. 636.]

843. Ocimum micranthum Willd.

A common weed of waste grounds. Yard and pasture at Bas-
sin. Dec. (130), Feb. (Mrs. R. 134). Eggers Fl. 637.

844. [Salvia coccinea L. Eggers Fl. 646.]

845. Salvia coccinea ciliata (Bth.) Oris.

Loose, sandy soil of the garden at Bassin. Jan. (235). Eggers
Fl. 646.

5-20 Field Collmhian Museum — Botanv, \'ol. 1.

846. Salvia occidentalis S\v.

Dry, rocky soils along roads. Signal Hill Dec. (180). Also
near Castle Coakley. Yard at Bassin. Feb. (Mrs. R. 79).
Eggers Fl. 643.

847. Salvla serotina L.

In gravelly grass land. Yard at Bassin. Dec. (173). South
side near Corn Hill. March (Mrs. R. 229). Eggers Fl. 645.

SOLANACE^.

848. Brunfelsia Americana Sw.

"Rain tree." Cultivated in the garden at Bassin. Jan. (Mrs.
R. 41). Eggers Fl. 571.

849. Brunfelsia Americana pubescens Gris.

'•Rain tree." Cultivated in the yard at Bassin. Nov. (m).
Eggers Fl. 571.

850. Capsicum annuum L.

Cultivated at Bassin. Jan. to Feb. (Mrs. R. 450, 67). Eggers
Fl. 584-

851. [Capsicum baccatum L. Eggers Fl. 583.]

852. [Capsicum dulce Hort. Eggers Fl. 581.]

853. Capsicum frutescens L.

" Bird Pepper." Roadsides. Signal Hill. Jan. (232). Also
seen near Salt River. Eggers Fl. 582.

854. [Cestrum diurnum L. Eggers Fl. 599.]

855. Cestrum laurifoliu.m L'Her.

Forests at Mt. Eagle, iioo ft. Jan. (263). Between Lebanon
and Canaan. March (in fruit, Mrs. R. 281). Eggers Fl.
598.

856. Cestrum nocturnum L.

" Lady of the Night." Cultivated at Bassin. June (W). Eggers
Fl. 600.

857. [Datura fastuosa L. Eggers Fl. 573. J

858. Datura Metel L.

Common in cane fields and about sugar mills. Judith's Fancy.
Jan. (237). Princess. March (Mrs. R. 280a). Eggers Fl.
572.

859. Datura Stramonium L.

Dry sandy roadsides; frequent. Kings Hill. Feb. (no num.).
Big Princess. March (Mrs. R. 280b). Eggers Fl. 575.

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Cr(Mx — Millspaugh. 527

860. [Datura Tatula L. Eggers Fl. 574.]

861. [Lycopersicum cerasiforme Dun. Eggers Fl. 585.]

862. [Lycopersicum esculentum Mill. Eggers Fl. 586.]

863. NlCOTL\NA TaBACUM L.

"Tobacco." Escaped here and there; a relic of former
cultivation. Bassin. Jan. (Mrs. R. 49). Seen also at
Little LaGrange. Eggers Fl. 576).

864. Physalis angulata L.

Low grounds and cane fields. Catharine's Rest, .\pril (361).
Midland. Jan. (Mrs. R. 27). Eggers Fl. 580.

865. [Physalis pubescens L. Eggers Fl. 578.]

866. [Solanum aculeatissimum Jacq. Eggers Fl. 595.]

867. [Solanum igneum L. Eggers Fl. 590.]

868. [Solanum mammosum L. Eggers Fl. 596.]

869. Solanum Melongena L.

Cultivated at Bassin (Mrs. R. no num.). Eggers Fl., p. 78. J

870. Solanum nigrum nodiflorum (Jacq.) A.Gr.

Sandy roadside at Annally. June (497). Bassin. March (Mrs.
R. 251 ). Eggers Fl. 587.

871. Solanum racemosum L.

"Canker Berry." Common in waste grounds. Roadside at
Petronella. Feb. (295). Bassin. Jan. (Mrs. R. 54). Eggers
Fl. 589-

872. Solanum Seaforthianum Andr.

Cultivated at Bassin. June (Mrs. R. no num.). Eggers FL, p. 78.

873. [Solanum verbascifolium L. Eggers Fl. 588.]

874. Solanum torvum Sw.

" Plate Bush." Common in waste grounds. Pasture at Bas-
sin. Nov. (123), Jan. (Mrs R. 71). Eggers Fl. 593.

SCROPHULARL\CE^.

875. Capraria biflora L.

"Goat Weed." Common in waste grounds. Yard at Bassin.
Feb. (301, Mrs. R. 143). Eggers Fl. 602.

876. [Capraria biflora pilosa Egg. Eggers Fl. 602.]

877. MoNNiERA dianthera (Sw.) Millsp.

Herpestis chamcedryoides Kth Abundant in seepage ditches.
Lowry Hill. Feb. (252), March (Mrs. R. 283). Eggers
Fl. 604.

528 Field Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

878. MoNNIEKA MONNIERA (L.) Britt.

Ncr/yestis Kih. In black muck; very local and abundant. Bas-
sin and Riistup Twist. Aug. (495). Golden Rock. March
(Mrs. R. 222). Eggers Fl. 605.

879. RUSSELIA jUNCEA ZuCC.

Midland. Feb. (Mrs. R. 175). Eggers Fl., p. 79.

880. SCOPAKIA nULCIS L.

In black mud of the lagoon at Bassin. Nov. (115). Content-
ment. March (Mrs. R. 205). Eggers Fl. 601.

881. [\'andellia diffusa L. Eggers Fl. 606.]

BIGXOXIACE.E.

882. BiGNONIA -toUlNOCTIALIS L.

Apparently rare. Salt River. July (no num.), June (Mrs. R.
426). Eggers Fl. 613.

883. BiGxoNiA Unguis L.

Frequent along roads. ^lorning Star Estate. May (394). Doily
Hill. Feb. (Mrs. R. 324). Eggers. Fl. 614.

884. Crescentia Cujete L.

" Calabash." In fields, common. Bassin. Nov. (73), Jan.
(Mrs. R. 70). Eggers Fl. 607. The fruit often attains the
size of a man's head. They are gathered for utensils when
they have reached the stage of growth at which the finger
nail will not mark them, sawn in half, the soft pulp removed
and the shells boiled. They are then scraped with a piece
of shell or a knife until only a thin ligneous shell remains;
this is dried and thus becomes ready for use. These shells
sell in the market for from two to eight cents per pair.

885. [Crescentia cucurbitina L. Eggers Fl. 608.]

886. DiSTU IIS LACTiFLORA (\'ahl. ) deC.

Roadsides at the east end of the island. Dec. (163). West
end. Feb. (Mrs. R. 96). Eggers Fl. 615.

887. Tecoma Capensis (Thunb.) Lindl.

Cultivated at Contentment. Feb. (Mrs. R. 193). Eggers Fl.,
p. 79.

888. Tecoma leucoxvi.on (L.) deC.

" White Cedar. " Common; yard at Bassin. Jan. (229), April
(Mrs. R. 323a). Eggers Fl. 611.

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island ok St. Croix — Millspaugh.

529

88g. Tecoma Staxs Juss.

" Yellow Cedar. " Open places, very common; forming when
in bloom a striking feature of the landscape. Bassin. Nov.
(81). Midland. Jan. (Mrs. R. 21). Eggers Fl. 612.

M.\RTYN1ACE.E.

8go. Martvnia dianora Glox.

In stony wastes and rich low soils. Yard at Bassin. July (487),
Sept. (Mrs. R. 4). Eggers Fl. 635. Also noted near La.
Vallee.

ACANTHACE.E. (See Suppl.)

891. Anthacanthus spinosu's (L.) Nees.

On a rocky ledge near Peter's Rest. March (335). Eggers
Fl. 630.

892. [Anthacanthus Jamaicensis Oris. Eggers Fl. 631.]

893. [Anthacanthus acicularis (Sw.) Nees. Eggers Fl. 632. J

894. Blechum Blechum (L.) Millsp,

" Penguin Balsam." A common weed of open places. Bassin.
Feb. and March (311, Mrs. R. 135). Eggers Fl. 6ig.

895. Drejerella mirabilioides (Lam.) Lindau.
Mt. Eagle. Jan. (248.) Eggers Fl. 627.

8g6. [Crossandra infundibuliformis Nees. Eggers Fl. 628.]

897. DlAPEDIUM assurgens (L. ) Ktze.

In waste places. Bassin. Nov. (108), Jan. (Mrs. R. 74)..
Eggers Fl. 633.

898. JusTiciA Carthaginensis Jacq.

Abundant in dry, open situations. Bassin. Nov. (no num.),
Jan. (Mrs R. 72). Eggers Fl. 624.

899. JUSTICIA PECTORALIS Jacq.

Dianilicra Murr. "Sweet Mint." " Garden Balsam." Culti-
vated at Canaan. Jan. (249). At a squatter's home at
Princess. Feb. (Mrs. R. 139). Eggers Fl. 622.
goo. RUELLIA COCCINEA (L. ) Vahl.

Caledonia. July (no num.). Eggers Fl. 618.

901. [Ruellia strepens L. Eggers Fl. 617.]

902. Ruellia tuberosa L.

Pasture and yard at Bassin. Feb. (25g), April (Mrs. R. 336),
Eggers Fl. 616.

903. [Siphonoglossa sessilis (Jact].) CErst. Eggers Fl. 623.]

53° Field Columhian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

904. Thunhergl-^ volubilis Pers.

Abundant in the northwestern portion of the island. Constitu-
tion Hill, Annally and Spring Garden. Yard at Bassin.
Feb. (280). Midland. Feb. (Mrs. R. lyH).' Eggers Fl. 634.

905. Thunbergia fraorans Roxb.

Copses frequent. Near Betsey's Jewell, Mt. Bijou. Feb.
(254). In a pasture at Canaan. Feb. (Mrs. R. 179). Eggers
Fl., p. 81.

906. [Odontonema nitidum (Jacq.) Ktze. Eggers Fl. 621.]

PLANTAGINACE^.

907. Plantago major tropica Oris.

Along a road in sandy soil, near Midland. April (379). Canaan.
March (Mrs. R. 278). Eggers Fl. 673. Petioles, scapes
and leaves covered with short, appressed hairs.

RUBIACE^.

908. ANlIRRHtKA LUCIDA Bth.&H.

Stenostomum Gasrt. Contentment. April (Mrs. R. 333). Eggers
Fl. 391.

909. [Borreria stricta Mey. Eggers Fl. 411.]

910. [Borreria verticillata Mey. Eggers Fl. 410.]

911. Borreria parviflora Mey.

Yard at Bassin. Jan. (192). Eggers Fl. 412.

912. [Catesbaea melanocarpa K.&U. Eggers Fl. 378.]

913. Chiococca racemosa L.

Thickets. Crequis. July (492). North side. June (Mrs. R.
422). Eggers Fl. 395.

914. [Chione glabra deC. Eggers Fl. 392.]

915. Coffka Lip.erica Hiern.

Coffee of excellent flavor is extensively grown at Spring Garden
at an altitude of but 100-150 ft. Canaan. Jan. (no num.).
Contentment. March (Mrs. R. 243). Eggers Fl. 397.

916. [Erithalis fruticosa L. Eggers Fl. 394. j

917. Erithalis fruticosa odorifera (Jacq.) Gris.

Lime Tree Bay. March and April (326, Mrs. R. 261). Eggers
Fl. 394-

918. ErNODEA LnrORALTS Sw.

On the sands of the seashore at Lime Tree Bay. March and
April (333, Mrs. R. 262). Eggers Fl. 406.

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 531

919. EXOSTE.MMA CaRIB.«A R.&S.

Stony hillsides at Cotton Grove. July (470). Eggers Fl. 383.

920. [Faramea odoratissima de C. Eggers Fl. 398.]

921. GUETTARDA PARVIFLORA Sw.

Thickets. King's Hill gut. June (444). Canaan. June (Mrs.
R 398). Eggers Fl. 390.

922 GuETTARDA SCABRA Lam.

In thickets at Canaan. Juhe (Mrs. R. 402). Eggers Fl. 389.

923. Hamelia lutea Rohr.

Thickets. Crequis Valley. June (420). Eggers Fl. 381.

924. Hamelia patens Jacq.

Damp, shaded, rich thicket at Crequis. April to June (351,
Mrs. R. 442a). Eggers Fl. 380. i

925. Ixora STRicTA Roxb.

Cultivated at Bassin. April (Mrs. R. 328). Eggers Fl., p. 62.

926. Morinda citrifolia L.

"Headache tree."' "Pain-killer." Naturalized in the yard at
Bassin. Dec. (176), Feb. (Mrs. R. 185). Eggers Fl. 404.
The oblong fruit waxy-white, 3 to 8 by 2 to 4 in. in its
diameters. Smells like Schweitzer cheese.

927. [Oldenlandia corymbosa L. Eggers Fl. 386.]

928. [Oldenlandia callitrichoides Gris. Eggers Fl. 387. J

929. Palicourea Pavetta rosea Eggers.

Shady thickets along the gut at Crequis. June (423). Eggers
Fl. 403.

930. [Portlandia grandiflora L. Eggers Fl. 384.]

931. PsvcHOTRiA Brownei Spr.

Rocky woodlands. Crequis. April (350). Also noted on
Lebanon Hill. Eggers Fl. 401.

932. [Psychotria glabrata Sw. Eggers Fl. 399.]

933. PsVCHOTRIA HORIZONTALIS Sw.

Along a roadway at Bassin. Nov. (53). Margins of adried-up
gut at Bassin. May (Mrs R. 386). Eggers Fl. 402.

934. Psychotria tenuifolia Sw.

"Brittle Stem." Banks of a gut at Canaan. June (Mrs. R.
401). Eggers Fl. 400.

935. RaNDIA ACULEA'IA L.

"Christmas Bush." Pasture at Bassin. April (Mrs. R. 326).
East end road near Shoy's. Dec. (155)- Eggers Fl. 379.

532 FiEi.i) Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

936. [Randia aculeata mitis Egg. Eggers Fl. 379]

937. Randia Mussaenda (Thunb. ) deC.

Gaiiiifiia Thunb. Escaped near Rose Hill at Annally. July
475-

938. [Rondeletia pilosa Sw. Eggers Fl. 385.]

939. [Scolosanthus versicolor Vahl. Eggers Fl. 393.]

940. Spermacoce tenuior L.

Between bricks of a pavement at Bassin. Oct. (10), Jan. (Mrs.
R. 52). Eggers Fl. 409.

941. [Spermacoce tenuior angustifolia Egg. Eggers Fl. 409.]

CAPRIFOLIACE^.

942. Lonicera Japonica Thunb.
Cultivated at Bassin. June (no num.).

CUCURBITACE.E.

943. [Anguria trilobata L. Eggers Fl. 342.]

944. [Anguria glomerata Eggers. Eggers Fl. 343.]

945. Cayaponia graciliflora Gris.

Growing on a calabash tree in the pasture at Bassin. Jan.
(Mrs. R. 73).

946. [Cephalandra Indica Naud. Eggers Fl. 339. J

947. CucUMis An(;uria L.

"Wild Cucumber." Frequent in pastures and grass lands.
Marion Hoy. July (469) Bassin. Jan. (Mrs. R. 48).
Used in soups by the natives. Eggers Fl. 338.

948. Cucurbita ficifolia Bouche.

Escaped to waste lands near Basin, where, though it blooms
profusely, it but seldom fruits. Jan. (no num.).

949. [Cucurbita Pepo L. Eggers Fl. 335.]

950. [Cucurbita Pepo Melopepo Egg. Eggers Fl. 335. J

951. Lagenarla La(;enarla (L.)

Cucurbita Linn.Sp. PI. loio. "Gobie." Near Mt. Bijou. March
(Mrs. R. 256). Eggers Fl. 336.

952. [Lagenaria Lagenaria viscosa (Egg.). Eggers Fl. 336.]

953. [Luffa cylindrica Rcem. Eggers Fl. 334-]

954. [Melothria pervaga Gris. Eggers- Fl. 337.]

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Croix— Millspaugh. 533

955. MOMORDICA ChARANTL\ L.

" Balsam Apple." Common. Near Peter's Rest. April (364).
Bassin. Jan. (Mrs. R. 46). Eggers Fl. 333.

956. [Trianosperma graciliflora Gris. Eggers Fl. 340.]

CAMPANULACE.E.

957. [Isotoma longiflora Presl. Eggers Fl. 468.]

GOODENIACE^.

958. [Scaevola Plumieri L. Eggers Fl. 469.]

composit.f:.

959. Acanthospermum humile deC.

Frequent in dry localities. Pasture at Bassin. Oct. (20),
March (Mrs. R. 203).

960. AgERATUM CONYZOIDES L.

Rich sandy soil, scarce and local. Annally, June (430); also
noted at Big Fountain, Jealous}-. March (Mrs. R. 250b).
Eggers Fl. 419.
g6i. [Ambrosia artemisiaefolia Trinitensis Egg. Eggers Fl. 440.]

962. Baccharis dioica Vahl.

Abundant locally. Rocky coast on the north side. June (455)-
Rustup Twist. May (Mrs. R. 372). Eggers Fl. 431.

963. BiDENS BIPINNATA L.

"Spanish Needles." Common in waste grounds. Yard at
Bassin. Oct. (13), Feb. (Mrs. R. 129). Eggers Fl. 454.

964. BlUENS LEUCANTHA (L.) Willd.

Abundant at Spring Garden. July (473). Not seen elsewhere.
Eggers Fl. 453.

965. BORRICHIA ARBORESCENS ( L. ) de C.

Sea beach at Lime Tree Bay. April (Mrs. R. 266). Eggers
Fl. 444.

966. Borrichia argentea de C.

Sea beach at Big Princess. Oct. (24).

967. Chaptalia NUTANS (L.) Hemsl.

Damp rich loam. Big Fountain. June (447). Eggers Fl. 465.

968. Cosmos caudatus Kth.

Roadsides and dry pastures, near St. John's Estate. Oct. (18).
Near Midland. Feb. (Mrs. R. 89). Eggers Fl. 455.

534 ' Field Columhian Museum— Botanv, Vol. I.

969. DisTKEPius spicATUs (Juss.) Cass.

A common weed of open places. Yard at Bassin. Jan. (190),
Feb. (Mrs. R. 123). Eggers Fl. 418.

970. EcLiPTA ALBA (L. ) Hassk.

Occasionally seen in sandy ditches along roadways. Work and
Rest. Dec. (148.) Contentment. March (Mrs. R. 204,
206). Eggers Fl. 443.

971. [Elephantopus mollis Kth. Eggers Fl. 417.]

972. E.MILIA SONCHIKOLIA (L.) de C.

"Scarlet Paint Brush." Roadsides frequent. Constitution
Hill and yard at Bassin, Dec. (150, 183): also near Big
Princess, Jan., yard at Bassin, Feb., and Crequis, March
(Mrs. R. 125, 247). Eggers Fl. 463. A form with white
flowers noted near The Grange. Eggers Fl. 463.

973. [Emilia sagittata deC. Eggers Fl. 464.]

974. Erechthites hieracifolia (L. ) Raf.

Plentiful in the fruit gardens at Spring Garden. July (474).
Not seen elsewhere.

975. [Erechthites hieracifolia cacalioides Less. Eggers Fl. 462.]

976. Eric;er()n spAiHULAius \'ahl.

Roadsides. St. John's Estate. April (366). Jealousy. March
(Mrs. R. 250a). Eggers Fl. 429.

977. [Erigeron atriplicifolium Vahl. Eggers Fl. 423.]

978. [Erigeron Ayapana \'ent. Eggers Fl. 425.]

979- Hupatorium foeniculaceum \\ illd.

Yard at Bassin. Feb. (Mrs. R. 171). Cultivated.

980. [Eupatorium macrophyllum L. Eggers Fl. 420.]

981. Eupatorium odoratum L.

"Christmas Bush." Common in dry pastures and rocky road-
sides. Bassin. Nov. (125). Eggers Fl. 421. Used as a
decoration at Yuletide.

982. [Eupatorium repandum \Villd. Eggers Fl. 422. J

983. Eupatorium sinuatum Lam.

Rocky soil near the coast at New Fort. Oct. (23).

984. Lactuca Intvhacea Jacq.

Roadsides near Anna's Hope, Jan. (231), and Constitution
Hill. Eggers Fl. 466.

Nt)V. ig02. Fl.OKA OF IHE ISLAND OF Si'. CrOIX — MiM.SrAUGH. 535

gH^. Lkitii.on Caxai»f:xsf: (L.) Ihitt.

Roadside near St. John. Jidy(4S4). :\Iidland. May (Mrs. R.
35'"^)- Eggers Fl. 430.
9S6. Mki.ampooium pafu]>osu.m H.B.K.

In a wet ditch at Mt. Pleasant. Aug. (s). Contentment. July.
(Mrs. R. 445). Eggers Fl. 435.

987. Ucacoua nouifloka (L.) Hitch.

Synedrella Ga?rtn. '• Fatten barrow. "' Waste places. Bassin.
Nov. (31). At Midland. March (Mrs. R. 208). Eggers
Fl. 457.

988. Parjhf:nium Hvsierophorus L.

Abundant in neglected \ards and along dry roadways. Yard at
Bassin. Oct. (6), April (Mrs. R. 291). Eggers Fl. 439.

989. Pkctis humifusa Sw.

Abundant locall\' on the rocky seaDbeach, in rock pockets of
hard packed sand. Judith's Fancy. Nov. (35). Feb. (Mrs.
R. 117). Eggers Fl. 460.

990. Pecfis I'lXCTATA Jacq.

Common in dry. wooded pastures. Bassin. Oct. (12), April
(Mrs. R. 313b). Eggers Fl. 458.

991. Pluchea camphorata (L.) deC.

In a wet ditch at the Blackwood's Estate. April (376).

992. Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass.

"Sweet scent."" In a rich field near Catharihe"s Rest. Feb.
(276). Eggers Fl. 432.

993. [Pluchea purpurascens deC. Eggers Fl. 433.]

994. P'ff:rocaulox virgatim (L. ) deC.

Roadside at east end. April (380). Also near a lagoon at the
same place. Feb. (Mrs. R. 106). Eggers Fl. 434.

995. SoNCHUS oleraceus L.

Roadsides and ditches. Bassin. Dec. (151), Feb. (Mrs. R.
156). Eggers Fl. 467. Used to make a salad called
' • calalu. ""

996. [Sparganophorus \'aillantii (ia'rtn. Eggers Fl. 413.]

997. [Verbesina alata L. Eggers Fl. 456.]

998. Ver.vonia arhorescens (L.) Sw.

Roadsides on the north side. Feb. (M.'s. R. 150). At Marieil-
hoi. Jan. (220). Eggers Fl. 414.

999. [\'ernonia arborescens Swartziana Egg. Eggers Fl. 414]

53t) FlKI.D Coi.l'Ml'.IAN Mrsra'M - l-JoTANN , \'()L. 1.

looo. [N'trnonia arboresctns Ltssini^iana Efj;fjf. Eggt-rs Fl. 414]
looi. [W'rnonia arboresccns divaricata S\v. Eggers Fl. 414.]

1002. I Willughba^a gonoclada (cleC).
Mikaiiia de C. Eggers F^l. 427.]

1003. Willughbsea cordifolia (L.) Ktzt.

Climbing in roadside thickets. Mt. Eagle. Jan. (2S1).

1004. [W'edelia buphthalmoides (iris. Eggers Fl. 446.]

1005. [Wedelia buphthalmoides Antigiiensis Nich. Eggers Fl. 446.]

1006. \\' 1:11 1:1.1 A r.UI'HIHAI.MOIDES DoMlNUKNSIS Gris.

•'Wild Tobacco." Common in rich, wet soils: apparently
local. Midland. Dec. (157), Feb. (Mrs. R. 90). Eggers
Fl. 446.

1007. \\'i:i)F.i.iA jKii-OBATA (L.) Hitch.

W. larnosa Pers. In wet, swampy soil near the west end.
June (412). On the north side. June (Mrs. R. 425).
Eggers Fl. 445.

1008. [Wedelia cruciana Rich. Eggers Fl. 449.]

1009. [Xanthium macrocarpum deC. Eggers Fl. 438. J
loio. Xanthium Strumarium L.

Roadside sands at Judith's Fancy. Feb. (266).
loii. [Zinnia elegans Jacq. Eggers Fl. 442.]

SUPPLEMENT.

ACANTHACE^.

1012. [Eranthenium nervosum R.Br.

St. Croix — Benzon: ex Lindau in Urb. Symb. , 2:199.]

1013. [Graptophylliim pictum Griff.

St. Croix — Eggers in Fl. St. Croix 137: ex Lindau in Urb.
Symb., 2:213.]

899. JUSTICIA PECTORALIS Jacq.

St. Croix — Isert, Benzon, West (n.v.): ex Lindau in Urb.
Symb. , 2:242.

1014. [Justicia periplocaefolia Jacq. Eggers Fl. 625.]

1015. [Justicia secunda Vahl.

In fructicetis in St. Croix, coll. ignot. : ex Lindau in Urb.
Symb., 2:238.]

1016. [Pachystachys coccinea Nees.

St. Croix — Rohr, Oersted: ex Lindau in Urb. Symb., 2:213.]

1017. [Thunbergia alata Boj.

St. Croix — Eggers in Fl. St. Croix, 137.]

ASCLEPIADACEiE.

1018. [Marsdenia floribunda Schltr.

In St. Croix— Eggers no. 439. Stephanotis floribunda Ad. Brong.
Eggers FL, p. 70.]

CYPERACE^.

149. Cyperus flavus (Vahl ) Nees.

In his Fl. St. Croix and Virgin Is., page 108, Baron Eggers
credits Buck Island (under this species) to St. Thomas —
it is off the north shores of St. Croix — his 913 should
therefore be included. Also collected in St. Croix by
Hornemann, no. 97.

1019. [Cyperus tenuis Sw.

St. Croix — Eggers: ex Clarke in Urb. Symb., 2:48.]

537

538 Field Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

1020. [Scirpus articulatus Gris.

St. Croix — Hb. Vahl. : ex Kunth Enum., 2:uj8 part. Ex
Clarke in Urb. Symb., 2:94?

PIPERACE^.

1021. [Peperomia alata R.&P.

St. Croix — Richard, in hb. Franquer: ex C. de Candolle in
Urb. Symb., 3:241.]

1022. [Peperomia Guadeloupensis C.deC.

St. Croix at Springarden — West in hb. de C: ex C. de Can-
dolle in Urb. Symb., 3:239.]

1023. [Peperomia Langsdorffii Miq.

St. Croix — Eggers, West in hb. Haun. ex Dahlst. , hb. Horne-
mann in hb. v. Heiirck: ex C. de Candolle in Urb. Symb.,
3:267.]

1024. [Peperomia myrtifolia A.Dietr.

St. Croix — Pflug in hb. Vahl. musei Haun. : ex C. de Candolle
in Urb. Symb., 3:237.]

1025. [Piper Amalago L.

St. Croix — West in hb. de Candolle: ex C. de Candolle in Urb.
Symb., 3:167.]

1026. [Piper incurvum Sieb. ?

St. Croix ex West: ex C.de Candolle in Urb. Symb., 3:201.]

POLYGONACE^:

1027. [Coccoloba Klotzschiana Meissn.

St. Croix — Specimen in hb. Petrop. : ex Lindau in Urb. Symb. ,
1:223.]

LEGUMINOS^.

1028. [Galactia striata tomentosa (Bert.) Urb.

Galactia filiformis Egg.! St. Croix (1876), p. 112 et (pp.) St.
Croix et Virg. IsL, p. 44. St. Croix — Mus. Berol.: Urban
in Urb. Symb., 2:321.]

NDEX

PAGE
ACANTHACEvE 529, 536

Abelmoschus 507

Abrus 496

Abutilon 507

Acacia 491

Acalypha 502

Acanthophora 468

Acanthospermum 533

Achras 517

Achyranthes 485

Acrodiclidium 489

Acrostichum 470

Adansonia 510

Adelia 502

Adenanthera 493

Adiantum 469

Adicea 483

^cidiella 466

yEgiphila 523

/Eschynomene 494

Agardhiella 468

Agati 494

Agave 480

Ageratum 533

Agrostis 474

AlZOACEiE 487

Albizzia 491

Albugo 465

Alternanthera 485

Aleurites 503

A lis7)ia 470

Alismace.^ 470

Allium 479

Aloe 479

Alpinia 480

Alysicarpus 494

Amarantace^e 485

Amarantus 486

AMARYLLIDACEiE 479

Amaryllis 479

Ambrosia 533

Ammannia 513

PAGE

Amyris 500

Anacanthus 529

AnacardiacE/E 504

Anacardium 505

Anamomis 514

Ananas 478

Andropogon 471

Anguria , 532

Anona 488

Anonace/e 488

Anthephora 471

Antherylium 513

Anthurium 477

Antigonon 484

Antirrhoea 530

ApocynacEvE 518

Arace^ 477

Arachis 495

Ardisia 517

Argemone 489

Argithamnia 502

Aristida 474

Aristolocliia 484

Aristolochiace-e 484

Artocarpus 482

Arum 478

Asclepias 519

Asclepiadace^ 519, 537

Aspidium 468

Asterina 465

Atriplex 485

Avicennia 523

Ayenia 510

Baccharis 533

Balsaminace/E 506

.Bastardia 507

Batidace/E 486

Batis 486

Bauhinia 492

Benthamantha 494

Bidens 533

539

54°

Field Columbian Mi'seum — Botany, Vol. I.

PAGE

Bignonia 528

BiGNONIACEiE 528

Bixa 511

BlXACE^E 511

Boerhaavia 486

BOMBACACE^E 51O

BORRAGINACE^ 522

Borreria 530

Borrichia 533

Bouchea 523

Bougainvillea 487

Boussingaultia 485

Bouteloua 475

Blechnum 469

Blechum 529

Bradburya 496

Brassica 489

Bromelia 478

BROMELIACEyE 478

Brunfelsia 526

Bryophyllum 490

Bryothamnion 468

Buceras 515

Bucida 515

Bumelia 517

Bunchosia 497

BURSERACE^ 500

BUXACE^ 504

Buxus 504

Byrsonima 497

Cactace^ 513

Caesalpinia 493

Cajanus 496

Cakile 489

Caladium 477

Calliandra 491

Callicarpa 523

Callisia 479

Calophyllum 511

Calotropis 519

Campanulace^e 533

Canavalia 496

Canella 511

Canellace>e 511

Canna 481

Cannace-e 481

Capparidace.e 489

Capparis 490

Capraria 527

PAGE

CaPRIFOLIACE/E 532

Capsicum ^ . . . . 526

Cardiospermum 505

Carica 512

CaricacE;E 512

Caryophyllace^f 488

Casearia 511

Cassia 492

Cassia 493

Cassytha 489

Castalia 488

Castela 500

Casuarina 482

CasuarinacevE 482

Catesbaea 530

Caulerpa 467

Caulerpace^ 467

Cayaponia 532

Cecropia 482

Celastrace/E 505

Celosia 485

Celtis 482

Cenchrus 474

Cephalandra 532

Cereus 513

Cestrum 526

Chsetochloa 473

Ch.etangiace^ 468

Ch^TOPHORACE/E 467

Chamaecrista 493

Chaj/iaraphis 473

Chaptalia 533

Cheilanthes 469

Chenopodiace/E 485

Chenopodium 485

Chiococca 530

Chione 530

Chioris 474

Chlorophora 482

Chrysobalanus 490

Chrysodium 470

Chrysophylluni 517

Chytraculia 514

Cinnamomum 489

Cipura 480

Cissampelos 488

Cissus 506

Citharexylum 524

Citrus 499

Cleome 489

Nov. 1902. Flora of the Island of St. Croix — Millspaugh. 541

PAGE

Clerodendron 524

Clidemia 516

Clitoria 496

Clusia 511

CLYPEOSPH^RIACiE 465

Coccoloba 484, 538

CODIACE^ 467

Codiasum 502

Codium 467

Coffea 530

Coix 471

Coleosporium 465

Coleus 525

Colubrina 506

COMBRETACE^ 515

Commelina 478

COMMELINACE.E 478

Comocladia 504

COMPOSIT/E 533

Condalea 506

Conocarpus 516

CONVOLVULACE.4-: 519

Convolvulus 519

Corchorus 507

Cordia 522

Cosmos 533

Couroupita 514

Cracca 494

Crassulace/E 490

Crescentia 528

Crinum 479

Crossandra 529

Crotalaria 494

Croton 501

Crucifer^ 489

Cucumis 532

Cucurbita 532

Cucurbitace.e 532

Curcuma 480

Cuscuta 519

Cyathus 467

Cymodocea 470

Cynodon 474

Cynosiirus 475

Cyperace^e 475, 537

Cyperus 476

Cyperus 537

Cyperus 423, 476

Cystopus 465

PAGE

Dactyloctenium 475

Dalbergia 495

Dalechampia 502

Datura 526

Desmanthus •. . . 492

Diatiihera 529

Diapedium 529

Dictyota 467

DlCTYOTACE^ 467

Dilophus 468

Dioscorea 480

DlOSCOREACE^ 480

Dipholis 518

Diplachne 475

Diplochita 516

Distictis 528

Distreptus 534

Ditaxis 501

Dodoniea . . . , 506

Dolicholus 496

Dolichos 497

DOTHIDACE.^ 465

Drejerella 529

Drepanocarpus 495

Drymaria 488

Drypetes 501

Duranta 524

Ecliinodorus 470

Ecliites 518

Eclipta 534

Ehretia 522

Eichhornia 479

Elaeodendron 505

Eleocharis 477

Elephantopus 534

Eleusine 475

Eleusinc 475

Emilia 534

Epidendrum 481

Eragrostis 475

Eranthemum 536

Erechthites 534

Erigeron 534

Eriochloa 471

Eriodendron 510

Erithalis 530

Ernodea 530

Erythrina 496

Erythroxylace/e 497

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Field Columbian Museum — Boianv, Vol. I.

PAGE

Erytliroxylum 497

Kucharis 480

P-ugenia 514

Eupatorium 534

Euphorbia 503

EUPHORBIACEAC 5OO

Euxolus 486

Evolvuliis 520

E.xostemma 531

Fagara 499

Faramea 531

Festiica 475

Ficus 483

Fimbristylis 477

Flacourtiace.'E 511

Fleurya 483

Forestiera 518

Fourcroya 480

FucACE.E 467

Galactia 495, 538

Galaxaura 468

Galphimia 498

Glycine 496

Gomphrena 485

GOODENIACE/E 533

Gossypium 507

Gouania 506

Gramine/E 470

Graptophyllum 536

Guettarda 531

Guajacuni 498

Guazuma 510

Guignardia 465

Guilajidina 493

GuTTiFER/E 511

Gymnantlies 503

Gymnogramma 469

Haeniatoxylun 493

Hamelia 531

Hedwigia 500

Heleocharis 477

Helicteres 510

Heliotropium 523

Heniionitis 46<;

Herpestis 527

Heteropteris 498

H ibiscus 508

PAGE

Hippeastrum 480

Hippomane 503

Holmskioldia 524

Hura 503

Hydrocharitace.e 470

Hydrophyllace^, 521

Hymenaea 492

Hymenocallis 480

HymenomycetacE/E 467

Hypnea 468

Hypospila 465

Hyptis 525

Ibatia 519

Iclithyomethia 495

Impatiens 506

Indigofera 494

Inga 491

lonidium 511

IpomcKa 520

Iresine 485

IridacE;E 480

Isotoma ■ 533

Ixophonis 473

Ixora 531

Jacquemontia 521

Jacquinia 517

Jambosa 515

Jasminum 518

Jatroplia 502

Juncellus 476

Jussieua 516

Jiissieua 516

Justicia 529, 536

Kallstnemia 498

Kokera 485

Krugiodendron 506

Kyllinga 475

Labiat.e 525

Lablab 497

Lactuca 534

Lcesiadia 465

Lagenaria 532

LagerstRuniia 513

Lagiincularia 516

Lantana 524

Lappago 471

Nov. igo2. Flora of the Island oi" St. Croix — Millspaugh. 543

PAGE

LaURACE/E 489

Laurencia 468

Lawsonia 514

Lecythidace/E 514

Leguminos^e 491, 538

Lemna 478

Lemnace^ 478

Leonotis 525

Leonurus 525

Lepidium 489

Leptilon 535

Leptochloa 475

Leucaena 491

Leucas 525

Liliace^e 479

Lippia : . . . 524

Lithophila 485

Lonicera. 532

LORANTHACE^ 483

Lourea 495

Lucuma 518

Luffa 532

Lycopersicum 527

Lythrace/E 513

Malachra 508

Malpighia 498

Malpighiace^ 497

MALVACEiE 507

Malvastrum 508

Mammea 511

Mangifera 504

Manihot 502

Maranta 481

Marantace-^ 481

Alariscus 476

Marsdenia ^ 537

Martynia 529

Martyniace^ 529

Mayepea 518

Maytenus 505

Meibomia 495

Melampodium 535

Melampsorace/E 465

Melastomatace^ 516

Melia 500

Meliace^ 500

M elicocca . 505

Melocactus 513

Melochia 510

PAGE

Melothria 532

Menispermace>e 488

Mentha 525

Mesospha?rum 525

Metastelma 519

Miconia 516-

Microtea 486

Mikajiia 536

Milium 471

Mimosa 492

M irabilis 486

Mollugo 487

Momordica 533

Monniera 527

MORACE.E 482

Morinda 531

Moringa 490

MORINGACE^E 49°

Morrisonia 490

Mouriria 516

Mucuna 496

M urraya 499

Musa 480

MusACEyE 480

Mycosph.erellace/E 465

Myginda 505

Myrica 515

Myrodia 510

Myrospermum 493

Myrsinace^e 517

Myrtace^ 514

Nama 521

Nasturtium 489

Naudinia 429

Nazia 471

Nectandra 489

Nephrolepis 468

Nerium 518

Nicotiana 527

NlDULARIACE^ 46?

Nyctaginace^ 486

NyMPH;EACE^ 488

Ocimum 525

Odontonema 53°

CEnothera 516

Olacace^ 484

Oldenlandia 53'

Oleace/e 518

Onagrace^ 516

544

Field Columbian Museum — Botany, Vol. I.

PAGE

Oplismenus 473

Opuntia 513

OrchidacEvE 481

Orthopogon 473

Oxalidace/E 497

Oxalis 497

Oxandra 488

Pachystachys 536

Padina 468

Palicoiirea 531

Panicum 472

Panicum 473

Papaverace^e 489

Paritium 508

Parkinsonia 493

Parthenium 535

Paspalum 471

Passiflora 512

PassifloracE;E 512

Paullinia 505

Pavonia 508

Pectis 535

Pedilanthus 504 '

Pencillus 467

Peperomia '. 481, 538

Pereskia 513

PerisporacEvE 465

peronosporace.e 465

Persea 489

Petitia 524

Petiveria 486

Petrea 524

Peucedanum 517

Pharbitis 521

Pharus 474

Phaseolus 497

Phcebe 489

Phoradendron 483

Phthirusa 483

Phyllachora 465

Phyllanthus 500

Physalis 527

Physalospora 465

Phytolaccace^. 486

Picricna 500

Pictetia 494

Pilea 483

Pimenta 515

Pimpinella 517

PAGE

Piper 481, 538

Piperace^e 481, 538

Pisonia 487

Pitcairnia 478

Pithecolobium 491

Plantaginace;E 530

Plantago 530

Pleosporace/E 465

Pluchea 535

Plumbaginace/E 517

Plumbago 517

Plumeria 518

Poa 475

Poinciana 493

Polanisia 490

polygalace^ 50o

Polygonace.e 484, 538

polypodiace.e 468

Polypodium 469

Polystictus 467

PONTEDERIACE^ 479

Porana 521

Portlandia 531

Portulaca 487

PORTULACACE^ 487

POTAMOGETCNACE^E 47O

Priva 524

Psidium 515

Psychotria 531

Pteris 469

Pterocaulon 535

Puccinia 466

PUCCINIACE/E 466

Punica 514

PUNICACE^E 514

Quamoclit 521

Quassia 499

Quisqualis 516

Randia 531

Rauwolfia 519

Renealmia 480

Reynosia 506

Rhamnace^ 506

Rliizophora 514

Rhizophorace^ 514

Rhodomelace.e 468

RHODOPHVLLlDACEyE 468

Rhoeo 479

Nov. I902. Flora OF THF. Island OK Sr. Croix— Mill.spaugh. 545

PAGE

Khus 504

Rhynclwsia 496

Ricinus 502

Rivina 486

I\()cliefortia 523

kondeletia -. 532

R(>SACE,K 490

R I'KLACK.K 530

Ruellia 529

Ruppia 470

Uusselia 328

i\ ITACE.K 4QQ

Sahinea 494

Saccliariim 470

Salicace.e 482

Salicornia 485

Salix 482

Salvia 525

Samyda 512

Sansevieria 47q

Sai'INOACe.e 505

Sapindus 506

SaV( )TACE.E 517

Sargassum 467

Savia 501

Scievola 533

Scluefferia 505

Schmidelia 506

Schivnits 476

Sclutpfia 484

Scirpus 538

Scleria 477

Scleropus 486

Scolosanthiis 532

Scoparia 528

ScKOPHrLAKLACE.E 527

Securidaca 500

Secun'nega 501

Serjania 505

Sesuvium 487

Sctaria 47^

Sida 508

Sideroxylon 318

Slm arubace.e 4c)q

Sinapis 489

Siplionoglossa 529

Smilax 47^

SOLANACK.E 526

S(.)lanuni [^27

PAGK

Sonchus 535

Soplioi'a 493

vSorghuin 471

Sparganopliorus 535

Spennacoce 532

Si'H.KROCOCCACE.E 468

Spondias ; 504

Sporc)])ohis 474

Shxcliytarphcta 525

Steiiostoiintiii 530

Sten()ta]>linini 474

S/t-p//a/tof/s 5 :^7

Stkrclllack.e 510

Stigniatupliyllon 498

Styldsantlies 495

Suriana 499

Swietenia 500

Syiit'(fre'//ii 5 ^55

Syntlierisma 473

Tionitis 469

Talinum 487

Ta.makicack.k 511

Tamarindus 492

Taniarix 511

Tecdina .„ 328

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Terentepohlia 467

Teinstncmia 511

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Thalassia 470

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Tliespfsia 509

Tlievetia 519

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Tillandsia 478

T(il)inia 499

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Tuurnefortia 523

Tragia 502

T/tii{//s 471

Trenia 482

Trianosiiernia 533

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Xantliiuni 536

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Yucca 479

Zebrina 479

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