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ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Facing page. 
View of Agafia, the capital of Guam, showing raised platform of 
coralliferous limestone forming north half of island... -. Frontispiece. 
The forest, showing epiphytal vegetation ......-.---.------------ 
Davallia solida, an epiphytal fern .......-....-....-------------- 
The great marsh fern, Acrostichum aureum....------+-+-+---++---- 
Lycopodium cernuum, a characteristic plant of the savannas .....--- 
Agati grandiflora, a leguminous tree with edible flowers and pods. . 
The Agafia River, showing textile screwpine, breadfruit, and coco- 
View of the forest, showing Cycas circinalis, serewpine, and roots 
of giant banyan. ....-..---------.------------------- eee eee ee 
Ricinus communis. Fig. 1. Marginal nectar glands. Fig 2. Cross 
section through petiole at base of leaf blade, showing extrafloral 
nectaries ....-2.--------- 22-2 eee ee ee ne eee ee eens 
. Fic, 1,—Nectar gland on midrib of cotton leaf (Gossypium sp.). 
Fic. 2.—Leaf of Pariti tiliaceum, showing nectar gland.......--- 
. Raphides, or needle crystals of oxalate of lime, in taro leaf.....-.. 
. Needle cells of taro, their ends projecting into vacuoles........... 
. Cells of taro discharging their needles. ..........---------------- 
Cycas circinalis, leaf and carpophyll bearing half-developed fruit - 
Sea beans, showing air spaces which give them buoyancy --.------ 
Morinda citrifolia, flowers and fruit........--.------------------- 
Stone adz and sling stones of aborigines -.......----------------- 
The government house at Agafia.........-..--------------+-+++-- 
House with thick walls of masonry and tiled roof..............-- 
Typical native dwelling, with sides of bamboo and woven reeds 
and roof of coconut thatch.........---------------------+-++-- 
Fic. 1.—A modern oven. Fic. 2.—Evaporating salt. ....-------- 
Road from Agafia to Piti: Carabaos drawing an American wagon. . 
Clearing the forest for planting .......----..-------------------- 
A Pacific island taro patch, Caladium colocasia ....-.-.----++---+-- 
Arrowroot, Maranta arundinacea.......----------------+++-+-+-+ 
Root of the cassava plant, Manihot manihot ....---------------+-- 
Breadfruit tree, Artocarpus communis, foliage and fruit.......----- 
Mango tree, Mangifera indica, in full fruit........---------------- 
Cashew, Anacardium occidentale, half-grown fruit........--------- 
Coffee in full bloom..........-.....---------------- eee eee eee 
The coral bead vine, Abrus abrus..........---------------------- 
Angiopteris evecl.....2..--22--- 2-2-2 e eee ee eee eee eee 
The sour sop, Annona muricata, flowers and fruit. .....----------- 
The sugar apple, Annona squamosa.....--------.------++++--+--- 
Betel-nut palms, Areca cathecu........----------- 2-2-2222 e eee 
Fertile bréadfruit, Artocarpus communis, male and female inflores- 
cence, and young fruit ......--.--------------------------> es 
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