532 A. E Verrill — The Bermuda Islands. 



But a great many kinds of vegetables and fruits are grown here 

 for domestic use only, the quantity often being insufficient to supply 

 the local demand. This is, at present, the case with melons, corn, 

 turnips, lettuce, radishes and other vegetables, as well as oranges, 

 strawberries, bananas, grapes, pawpaws, and all the other fruits raised. 



The amounts of some of these products raised in 1900 are reported 

 as follows : — 



Tomatoes 31,730 crates 



Bananas 10,305 bunches 



Sweet Potatoes 501,700 pounds 



Turnips and Carrots. 117,451 pounds 



Celery, Parsley, Lettuce 1 8,039 boxes 



Miscellaneous Vegetables 150,537 pounds 



Melons 63,604 



Oranges 109 dozen 



Lemons 264 dozen 



Other Citrus fruits. ._ 178 dozen 



Grapes 1 ,602 pounds 



Part III. — Changes in the Flora and Fauna due to Man, with a 

 Sketch of the Discovery and Early History. 



Modern examples of rapid changes in the flora and fauna of various 

 countries are not lacking, but they have not been sufficiently studied. 

 In nearly all modern instances the advent of man, and especially 

 of civilized man, has been the prime factor in the more marked 

 changes, either directly or indirectly. 



But as aboriginal man had occupied nearly all countries, even in 

 prehistoric times, it is usually impossible to ascertain the conditions 

 that prevailed before human interference with nature. Therefore in 

 most countries we can only study the influence of civilized man, as 

 following uncivilized and prehistoric man. 



Generally the early descriptions of the fauna and flora of countries 

 when first settled by civilized men, even a few hundreds of years ago, 

 like North and South America and the West Indies, are very imper- 

 fect and incomplete, if not misleading, for reliable descriptions 

 seldom date from the earliest settlements. Frequently the earlier 

 changes are the most rapid ones. 



which chocolate is made. This grows in the West Indies in poor rocky soils 

 where little else will grow, and at elevations up to 1,000 to 1,500 feet, where the 

 climate is relatively cool. In many places it is the most profitable crop that can 

 be raised. 



