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R. Br. Dalbergia hecastopht/Uum (L.) Taub. was also found and 

 several others. The dark belt of wood in the background^iSithe 

 Cocco/oia-Manchineel formation, in front consisting of [Coccoloba, 

 behind of Hippomane mancinella L. On this belt of wood the wind 



Fig. 30. Guilandina Bondurella L. climbing on manchineel, Coccoloba 

 etc. in the strand forest near the plantation Rust op Twist, St. Croix. 



(F. B. phot.) 



had evidently left its traces, as the crowns of the trees were in- 

 clined towards the sea as if they had been cut artificially. 



In the hitherto mentioned localities the manchineel has not been 

 particularly vigorously developed ; on the other hand, I have seen a 

 beautiful manchineel vegetation on the north side of St. Croix, on 



