Explanation of Plate V. 



Fig. 1. — A woman and a young hrcad-frnit tree at Toloas, Truk. The tree 

 grows so large that a (^aiioe may be built of its trunk. Strings are 

 attached to the fruit on the tree, I could not ascertain for what purpose. 



Fig. 2. — A taro field at Toloas, Truk. Tiie taro is grown on low ground , 

 women attending to its cultivation. 



