250 



Mr. W. Eagle Clarke on the 



tussock-grass [Spartina arundinacea) and buckthorn-trees 

 (Phylica nitida) : the former spread profusely over the 



Text-fig. 17. 



Vegetation, Gough Island. 



steeper slopes, and the latter gnarled and stunted, yet 

 growing vigorously even on the most exposed ridges. 



