268 VEGETATION 



From Xew Providence : 

 Ilex l-rugiana Loes. 

 Ilex repanda Griseb. 

 • Swietenia mahogahi L. 

 Pera humelicefolia Griseb. 

 Icacoria- paniculata (Niitt.) Sudw. 

 Exothea panicvlata (Juss.) Eadlk. 

 Simaruha glaiica Kth. 

 Lysiloma paucifoliola (DC.) A. S. Hitch. 

 Metopkim. metopiuni (L.) Small. 



From Abaco : 



Juniperus harhadensis L. 

 Sideroxylon masticodendron Jacq. 



From Watlings Island : 



Casuarina equisetifoUa Forst. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



Plate I. 



Bougainvillea in a Nassau Garden. 



Plate XXXI IL 



Fig. 1. A lawn in Nassau, with Tamarind tree (Tamarindus indica) in center. 

 Fig. 2. Pawpaw tree (Carica papaya) in fruit. In a door-yard, Nassau. 



Plate XXXIV. 



Fig. 1. A beach scene in Nassau, showing in center an " Almond " tree ( Termi- 

 nalia catappa) with upright shoots from a prostrate trunk. 



Fig. 2. Fig tree {Ficus sapotifolia) supported by large aerial roots: "Thomson's 

 Folly," Nassau. 



Plate XXXV. 



Fig. 1. A Nassau scene, showing the Royal Palm (Roystonia regia) in center. 

 Fig. 2. A Pine tree (Pinus bahamensis) , about 55 feet high, surrounded by Silver 

 Palm (Thrinax bahamensis) : Blue Hill road, New Providence. 



Plate XXXVI. 



Fig. 1. Lignum Vitse trees (Guaiacum sancUim) on a hill near Clarence Harbor, 



Long Island; showing the effect of prevailing winds. 

 Fig. 2. Sand-box tree (Hura crepitans) in a Nassau street. 



