ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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 Plate I. View of Agana, the capital of Guam, showing raised platform of 



coralliferous limestone forming north half of island Frontispiece. 



II. The forest, showing epiphj'tal vegetation 55 



III. DaralUa solida, an epiphytal fern 56 



IV. The great marsh fern, Aerosticlium aureuiii 57 



V. Lycopodium cemuum, a characteristic plant of the savannas 57 



VI. Agati gnmdifiora, a leguminous tree with edible flowers and pods. . 60 

 VII. The Agana River, showing textile screwpine, breadfruit, and coco- 

 nut 64 



VIII. View of the forest, showing Cycas circmalis, screwpine, and roots 



of giant banyan 65 



IX. Rieinus coniinunis. Fig. 1. Marginal nectar glands. Fig 2. Cross 

 section through petiole at base of leaf blade, showing extrafloral 



nectaries 66 



X. Fig. 1.— Nectar gland on midrib of cotton leaf (Gossypium sp. ). 



Fio. 2. — Leaf of Pnrill tUlaceum, showing nectar gland 67 



XL Raphides, or needle crystals of oxalate of lime, in taro leaf 69 



XII. Needle cells of taro, their ends projecting into vacuoles 69 



XIII. Cells of taro discharging their needles 70 



XIV. Cycas circinaUs, leaf and carpophyll bearing half-developed fruit . . 71 

 XV. Sea beans, showing air spaces which give them buoyancy 73 



XVI. Morlnda c'drifolkt, flowers and fruit 74 



XVII. Stone adz and sling stones of alwrigines 107 



XVIII. The government house at Agafia 117 



XIX. House with thick walls of masonry and tiled roof 123 



XX. Typical native dwelling, with sides of bamboo and woven reeds 



and roof of coconut thatch 124 



XXI. Fig. 1. — A modern oven. Fig. 2. — Evaporating salt 127 



XXII. Road from Agana to Piti: Carabaos drawing an American wagon. . 134 



XXIII. Clearing the forest for planting 141 



XXIV. A Pacific island taro patch, Ccdadium colocasia 144 



XXV. Arrowroot, Maranta arimdinacea 145 



XXVI. Root of the cassava plant, Manihot manihot 145 



XXVII. Breadfruit tree, Ariocarpus commnnis, foliage and fruit 145 



XXVIII. Mango tree, ilanyij'cra indica, in full fruit 146 



XXIX. Cashew, Anacardium occidentale, half-grown fruit 147 



XXX. Coffee in full bloom 148 



XXXI. The coral bead vine, Ahnis abrus 171 



XXXII. Anyiopteris erecta 183 



XXXIII. The sour sop, Annona muricata, flowers and fruit 184 



XXXIV. The sugar apple, Annona squamosa 185 



XXXV. Betel-nut palms, Areca cathecu 187 



XXXVI. Fertile breadfruit, Artocarpus communis, male and female inflores- 

 cence, and young fruit 189 



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