As we advance into the interior of the island, Elaeocarpus bifidus and its 

 associates give place to the araliaceous Cheirodendron platyphyllum (Lapalapa), 

 which is the predominant tree with Metrosideros polymorpha; here dwell Scae- 

 vola glabra, also known from Oahu, Labordea tinifolia, L. Waialealae, and sev- 

 eral other species of this genus, some of which are new to science. The forest 

 becomes wetter and wetter, thick, light-green moss covers the trees and ground 

 alike, fern growth is abundant, and Hepaticae together with Hymenophyllums 

 and Trichomanes ferns hang gracefully from every tree. The narrow leaved 

 Astelia Menziesiana covers fallen trees ; with it can be found the very peculiar 

 caryophyllaceous Schiedea lychnoides, with large white flowers, while Sckiedea 

 stellarioides inhabits the drier districts. In these swampy forests the newly- 

 described Lysimachia glutinosa, with large, beautiful cream-colored flowers, 

 forms part of the undershrubs, but only in one locality, and that at the summit 

 of the ridge leading to Kalalau. It is here that the writer discovered a species 

 of Palm new to science, which has since been described by Dr. 0. Beccari of 

 Florence, Italy, as Pritchardia minor. It is a very distinct species and differs 

 from all the rest of Hawaiian palms in the oval black fruits, which are of the 

 size of a black olive, while the other species have fruits of the size of a small 

 hen's egg; besides the whole aspect of the palm is different. Of Rubiaceae, 

 Straussia Mariniana and 8. oncocarpa var. p. grow side by side with Psychotria 

 hexandra, since also found on Oahu in the Punaluu Mountains. Psychotria 

 grandiflora, a small tree or shrub with beautiful cymosely-arranged white 

 flowers, inhabits the dense, swampy jungle, with Cyrtandra Gay ana and several 

 vines, such as Stenogyne purpurea var. brevipedunculata, and one or two species 

 of Phyllostegia with fragrant flowers. 



The genera Kadua and Gouldia, both endemic genera of the Family Rubi- 

 aceae, are represented in this zone by many species, of which Kadua Knudsenii, 

 K. Waimeae, and K. glaucifolia are the most common. These with Gouldia 

 species inhabit rather the more open places where Cyanea leptostegia abounds. 



In the smaller streambeds occur several species of Pipturus, as P. ruber, P. 

 Kauaiensis, and others, besides Urera, Neraudia sp. nov., Perrottetia sandwi- 

 censis, Dubautia laxa, Rubus hawaiiensis var. inermis, several species of Phyl- 

 lostegia, Cyanea spathulata, Artemisia australis, and others. 



What is true of other genera is also true of the genus Suttonia (Myrsine). 

 This genus, with its species Lessertiana, common on all the islands of the group, 

 has four species peculiar to Kauai, which inhabit the swampy forests. Most 

 peculiar is the fact that of the lobeliaceous genus Clermontia, which has reached 

 such a wonderful development on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii, only one species (C. 

 Gaudichaudii) occurs. It is a small tree, usually groAving along water courses, 

 either terrestrial or epiphytic on other trees. 



Mention may also be made of the herbaceous Dianella ensi folia (Uki) with 

 its lilac berries, which covers the ground thickly in the Elaeocarpus forest 

 belt. Syzygium sandwicense (Oliia ha) attains quite a height and is associated 



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