



^^^ 



This I'loruli.in tn-c sprca^is ever i:i,i,-ii. 

 (iown aerial roots that biml the trcctop to tht 

 diately hecome established. 



THE WHITE MANGROVE {Lagumularia raremo.a 



This tree mingles with the others of its naim-, but i 



not a true mangrove at all. It is the buttonwooil. It ha 



no aerial nor a ching roots, but relies (.n itf Hrv, flask-shapei 



seeds for multiplication 



1 \\(;R()\'E (A' 

 plains, forming ahnc 

 in all directions. Tl 



impassable stii-lriu-s of arcl 

 seeds germinate on the tre 



g root.'-, 

 then fall 



) THE BL.\CK MANGROVE {Avic-nnia nitida) 



It has grey-green, thick leaves, and bears continuously 

 its small white flowers. The seeds germinate before falling. 

 There are no aerial roots, but a grove of erect, leafless, often 

 much-branched, projections .-"rise from the roots. These 



