Description of the Croton- and the Littoralvegetation. 289 



St. Eustatius. 



This vegetation is only to be seen at the different Bays. 

 The trees which mostly occur are Hippomane mancinella and 

 Coccoloba uvifera. The smaller plants are Tournefortia gnapha- 

 lodes, Sm-iana maritima and Clerodendron aculeatum, Ipornoea pes- 

 caprae, Canavalia obtusifolia, Sporobolus virginicus, Ileliotropium 

 curassavicum and Lithophila muscoides. 



On localities where the ruderal plants have also invaded into 

 the seashore we see the following plants: Caesalpinia ciliata, Ja- 

 tropha gossypifola, Lantana Camara, Acacia macracantha, Plum- 

 bago scandens and Solanum racemosum igneum. Where the 

 seashore does not consist of sand but only of stones the vege- 

 tation is still less developed and we only find Portulaca halimoi- 

 des, Euphorbia buxifolia, Tephrosia cinerea and Borreria podoce- 

 phala. 



Saba. 



The seashore and accordingly also the Seashorevegetation is al- 

 most not developed on Saba; only at Flatpoint there is a small 

 beach and the plants to be found there are: Lithophila muscoi- 

 des, Sesuvium portulacastrum, Stylosanthes hamata and Turnera 

 ulmifolia. 



St. Martin. 



Here the beach is very well developed along the southern part 

 of the Island near Grande Case and near Orientbay; the typical 

 plants to be met with are: Erithalis fruticosa, Exostemma cari- 

 baeum, Canella alba, Borrichia argentea, Jacquinia armillaris, Su- 

 ilana maritima, Chrysobalanus icaco, Conocarpus erectus, Strumpfia 

 maritima, Jacquinia Berteri, Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus, Caesal- 

 pinia ciliata, Caesalpinia crista, Tournefortia gnaphalodes, Scaevola 

 Plumierii, Bumelia obovata, Coccoloba uvifera, Ernodea litoralis, 

 Ipomoea pescaprae, Heliotropium curassavicum, Sporobolus virgi- 

 nicus. 



II. Vegetation of the Rocky Slopes near the Seashore. 



I refer to the Geographical and Orological Section where may be 

 seen where these rocks are to be found. 



The plants typical for this vegetation are: Coccoloba uvifera, 

 Jacquinia armillaris, Tecoma leucoxylon, Rhacoma crossopetalura, 

 Conocarpus erectus. Erythalis fruticosa, Melocactus communis, Pe- 



