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is reached the vegetation begins to assume an erect position, so 
that in the descending slope beyond and the continuation of this 
into the flat plain, the trees and shrubs again regain their normal 
condition of growth, from six to ten feet high or more. A direct 
return was now made to Mathew Town. 
Fig. 4. South coast of ye Inagua, near Sandy Point, showing the dépessing: 
effect of wind on the vegetation. 
While it was not possible to make a careful and exact study of the 
plant distribution of the islands in the short time we were there, 
enough data were obtainable to warrant some conclusions, Sev- 
eral formations were noted, which are sufficiently marked to be 
separated. Of course one runs into the other and there is conse- 
quently no sharp line of demarcation. The largest of these for- 
mations embraces the flora inhabiting the rocky area, called the 
scrub, which covers the largest part of the island. The general 
character of this is shown in the accompanying illustration (Fig. 5). 
The flora here is not a large one, and the same species will be 
