120 A. EF. Verrill— The Bermuda Islands. 532 
But a great many kinds of vegetables and fruits are grown here 
for domestic use only, the quantity often being insufticient to supply 
the local demand. ‘This is, at present, the case with melons, corn, 
turnips, lettuce, radishes and other vegetables, as well as oranges, 
strawberries, bananas, grapes, pawpaws, and all the other fruits raised. 
The amounts of some of these products raised in 1900 are reported 
as follows :— 
Tomatoes! 22 sasha Paes Be als oa 31,730 crates 
Bananas eae a J 2 eR ee 10,365 bunches 
ShMBG6 JROURIOS Coos oSac so keo bee sbeo eS 501,700 pounds 
Turnips and Carrots__---------------- 117,451 pounds 
Celery, Parsley, Lettuce.--.--.-----.- 18,039 boxes 
Miscellaneous Vegetables -._._____---- 150,587 pounds 
Mielomis 2) pie mith eee ARR pepe wy Lina 63,604 
Oranges: ee celenen Spooner atria seer) sop 109 dozen 
Bemons: oie ie eee ete os 264 dozen 
Other Citrus fruits_...._._..--.------ 178 dozen 
GREE CS ie) ye ae 1,602 pounds 
Part IIl.— Changes in the Flora and Fauna due to Man, with a 
Sketch of the Discovery and Karly History. 
Modern examples of rapid changes in the flora and fauna of various 
countries are not lacking, but they have not been sufficiently studied. 
In nearly all modern instances the advent of man, and especially 
of civilized man, has been the prime factor in the more marked 
changes, either directly or indirectly. 
But as aboriginal man had occupied nearly all countries, even in 
prehistoric times, it is usually impossible to ascertain the conditions 
that prevailed before human interference with nature. Therefore in 
most countries we can only study the influence of civilized man, as 
following uncivilized and prehistoric man. . 
Generally the early descriptions of the fauna and flora of countries 
when first settled by civilized men, even a few hundreds of years ago, 
like North and South America and the West Indies, are very imper- 
fect and incomplete, if not misleading, for reliable descriptions 
seldom date from the earliest settlements. Frequently the earlier 
changes are the most rapid ones. 
which chocolate is made. This grows in the West Indies in poor rocky soils 
where little else will grow, and at elevations up to 1,000 to 1,500 feet, where the 
climate is relatively cool. In many places it is the most profitable crop that can. 
be raised. 
