Description of the. Eriodendron- and Cro ton vegetation. 287 



which are not used by man for agricultural purposes, are covered 

 with the Cro ton vegetation. Moreover this vegetation is to be 

 seen also in the northern hilly country as well on the slopes of 

 the hills as on the higher localities viz. Boven. 

 Especially in the hilly country there is not a great difference between 

 a poorly developed Crotonvegetation and that of the rocky slopes. 

 The Crotonvegetation on St. Eustatius has not the same aspect 

 over the whole Island. 



Where Croton flavens is predominant and but a few trees like 

 Pisonia subcordata are growing among the lower shrubs, the 

 Crotonvegetation has a very monotonous aspect and it is not 

 very difficult to walk through it ; we find this form of the Croton- 

 vegetation near Boven. 



In the lower parts of St. Eustatius the Croton is much more 

 intermixed with other plants such as Acacia tortuosa, Solanum 

 racemosum and igneum, Pisonia subcordata, Tecoma leucoxylon, 

 Crescentia Cujete, Ceiba pentandra, Leucaena glauca, Plumbago 

 scandens, Randia aculeata, Jatropha gossypifolia, Lochnera rosea. 

 Cassia bicapsularis and other ruderalplants. From the Cactaecae 

 there are to be seen Opuntia Tuna, Opuntia Ficus Indica, Opuntia 

 triacantha and Melocactus communis. 



Moreover there is a great quantity of Lantana Caraara, Lantana 

 involucrata, Waltheria americana, Melochia tomentosa, Stigmato- 

 phyllon periplocifolium and Tournefortia volubilis. This type op 

 the Crotonvegetation, is to be seen especially near Bengalen and 

 between Oranjestad and Fort de Wind. 



Still another feature of the Crotonvegetation is to be mentioned 

 where Krameria ixina is predominant; this typical Crotonvegeta- 

 tion is only to be seen near Fort de Wind ; here the plants are 

 much smaller and the soil is covered bij ruderalplants. 



Saba. 



The Crotonvegetation of Saba is not well developed; from the 

 plants typical for this vegetation on St. Eustatius Acacia Farne- 

 siana is not to be seen in Saba, whereas the other plants although 

 they occur in Saba are nowhere in such quantities as to predo- 

 minate and to form a real Crotonvegetation. 



St. Martin. 



The level part of St. Martin as far as it is not used for agricul- 

 tural purposes and the slopes of the surrounding hills are covered 

 with the Crotonvegetation. 



