368 VEGETATION 



From New Providence : 

 Ilex krugiana Loes. 

 Ilex repanda Griseb. 

 Swietenia mdhogani L. 

 Pera humelicefolia Griseb. 

 IcMoria pcmiculata (Nutt.) Sudw. 

 Exoihea panimlata (Juss.) Eadlk. 

 Simaruba glauca Kth. 

 Lysiloma paucifoliola (DC.) A. S. Hitch. 

 Metopium metopium (L.) Small. 



From Abaco: 



Juniperus harladensis L. 

 Sideroxylon masticodendron Jacq. 



From Watlings Island : 



Gasuarina equisetifolia Forst. 



EXPLANATION OP PLATES. 



Plate L 



Bougainvillea in a Nassau Garden. 



Plate XXXIIL 



Pis. 1. A lawn in Nassau, with Tamarind tree (Tamarindus indica) in center. 

 PiQ. 2. Pawpaw tree (Carica papaya) in fruit. In a door-yard, Nassau. 



Plate XXXIV. 



Pig. 1. A beach scene In Nassau, showing in center an "Almond" tree {Termi- 

 nalia catappa) with upright shoots from a prostrate trunt. 



Pig. 2. Pig tree {Ficus sapotifoUa) supported by large aerial roots: "Thomson's 

 Polly," Nassau. 



Plate XXXV. 



Fig. 1. A Nassau scene, showing the Royal Palm {Roystonia regia) in center. 

 Pig. 2. A Pine tree {Pinus bahamensis) , about 55 feet high, surrounded by Silver 

 Palm (Thrinax bahamensis): Blue Hill road. New Providence. 



Plate XXXVI. 



Pig. 1. Lignum Vltee trees (Ouaiacum sanctum) on a hill near Clarence Harbor, 



Long Island; showing the effect of prevailing winds. 

 Pig. 2. Sand-box tree {Hura crepitans) in a Nassau street. 



