b CONTENTS. 



Introduction — Continued. Page. 

 Vegetation of the Island — Continued. 

 Plants of special interest — Continued. 



Yams, bananas, and breadfruit 63 



Screwpines 64 



Banyans, mangroves, and epiphytes of the forest 65 



Plants that sleep 65 



Plants which seldom bloom 66 



Plants with extrafloral nectaries 66 



Plants with protective devices 68 



Cycas circinalis and its fecundation 71 



Dispersal of plants by oceanic currents 72 



Animals of the island 76 



Mammals 76 



Birds 78 



Reptiles 80 



Fishes 81 



General notes 81 



Alphabetical list of principal fishes 83 



Marine invertebrates 89 



Insects 90 



Scorpions, spiders, and centipedes 94 



The people 95 



Aboriginal inhabitants 95 



Physical characteristics 95 



Personal and domestic economy 96 



Useful arts 100 



Navigation 100 



Mental and moral characteristics 102 



Social institutions and customs 104 



Religion and superstitions 109 



Language 113 



Origin 116 



The modern inhabitants 117 



Origin and language 117 



Physical characteristics 119 



Personal and domestic economy 123 



Useful arts 124 



Mental and moral characteristics 127 



Social institutions and customs 128 



Industrial system 131 



Statistics of population, commerce, etc 137 



Standards of measure 138 



Agriculture of the island 139 



Soils '. 139 



Indigenous and spontaneous economic plants 142 



Cultivated food and stimulant plants 143 



Textile and thatch plants 148 



Forage plants 150 



Weeds 151 



Animal pests 152 



Plant names 152 



Literature 154 



Topical sketch 154 



Alphabetical list of works consulted or cited 160 



Descriptive catalogue of plants 170 



Index 405 



