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Juno 16 , 19&4 
(August, in black) 
1. Portulaca lutea Sol. and Lepturus repens (Eorst.) R.Br. along road¬ 
side, east side of Christmas Island. 
2. 3eaca strana vegetation along tho east side: Scaevola, Boerhaavia, 
Heliotropium and Lepturus . 
3. (as in 2V)". 
4 . Vegetation on the highly disturbed roadside - Lopturus . 
5» Sida, Lepturus . Boorhaavia. Messerschmidtia oh the east side of the island, 
6 . Looking toward the west lagoon from the*road, Scaevola . 
7. Scaevola , Lenturus . Heliotropiura on sand on east side; note sand hillooks • 
above the beach. - . 
8 . Sida , Lepturus - looking w. toward the lagoon. 
9 . Suriana, Lepturus, Hesserschmidtia. behind the high rock beach, east side.' 
10. Suriana , Sida , Lepturus looking toward the inner lagoon. 
11 . 
Sida, 
Lepturus , Messerschmidtia on lagoon side of the east road. 
12. Roadside — Cassytha , Messerschmidtia . 
13. Beach side of the east road — Lepturus and Messerschmidtia . 
14. Sunset, rainclouds — heading northwest along road in the early evening. 
15. Lenturus, Messerschmidtia - clearings for new Cocos plantations. 
16. Lepturus , Scaevola , Cocos , Pluchea — ne. side of island area west of air¬ 
field. .. 
17. Lepturus and Scaevola, Cocos plantation in back. 
18. Cocos grove, military rubble on the nne side of the island. 
19. Cocos plantation, Lepturus clumps scattered beneath* 
20. Open area - nne side of island. 
21. Open area - nne sidetan drained area. 
22. Cocos , Suriana along east shore of lagoon. 
23. Suriana , Messerschmidtia east side of lagoon near tidal flats. 
24 . As in 23. - taken at low tide. 
25. Sesuvium , Lepturus on raised sand flat, east shore of lagoon looking 
tow ard Motu Upou. . 
26. East end, Motu Tabu - Suriana , Messerschmidtia . 
27. Motu Tabu, with Suriana , Cassytha , Messerschmidtia . 
28 . Pisonia - small tree to twenty feet, many nesting noddies. 
29. Messerschmidtia and Pisonia on inner part of Motu Tabu. 
30. Pisonia , Lepturus (lush), and Suriana . „ 
31. Heliotropium and Lepturus on the sw. end of Motu Tabu. 
32. South side Motu Tabu - Messerschmidtia , Heliotropium , Lepturus, . Suriana . 
33. Sesuvium , Lepturus , Messerschmidtia , Sida - looking east. 
34. Messerschmidtia , Lepturus on Motu Tabu. 
35• Sesuvium - close-up of the white flowered variety. 
36. Lepturus . Heliotropium . Tribulus in open area on sw. side of Motu Tabu. 
37. LeptTorus showing vigorous growth here and Messerschmidtia with nesting 
. noddies. 
38. Suriana, Scaevola and Lepturus on the se. side of Motu Tabu. 
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