"7 
pp. k mentioning colors of ponds 
"One here is bright blue-green, while 50 meters away is one with the 
color of birght brick red. The red color is due to to a gelatinous water 
plant growing in a thick lager all over the bottom. Tf 
-did not visit the south coast and south eastern peninsula of the island, 
-check with Chock . note--neither did Chick and Hamilton. 
4. Fosberg Field notes August 1936 Christmas Island 
Motu Topu - Fisonia, Messerschmidia, Sariana, Heliotropium* Sidu fallax, 
Lepturus repens, Portulaca lutea, Boerhaavia, Eragroctis, Hedyotis romangoffiensis, 
Scaevola fructescens mention of dried vegetation - fluctuations in growth 
due to climatic factor. 
Four Brothers. 
Heliotfopuimn abut Hors description of vegetational 
Portulaca Lepturus associations. 
Messerschmidia Surrain 
Sida 
Boerhavia 
"Two types of Boerhavia, or perhaps three were seen. One has 
hairy leaves with wavy margins, and dense heads of flowers. . (Check 
tetrandra in shade? (sp. repens) or sp. viscosa (in galopagor) 
F. BL Fosberg. The other has glabrous leaves, with entire margins, and 
looser heads. Another, perhaps the same as the last forms much coarser 
growth and larger mats, and has white flowers." 
same plant 1. fir. and fruit in flower and 
2. nodes with lenes 
differa - ascending paniculate, diffre in floves cerces. 
