ifield II stm 
Hiteay I Island 
A brief ssamiBg eeHeetisg trip ms taste wife J* Bamrtelty, aiffesaologlat 
A MMri am of photoglyphs were fetes to give sons idee as to the seasonal 
change is |hs vegetation of this ieland. The Lofeularif t was wry tejr end 
vest ru»srey showed hare stone sM an tiM of dry leaves at 
m. hose of tbs plant. A .p* mem off Lee id a im ossalh lenee van noted on 
fee north side of the sset-west rmmy (see vegetation asp)* 2S» 
©are in flower and fruit. On the 
sod 
northwest heach. fee ggm«rogt ig yert abllis cluape are such larger and tafcr® 
cosutplenous than when exeasLaed i» 'May* l#6t, hat the elmgtt are each 
awller and less vigorous teas those seen on Stare, b&ymn or Lieisaski 
Islands* ifcny of the other pleats on Easters Island - Qarmwpvm » 
Arus and Verbesiae nrfleet fee dry season with their dried leaves 
and »tess* Varbeslaa eneelioM es as seen on Ssstera Island Is, as noted 
1m fee field m Shore island, a vigorous and antes! Is coloniser, which 
if allowed to spread» will occt^jy areas a* used by ground nesting birds. 
Shi* herb is tell and lea strong stents* It produces a greet quant it.; 
seeds, is hmt resist-ant .in? its vertical eteas are not attractive to 
perching l- I esfciaaate about %0 0 /o' of the- tend «*ee of UsStetm 
Island ia vegetated. 
Sepfceafeer t & mm- 
We lend -. jofcheasfc Isltvai ...; rolleetin s 
lisitau to fee light ro»in bag; far t! 
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