has 1)002. almo st eliminated from th-ir©—aad ^»u 'titer 
: -~ - ir. f-ot; th~i mr.iT.Q cf '-t.hfr—^n44iMr-4 < »** , ' , ' l ' 1 '- 4 '"~'" rt 1 . 
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trees on Southeast Island, and scattered seeds. Though no record 
remains of what seeds were scattered^ Dr. Wetmore has a list of 
tho species given the expedition "by the Territoxy ■ of Hawaii 
Department of Agriculture for planting on the Eeservation to 
replace %far"veg o t destroyed, "by the rabbits# With the exception 
of Scaevola none of the species on this list are presently growing 
on Southeast Island. The sprawling shrub with leaves of grayish 
green may have been Hesserschfeidia argontea # A few dying plants 
of this species occur today on North Island# but none wore found 
elsewhere in the atoll in March 1965. The tr ees 
planted in 1923# as well as ±b -w ‘ planted 
in 1928^ and ironwoods planted by the Navy on Southeast in 19&&I 
hay© all died; no trac©5of trees remain^. There is no sign of 
tho camp mentioned by Dr. Vetmore, though there are still traces 
of the brief stay of the mother-of-pearl oyster fisheries . Some 
rotting timbers, rusty corrugated roofing, and a pile of oyster 
shells are all that remain of the latter venture. It is possible 
that the major vegetation change occurred in 193 ^ when Georg© 
"an■fmA'n reported no live vegetation, only tall clumps of dead 
bunchgrass,after a severe storm. The 1963 planting of ironwoods 
was in violation of the regugc£ and those trees which had not 
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