vegetation of Grass Island,, in 1923, was ddainatod by 
var lab ills which was restricted to the central parts of 
the island. Lantnrug, repens grew in a fringe around this, and two 
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slants of Acterranthes splendent? were found. Bqerhayla and Tylbu^ug , 
^ rs present, hut not abundant, and Lep Idling Qv.fflM .eDSQ, though 
present a was rare. A few small Scaevpla hushes were present, and 
Solamm nelsonl T ^^sanefisaj waa present though not abundant. 
Bv the time Grass was revisited in 1963 the interior had become a 
dense mat of Solarium nelsoni * , hep turns formed a thick cover on 
the west end of the vegetated area, Lepidium was found along the 
southern side of the island, and Splanum nte was common* Twenty 
to thirty clumps of Bragrostis were found, and Bgeyhavla and TribrQ.ua 
were widespread® Scattered clumps of Setaria vertlq^llata were 
noted* There were no longer any plants of Scaevola or Adyyyanthe.s® 
la 1965 the Setaria was not found, and the number of 
clumps had been reduced to lb* ^ 
Xa 1923 species of plants recorded/ Both 
Eragro.stis and Lepturus were distributed indiscriminately» and 
Achvranth.es was common* Boerhavla. and Trlbulus were present* 
Large flourishing plants of Sicyps hiepldus grew on the eastern 
half of the high end, and Solanum nelson! was present though not 
abundant* hspldium . though present, was rare® ^ . gj j g i SS L 
wan common on the raised reef and low wet flats of the eastern 
portion, and Capparls was scattered over much of the 
island except for beach and reef portions* A few small Scaevpl a 
bushes were present. The same SL species were present when the 
