. The Bermuda islands. An account of their scenery, climate, productions, physiography, natural history and geology, with sketches of their discovery and early history, and the changes in their flora and fauna due to man. Natural history. 160 A. E. Verrill—The J3er)nuda Islands. 512 spicuons plants, between those subsequently introduced and those that were native there before the settlement. Each case must be judged by itself, taking into account the probable chances of natural introduction, the manner of occurrence, etc. Only very few plants are peculiar to the islands, or endemic, and of the
. The Bermuda islands. An account of their scenery, climate, productions, physiography, natural history and geology, with sketches of their discovery and early history, and the changes in their flora and fauna due to man. Natural history. 160 A. E. Verrill—The J3er)nuda Islands. 512 spicuons plants, between those subsequently introduced and those that were native there before the settlement. Each case must be judged by itself, taking into account the probable chances of natural introduction, the manner of occurrence, etc. Only very few plants are peculiar to the islands, or endemic, and of these the i^^^lmetto is the only conspicuous one. (See ch. 26, a,. Figure 33.—Bermuda Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium Bermuclianu')n). figs. 4, 32, 39). Most of the other native plants were derived from the West Indies and the North American coastal regions.* When the islands were first settled the flora was remarkable for the scarcity of edible plants. The only herbaceous plant mentioned, that could afi^ord any human food, was the "prickly pear" or cactus * In naming the native Bei'muda plants I have followed pretty closely the nomenclature used by Hemsley, in Voy. Chall., Botany, vol. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Verrill, A. E. (Addison Emery), 1839-1926. New Haven, Conn. , The author
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