Hawaiian products). The men wear blue overalls or cloth trousers and white undershirts; when dressed up, white or khaki coats and straw hats. Shoes are scarce. The lavalava is worn only by children and even they wear cloth trousers or skirts (girls) when dressed up. The village, which stretches around the entire lagoon side of the island along a deep bay, is neat, clean, substantial, well-built, many of the houses being made of coral lime - whitewashed. The walks are paved with lava, the walls are made of coral lime - whitewashed. The walks are paved with lava, the Looking sugar cane. There are no breadfruit trees. Pigs and chickens are raised in some numbers. I spent the rest of the day exploring and collecting around Puka Puka Island with a troop of little urchins, some stark naked, who supplied the names. These I later verified from the older men. 1. Pemphits, a number of patches, especially at N.E. end of island. (pneumonia) 2. Pandanus, fairly abundant, at least two spp. (wala = fala) 3. Seaevola, abundant, leaves mined. (gmeo) 4. Dodder (?) a leafless vine growing over Seaevola, etc. (Tehitti name kalinoka) [According to Hono this is the vine with which "Hono" snared the giant with the long legs - in a favorite Tehittian Legend]. Plant spcc. 15. 5. The beach runner with the bur and yellow flower. (yavee) 6. Sedge - same as on Nassau. (putuna) 7. Taro (talo) extensive patches grown in mud (but not under water) behind church and running up toward N.E. corner of Puka Puka.