C.R. Long 1964 The Vegetation of Midway Island, Eastern Island The predominant vegetation of Eastern Island is composed of the following species and species associations: 1.) Casuarina equisetifolia L. 2.) Scaevola sericea (Vahl.) - Messerschmidtia argentea (L.f.) Johnston 3.) Pluchea odorata (L.) Cass. 4.) Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv. 5.) Fimbristylis cymosa R.Br. Less prominent but occupying areas so fully as to constitute a temporal dominance are: 6.) Verbesina encelioides A. Gray 7.) Gnaphalium sandwichensium Gaud. Area I*- (bounded by the nw end of the nw-se runway and by the ne end of the ne-sw runway including north point of island.) Small clumps of Scaevola along nw and ne shore. The remainder of the area is sparcely vegetated with Lobularia, Gnaphalium, and Cynodon (near edge of runway). Large colony of nesting sooty terns (with eggs). Area II - (bounded by ne end of ne-sw runway mid part of nw-se runway and end of ew runway.) Along the shore is found Messerschmidtia- Scaevola extending several score of yards into the interior of the island. The association is not continuous but broken by several open areas extending from the shore into an area covered by low herbs. Along the edge of the nw-se runway a large patch of Fimbristylis (south portion) and several small patches of same in nw portion where observed. Present also were Eleusine, Gnaphalium, and Lobularia. The sooty terns colony occupied an area synonymous with that of the larger Fimbristylis stand and was "overflowing" into other bare areas to the north. Several dozens nesting albatrosses were also seen in the area. At the east end of the ew runway is a solid Messerschmidtia stand. Area III- (bounded by north end of ew runway, on the west by nw-se runway.) Messerschmidtia along shore and on se end Scaevola. Isolated clumps of Casuarina along runway. In open area between Messer- schmidtia and the runway are solid stands of Verbesina. Also present are Ipomoea, Gnaphalium, and Lobularia. * Refer to vegetation map of midway Island, Eastern Island constructed by C.R. Long from observations and field notes taken between May 22-26, 1964.