Long, C. R. 1964 West Palm Gulch a. 107 b. 148 c. 127 East Palm Gulch a. 32 b. 69 c. 46 20 a. Seedlings non-flowering trees flowering and fruiting trees September 24, 1964 Nihoa Island Itinerary: I walked west to Millers Gulch along the low ridges to the west of camp ascending Millers Peak by way of the gulch. We covered the peak area and helicopter landing pad and then I proceeded south to the 341 foot peak on the southwest portion of the island descending to the beach at the foot of east palm canyon and proceeded east along the beach and low ridges to camp. Portulaca oleracea was found near the helicopter pad but there was no evidence of Cenchrus echinatus or Sicyos sp. both of which have been conspicuous on past visits of the Hawaii Fish and Game authorities. In this area all three species of Portulaca are found growing together but there seems to be little evidence of hybrids. An ecotype of P. lutea with large leaves and long stems (flattened) is found in the sand beach at the base of west palm canyon. Heliotropium curassavicum grows in this area alone on the island. I counted only about 27 plants in this limited niche. Euphorbia grows on dry rocky eroded ridges, along the cliff crests both upper (north) and lower (south). It is in flower and fruit. On the west side of the island, on east face slopes, the Sida sp. and Chenopodium sp. are much more healthy