Rough sketch map of Uvea Is (Mainland) showing zones of vegetation. N.B. On garden areas appear sporadically in both coconut areas + short forest areas & are cutting into the original forest areas. The custom is to plant coconuts after the garden crop is harvested thus extending such areas. Roughly the lines of demarcation shown as separate as possible in such a neat & regular vegetation as exists on the island. (see also N.B.) = area of tall original forest = area of short or original forest, includes about 10% garden area = area under more or less permanent culture coconuts etc., contains about 20% garden culture = swamp levels including areas where basket mangrove appear shown by black crosses + faint shading. Farm cultivation covers all the inland ends of these except protected areas. = scanty swamp vegetation on salt pan lands. = low wind blown to fine results from a few inches high near the coast to 15 ft inland + on knolls + in hollows. PHYSICAL contour = abrupt coral outcrop 240-180 A.S.L. = area of sea deposited sand banks along lagoon side. Almost 100% coconut vegetation with a little sand hill shrubbery along sea margin few eastern islets near the edge mostly. N.B. Because in a map of this scale it is impossible to show such one has to bear in mind that when looking at this sketch that through the whole island especially in the central part long thin arms of low original forest + in a few cases tall original forests growing on coral dykes etc have been left (or slightly in the latter case) + these extend far into the coconut planted areas often they are only 20 yds in width & seldom more than 50 yds + very often of considerable length (up to 1 mile). These strips carry heavy population of bird life. In many cases they completely surround cultivations of varying original areas. All tall tree areas thus are generally considerably wider but not as long but in short forest areas are long & narrow.