Excerpt from Notes on the Volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands: With a History of Their Various Eruptions The plain land of Niihau comprises two thirds of its surface, and all the habitable part. It is composed of coral reef, sand, and the wash from the mountain in successive layers. Although destitute of running streams, the soil is fertile, producing under cultivation the best pine-apples and bananas found on the group, as Well as indian-corn, beans, cabbages, onions, squashes, and most of the vegetables of temperate climates. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.