294 



He stopiHHl liere two weeks in the following year {March 2 to 10, 1891), 

 secnriiig many ])laiits not obtainable earlier in the season. 



From Manzanillo he went to Ooliina, the capital of the state of the 

 same name. Almost a mouth was spent here (January 9 to February 

 G, 1891), and a second visit was made later, February 27 and 28. One 

 day (February 15) was spent in Armeria, a small place half way between 

 Man/an illo and tlie city of Colima. 



The foUowinji' table will show the places visited, with the dates of col- 

 lection and the numbers of the plants: 



Places viaited. 



Affiabampo 

 M 



gial>ampf) 

 aiizaiiillo 



Date of collection. 



Oct.:? to 15, 1890. 

 Doc. ltd ;il, 1890- 



Coliiuii Jan. 9 to Feb. ti, 1891 



.Ariiu^rui 



Ooliiiia.- 



Maiizaiiilld 



Oilinia (bongbt at mark(it). 

 Maiizaiiill 



i\l). 15.1891 



Feb. 27 and 28, 1«91 . . 



Mar. 2 to 18 



Jan.9toFnb. 6, 1891. 

 nec.yi,1891 



Collector's 



nmnbcrs 



(inclusive). 



752-815 

 816-1096 

 1097-1273 

 1274-1293 

 1294-i;i28 

 l:!29-14(l] 

 14(I2-14U>* 

 1810-1812 



The followiuj>- iuterestinj- account of Colima and Manzanillo is taken 

 from the con.sular report for January, 1885, by Emil Mablo, U. S. con. 

 sul at jManzanillo: 



The state of Colinia lies between 18^ 30' and 19° 28' north latitnde, and 105-' to .107° 

 %v(\st loTiffitude; ia Itonnded luirth by tlie state of Jalisco, oust by the simie state and 

 Jlirhoacan, and soiitli and wouthwest by tlie I'aciiic Ocean. It covers, ])robably, an 

 area of 4,000 square miles and is said to have between 70,000 and 75.000 inhabitants. 

 All the.se ti^ures are approximations, as no snrvey of the state has ever been made, 

 nor liave they had an oiUcial census since 1871. The city of Colirnii may have 30,000 

 inhabitants. 



The topo<rraphical and geological features of the state are interesting. The ground 

 rises gradually from the coast, freiinently intersected by detached, unconnected 

 ranges of tins Cordilleras (Sierra Madre), forming between them terrace-like, fertile 

 l)lains which mak<' Colima one of the richest agricultural states of Mexico. 



The city of Colima, in an altitude of 1,150 feet, and .58 miles distant from its port 

 of Manzanillo, is situated almost in the center of one of the plains, which is jiroba- 

 bly 7") miles in circumference, traversed by several rivers and creeks. 



Southeast and west of it are woo<led mountains from 2,000 to 4,000 feet high.while 

 to tlie north thegronnd again at first ris<'s gradually, wlien suddenly, ]iroud and majes- 

 tic, tlie double volcano of Colima, about:.'!) miles distant, pushes itself high u]) above 

 the siirroiiudiiig country into the limits of eternal snow. 



From here radiate the almost impassable deep "barrancas" which traverse the 

 state in its northern and northeastern portion, making the communication with the 

 interior of the Republic exceedingly <hlhcnlt. 



The base of the ge<dogical formation is granite; it is in many places overlaid by 

 feldsi)athie porphyry, conjointly with limestone, gypsum, and shale. In and near 

 the barrancas ])orphyry, trachite, and calcareous conglomerate predominate. The 

 strnctnre of the volcano of Ccdima is trachite. 



Although entirely within the hot zone, this consular district can truly be said to 

 present all kinds of climates. From the snow of the vidcano and the cold climate of 



*The numbers between 1410 and 1810 represent Dr. Palmer's eollectiou in the state 

 of Siualoa, made in 1801. The identification of these plants is nearly completed 

 and will form the basis of a future paper. 



