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the Alps but there is no snow. The volcanoes were very inter- 

 esting. Prof. Kellerman climbed to the top of one of these 

 (Argua) and found many interesting specimens among which 

 was a peculiar Pine which is very probably a new species. Many 

 of our common greenhouse plants were encountered here as 

 Salvia, Begonias, Hibiscus, etc. True rusts (Puccinias) were 

 found in abundance at Guatemala City but scarcely any in the 

 low lands before this. Prof. Kellerman had with him a large 

 number of souvenir postal cards as well as several original photo- 

 graphs which illustrated the character of the country very well. 



Miss Riddle acted as chairman while Prof. Hine spoke of the 

 people of Guatemala. The natives along the coast show the 

 influence of the white people and are quite different from those 

 of the interior. The natives seem to take everything they produce 

 as a joke and consider a thing of little value unless brought from 

 some other country. The people apparently are very kind. 

 Their houses are simple consisting of four posts with a thatched 

 roof and sides made of split bamboos or of poles. No windows 

 are needed. Their clothing is very thin and simple. The men 

 and women dress about as in this country. The women go 

 barefooted but the men wear a kind of sandle shoe. Everybody 

 smokes, the men cigars and the women cigarettes. Their food 

 consists principally of beans and of a kind of cake made by 

 baking pounded corn. Their flag is a very pretty one consisting 

 of two blue stripes with a white one between upon which there is 

 an emblem consisting of their national bird and crossed muskets. 



Some of our common birds occur there probably passing the 

 winter. The cat bird, mourning dove, Maryland yellow throat, 

 black and white warblers, kildeer and others were observed. The 

 brown pelican was very common but the white one was not seen. 

 The black vulture is the most common of all the birds and doz- 

 ens of them could be seen around the back yards of the native's 

 dwellings. Kingfishers, pigeons, cuckoos and flycatchers are very 

 common. Cuckoos were observed feeding around cattle or about 

 fires and would catch the startled grasshoppers, etc. Prof. Hine 

 exhibited two specimens of Peripatus which he was fortunate 

 enough to obtain. Prof. Hine also had with him a number of 

 souvenirs of this interesting tropical country. Prof. Kellerman 

 exhibited some dress goods of the natives. 



The club then adjotirned but at the kind invitation of Prof. 

 Osborn a very pleasant social time was enjoyed during which 

 refreshments were served. It was long after the constitutional 

 hour for adjournment when the members separated, carrying 

 with them the memory of a very pleasant evening. 



F. M. Surface, Secretary. 



Date of Publication of June Number, June 12, 1905. 



