102 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 
the ‘alpargata’ or native shoes, made of hennequin fibre. It 
is interesting to see the many uses of the ‘roana,’ one of which 
is to place it over the head of the mules before loading. With- 
out this it is impossible to load them. This performance is 
earried out periodically throughout the journey, inasmuch as 
the various trunks, ete., are always slipping from the mules’ 
backs and coming in contact with abutting rocks along the 
trail. 
‘Our first objective after leaving Ibague was Caja-Marea, 
where we arrived at dusk and managed to secure a shelter for 
the night. The tired guides had to unpack the mules in dark- 
ness. Our valises containing necessaries for the night had 
to be divested of their tar-paper coverings. This performance 
was the regular thing every evening. I was interested to 
find various plants of the ‘Tulipan’ at the house where we 
stayed. Upon asking the woman where she collected them 
she replied ‘Arribe’ (up there). 
‘‘The next morning we were up again before daylight, our 
guides informing us that today’s trip was the most danger- 
ous of the four days, inasmuch as we would have to climb to 
an altitude of 10,000 or 11,000 feet by the Quindeo Pass. We 
were advised to ride mules for the day as they are very much 
surer-footed, this being essential in view of the narrowness 
of most of the trails. We rode mules for the first three hours 
and then changed to our horses, deciding that we would sooner 
take the chance than go further on mule back. Our meals 
during the day consisted of the characteristic native soup, 
home-made bread made from corn, and of course the native 
meat. 
‘‘The second day we were to make the town of Armenia, 
which was a hard day’s ride, before dark. We eventually 
climbed to and were safely crossing the Quindeo Pass. The 
scenery throughout the day was indescribably beautiful. Cross- 
ing the Pass I noticed a large red fruit that looked like a 
strawberry. Stopping my mule, after a short climb, I found 
it to be a raspberry larger than the largest strawberry I had 
ever seen. My friends, who had not been so much interested 
in my orchid material, became alert at sight of this edible 
fruit. I found three ripe fruits and exclaimed ‘This is the 
best find I have had yet; I will take the fruit home and try 
to introduce this large-fruited variety.” My friends replied: 
