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one new symptom of one of the diseases studied. DeWolf's 

 animated interest in the work must have been a happy source of 

 satisfaction to Smith. All along the way Smitii had enjoyed the 

 Florida llora and animal life. He thrilled to sec an alligator, 

 whose bellowintrs he had heard at ni<;ht and which was killed 

 when attacking a dog. The number of introduced plants intrigued 

 him, particularly the bamboos, some three to live inches in diameter 

 and sixty feet high. Everywhere the scenery was attractive and 

 beautiful and the visit with DeWolf provided a happy climax. 

 \\ ork awaited him at Washington, however. He little realized 

 he had participated in the preliminary reconnaissance which would 

 final ly culmmate, largely through the efforts of Swingle and 

 Galloway, in securing'the establishment of the Department's sub- 

 tropical laboratory at Eustis, Florida. Pierce may not have been 

 altogether conscious on his first journey to California that his 

 reconnaissance would lead to the establishment of the Pacific 

 coast laboratory of the Department at Santa Ana, California. Only 

 a few^ years would pass and these two laboratories would be 

 performing some of the Department's most important work. 

 Smith arrived in Washington on July 11, but within a few days 

 was again at work on the Chesapeake peninsula. 



