Smithsonian Report. I')42. — Foster 



Plate 3 



1 . Ages of Wind 



This is but a corner of Villa Vehla wliere stand great sandstone nionolittis, each one a lonely continent, shaped 

 by the winds of countless centuries. As the earth tide ebbs, high and dry, these fantastic forms are left 

 inhabited only by invincible plants, trees, and palms; and the last ones who win this race of time will 

 finally die of starvation. 



2. STREPTOCALYX FLORIBUNDA. 



A giant epiphyte with leaves 9 feet long. 



