II. A CONTRIBUTION TO THE BOTANY OF THE ISLE 

 OF PINES, CUBA, BASED UPON THE SPECIMENS OF 

 PLANTS FROM THAT ISLAND CONTAINED IN THE 

 HERBARIUM OF THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM UNDER 

 DATE OF OCTOBER, 1916. 



By O. E. Jennings. 

 (Plates V-XXVIII.) 



Introductory. 



The present paper is primarily an annotated list of the plantb 

 collected in the Isle of Pines and now contained in the Herbarium of 

 the Carnegie Museum. The list has been supplemented by references 

 to other specimens collected in the Island, wherever records of such 

 specimens have been found in the literature consulted. 



The greater part of the material studied in the preparation of this 

 list was collected by the writer from May 5 to 26, 1910, while a 

 member of a party sent out by the Carnegie Museum to make col- 

 lections in the Isle of Pines. The party consisted of Dr. D. A. Atkin- 

 son, Mr. J. L. Graf, Mr. G. A. Link, Sr., and the writer. Most of 

 the time was devoted to the exploration of the northern and north- 

 western parts of the island. Nueva Gerona was made the base of 

 operations, and the surrounding savannas and the rugged mountains 

 nearby were quite thoroughly explored. On May 7 the writer 

 visited the ridge at Bibijagua in the northeastern part of the island. 

 On May 16 a trip was made to the mouth of the Nuevas River in the 

 northwestern corner of the island. On May 17 a move was made 

 to Los Indios and from this base the surrounding region was explored. 

 On May 21 in company with Mr. Graf the writer visited the Canada 

 Mountains and climbed the highest peak. On May 21 in company 

 with Dr. Atkinson and Col. T. J. Keenan a trip was made on foot to 

 Siguanea. On the following day we crossed Siguanea Bay in a launch 

 to Bogarona, and thence walked about six miles to Caleta Grande on 

 the southern coast. The last two days of our stay on the island, 

 May 25 and 26, were spent collecting in the vicinity of Santa Fe. 



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