CONTRIBUTIONS TO WESTERN BOTANY 99 
Very sandy beach. Gentle breeze from n.e, Got the Eucnide 
shrub at the waterhole. Was back at La Paz at 6 p.m., and took 
in Pechilinga island on the way, getting Fouquieria Burragei there 
A lovely but disappointing trip. 
t. 1. It is sweltering hot and threatens rain, cumulus 
clouds in sky, Humidity at 11 oc. 78%. Bar. normal. They 
say it is raining at the Cape, very cloudy with little wind. Wea- 
ther at 6 p. m. excessively hot and raining at the south of us. 
The soaring birds all down, but some swallows flitting about, che 
_ cloud barely moving, Bar. going down. 
Oct 2. It looked very much like rain last night and still 
does. Pigs here are the red kind. Took a trip 20 miles south to 
the Cacachilla mts., but did not get beyond the foothills at 2900 
ft. alt, and still in the Tropical life zone. Got a wild guava and 
some other shrubs. Was disappointed in not getting farther but 
driver feared the road for the sand was bad. Allis granite blocks 
rounded and not angular on the hills, with a little schist hereand 
there, no water, looks very much like a storm with strong wind 
from the east, very heavy and black clouds from the south and s. w. 
but no rain yet. No mail boat in, due to threatening storm, 5 
r fine and misty rain is falling: cooled off a great deal; ev- 
erywhere are black clouds and sea somewhat reugh, but not bad 
at. 
: Oct. 3. Went east 5 miles along beach to get Coulterella 
and saw many bushes all dried up and dead, only one alive. Very 
hot and dry. Got all tired out and thirsty, Barometer still out, 
but it looks as if storm is over. Steamer still in port. 
t. 5. Arranged to go to Triunfo 53 miles south, on the 
Cape route, with Capt. Anderson of Long Beaeh who is going 
makes a pretty roof. Leaves at least 3-deep and set petiole up. 
‘On the hills, in granite crevices 38 Notholena 
