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we stayed all night and went to Cayuca ranch the next morning 
as noted below. 
m, Went across gulch to see what I could find and 
Got a Selaginella spreading and rooting over the ground in large 
patches, 1-3 ft. wide. Alsoas Cheilanthes (Pringlei?) under rocks 
and barely in fruit, Got afew others also. Clouds still hang 
low on mt. but no rain, gettin 
Oct, 27, 8 a.m. Rained a little last night. very cloudy but 
clearing now, Bar, at 2000 ft. Humidity eaturation. Will be 
clear and hot today. Everything is wet, mules look a little gaunt, 
vegetation seems perfect, cool and delicious. Will get off by 8 a. 
m. Hope to get to lower Garizar ranch today, 4 miles below Ca- 
yuca ranch early so that I can dry out, Clouds going 8, W. | 
the center of the amphitheater at Arroyo Undo is a big draw with 
with many dark-green trees, probably Celtis pallida which go to 
the bottom of the big cliffs. If it were a little more humid it 
would be fine for ferns, The so-called palo fierro” isan Acacia 
for I saw the flowers, not papilionaceous but with few flowers, 
Palo blanco is common, both Jatrophas are here, one with smooth 
ight i ive late, should get off by 2 p 
eerie rets OS a Coming down f found The hill 
is 800 ft, high t» the level below, and from there here is 200 more 
Rained’ here as much as with us. Cereus 
the ground, and Pringlei 2-6 ft. above and branc 
nodes, Thurberi almost never. 1 - 
to Loreto with dates as freight and came back today empty. © 
*palo fierro”, ironwood of my moso has straight spines an inch long 
aud has much gray fruit 3 inches long and is rege ere, 
C, Pringlei, some Thurberi and Cap 
San Juan”, Ruellia, Iresine ae ; 
canic flows are tilted 15-24°to the east. rT. 
a few miles back in a gulch, also got it] : Sri finch long, el 
liptical, deeply 5-grooved and spitting ee as daal 
nearly closed and are white-spreading-hairy, se aed s pa roa 
* and flowers whit yaiawe petals rotate-spreading and turnec g 
