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some little time at the Karaissi rest camp. The hills round are 
of crystalline rock, devoid of trees, and sparsely covered with 
coarse herbage and occasional low growing shrubs—- such as the 
holly oak (Quercus coccifera). The occurrence of some tiny 
flowers, appearing just after the snow melted, aroused my interest 
and decided me to do what I could in making a collection. 
““ Apart from the very few collected at Karaissi the specimens 
were obtained chiefly while at four camps. 
“The first of these was Lembet. Our camp was close to the 
village, on the edge of the Hortiach ridge, leading up to the peak 
Kotos, and just east of the Seres Road at Kilo. 5. The specimens 
were obtained during the months of March, April, May, and 
June from this neighbourhood, including the hilly country 
between Lembet and Jaladzik (Yellow-jack), and the Happy 
Valley, which runs approximately parallel to, and east of the 
Seres Road. 
‘“ Karly in July we were encamped for some ten days at the 
great tumulus on the western side of the Seres Road at Kilo. 85 
and near the summit of the Derbend. <A few specimens were 
added there, although I missed a fine white foxglove, many 
examples of which were in full flower on the pass going towards 
General’s Corner. 
“We then trekked along the Langaza-Beshik trough via the 
Rue Ignatia—through the Rendina Gorge with its magnificent 
vegetation to Stavros. 
““My third set of specimens were obtained while at Stavros 
Point during the very hot months of J uly, August, and Septem- 
ber. Here there is a narrow strip of alluvial land at the foot of 
the scrub-covered and wooded hills surrounding the Rendina (or 
Orfano) Gulf. 
“Thence we trekked to the Struma front and a few additions 
were made to the collection during my encampments in the 
Struma Gorge and Lake Ahinos. Superb and distant views of the 
Struma Plain and the Belashika Mountains could be obtained on 
orizon. 
“* With greater freedom it 
of additional specimens could 
the hill side from Ano down the 
covered with a fine bush 
unfortunately obtained no specimen 
“Around here the flowers in the s 
they were reported to be on the great Struma Plain 
camp even varieties of fly , and b 
iris, and sweet violet abounded, while in the autumn crocus and 
cyclamen were equally abundant. Unfortunately during my 
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