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ecies of tree* which grew gregariously on the ridges and upper 
on of the ravine, and of rounded bright green bushes of 
to the town a nightfall. 
n our arrival at Santa Cruz, Tenerife, on the morning of 
May 24th, we found a letter awaiting us from Dr. G. Y. Perez 
suggesting that we should push on to Piet Orotava. We left 
Santa Cruz in the afternoon by the ag tram. The country as 
far as Laguna was much cultivated and had a very burnt-up 
appearance, and our first impression of Tenerife was rather 
disappointing, but between Laguna and our immediate destination, 
Tacoronte, the ve getation was much fresher. The journey occu- 
pied about two hours. In the evening we examined the vegetation 
of a small deep and narrow gull 
Next morning we started off at 6 a.m. to the celebrated wood of 
Agua Garcia, which we reached about 6.45 Near the bottom of a 
small ravine were fine trees of the Vindtigo (Phoebe Sadsias with 
very stout trunks, and good examples of the large-leaved Canarian 
i ower, including Ranunculus cortusaefolius, Geranium 
anemonifolium and a pink-flowered Labiate (Cedronella ‘canariensis) 
On the ridges and the higher parts of the slopes were fine specimens 
of the tree-heath (Krica arborea) and the small-leaved holly (J/ez 
canariensis), Viburnum rugosum was seen both in flower and 
fruit; it is a shrub 5 ft. high or more, and forms a large part of 
the undergrowth in both the damper and drier parts of the wood. 
Among the climbers were a Rubus which ascended the trees of the 
Vii fAtigo to a height of about 40 ft., and a Smilax which occurred 
among the tree-heaths and small-leaved hollies in the upper and 
drier parts.t After breakfast, bx took the first motor-bus to 
Orotava, where we arrived about. 1 
There we were met by Dr. ie who was accompanied by 
Domingo Hernandez, seed-collector for Messrs. Wildpret Bros. 
be remainder of the morning was spent under their guidance, 
ing the grounds of the Grand Hotel Taoro (formerly Hotel 
Besibol dt), ‘and an interesting garden belonging to Mrs. ie 
where many endemic Canarian plants are cultivated. On a lava 
stream alongside there were fine examples of Sonchus ee: 
which is remarkable for its extremely dissected leaves. 
is shown in Schréter, Nach den Canarischen Inseln, plate 10, fig. 2 
In the afternoon a visit was paid to Dr. Perez’s garden at Puerto 
Orotava. Among the more noteworthy plants seen were various 
ies and hybrids of Statice, Echium simplex, E, Bourgaeanum, 
. Pininana, FE. fastuosum and EF. candicans, young Dragon-trees, 
aie critical forms of Cytisus, Retama monosperma and R. rhod 
rhizoides, Convolvulus floridus and an arborescent Sonchus. 
* ide ee caegh eye as reso to lack of time we were unable to climb up the 
interesti pede) of the wood at Agua Garcia is given by M. Emile 
Jahandi in etn aso du Chéne, 1913 ; and it is also dealt with by Schenck, 
Veg. Canar. Ins. p. 316. 
