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grasses, one of the more frequent being a species of Epicampes, a 

 genus which is rather common in the mountains of Mexico. 



I made a short trip to Jaumave, which is situated in a mountain 

 valley to the southwest of Victoria, where a large amount of henequin 

 is grown for fiber. However, the season was a little too early in the 

 mountains for profitable collecting. 



The largest and most interesting part of my collections I obtained at 

 El Chamal, about 7 miles from the coast and a short distance north of 

 the Soto la Marina River. The grass flora is surprisingly rich in this 

 locality, owing in part at least to the diverse habitats, which vary from 

 open sandy grasslands to rich brushy woodland. A large proportion 

 of the species found were either additions to the flora of Mexico or 

 extensions of known ranges. 



The work in Louisiana included a study of the marsh lands of 

 Cameron Parish and a visit to Last Island. Last Island is one of a 

 series of islands a short distance off the coast in the Gulf of Mexico. 

 They are of special interest in that they are gradually disappearing and 

 eventually may be reduced to nothing more than sand bars. A number 

 of years ago Last Island was a well-wooded, popular resort, and hotels 

 were maintained there. Severe storms, however, have completely de- 

 nuded it, and the only inhabitants are a few scattered fishermen. 

 From the mainland it appears only as a dark line on the horizon. 

 About 12 species of grasses are found there, one of them being a little- 

 known species of Andropogon which is common on some of the low 

 sand dunes. 



Toward the last of June I made collections in the vicinity of Biloxi. 

 Miss., and in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. 



During the three months' trip a total of nearly 1,000 specimens were 

 collected, together with the necessary information concerning them. 



