60 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 66 
From Rio de Janeiro an ascent of Itatiaya, the highest mountain 
in Brazil, was made, and on the very top, 10,000 feet above the sea, 
Fic. 76.—The wax palm, in the State of Bahia, Brazil, 
from which is obtained “ carnuba,” the wax used in the 
manufacture of phonographic records. Photograph by 
Russell. 
was found a small cactus with beautiful rose colored flowers. Ex- 
cursions were also made to Cabo Frio, to Ilha Grande, and to the 
islands in the Bay of Rio de Janeiro. A few days were spent in 
