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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS 



VOL. 78 



it is hewn into convenient lengths with a machete and the useless 

 sapwoocl removed. The pieces of heartwood, which contain the dye, 

 are then carried by head or on pack animals to the nearest clearing 

 house, a shelter and rude balance erected by the roadside near or in 

 some village, and there offered for sale. 



On January 11, 1926, a new headquarters was established at 

 Ennery, a village midway between St. ]\Iichel and Gonaives. The high 

 mountains, rising abruptly on the south, resemble Mt. La Cidre and 

 ]\It. Platanna in both physiographic features and flora. On the north 

 the Puilboreau or Cape road, winding upward in a continuous grade 

 to an elevation of al)out 2.700 feet at the Pass, gave excellent o]:ipor-- 



Fic. 131. — Market at Gros Morne, Haiti. 



tunity for collecting the plants of the surrounding region. A dense 

 thicket at the summit of the Pass, wet on its north slope and dry 

 on its south, was especially rich in strange plants. The flora along 

 Trois Rivieres in the vicinity of Gros IMorne, Pilate, and Plaisance. 

 typical of most river vegetations throughout Haiti, was rather uninter- 

 esting, but the arid thickets between Gros Morne and Gonaives were 

 extremely productive. These undoubtedly would furnish excellent 

 botanical material if visited during the w^et season. 



After completing his field-work in the northern mountain region 

 of Haiti, Mr. Leonard returned to Port au Prince, where several 

 days were spent in packing specimens and in exploring the sources 

 of Thor, Bizoton, and Mariani with Dr. Erik L. Ekman and 

 Dr. H. D. Barker. 



