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Garden for December, 1911. Most of the century plants 1 brought back 

 by the expedition proved to be new species. 



The time spent at the various anchorages was usually one or two days, 

 affording the scientific staff opportunity for making a natural history 

 reconnaissance of the coastal region of the peninsula at many widely sepa- 

 rated localities. 



^Yhile in the Gulf of California the ship was usually moved at night so 

 that the days could be largely devoted to shore work. Moving rapidly from 

 point to point as we did, the shore work could not be extended very far 

 inland, nor could the work of collecting be made very thorough, but the 

 naturalists made the best possible use of each day ashore. 



The active interest of Captain Burrage and the officers of the 'Albatross' 

 contributed greatly to the effectiveness of our work, while the expedition 

 would not of course, have been undertaken without the cooperation of the 

 Bureau of Fisheries. 



Dr. Hugh M. Smith, U. S. Commissioner of Fisheries, authorized the 

 publication of the results of the expedition by the institutions participating. 



In the oceanographic work, dredge hauls were made with the large beam 

 trawl at 27 stations in depths ranging from 284 fathoms to 1760 fathoms, 

 mostly off the west coast of Lower California. Following is a list of the 

 stations occupied, with their positions and depths; 



'The Agaves of Lower California,' by William Trelease. Rept. Missouri Bot. Gard., 1911, pp. 



