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long. Its branching flower spikes occasionally 

 reach a length of ten feet. The hundreds of 

 rather large flowers in the clusters are greenish 

 yellow barred with brown-red. With it grew 

 another interesting orchid, Epidendrum anceps, 

 which we had never found elsewhere. 



My face was badly swollen from too many 

 mosquito bites. The insects covered the exposed 

 parts of my body until the skin could not be seen, 

 and when I wiped them off the blood dripped on 

 the ground. With puffed cheeks and eyelids I 

 could scarcely see and, thoroughly poisoned, I felt 

 stupid with desire to lie down anywhere and 

 sleep. One of my companions, Mr. John Soar, 

 began to be ill from the same cause though his face 

 did not swell. His exposed skin turned fiery red 

 and he seemed to be in a serious condition. About 

 that time Mr. Roberts found some wild limes, the 

 juice of which he applied to the afflicted parts, 

 relieving them almost instantly. There are well- 

 authenticated instances in Florida and elsewhere 

 of death occurring from the attacks of mosquitoes. 

 The victim becomes semi-torpid from the poison 

 and lies down to sleep his last sleep. 



On another occasion in company with Mr. Soar 



