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and were covered with Tillandsia recurvata. We crossed the 
Medina at Bandera, where our only discovery was Amorpha 
levigata, and took a westerly direction over what was called by 
the inhabitants a “good mountain road.” Afterwards we under- 
stood the meaning of “ mountain road.” Soon we were ina very 
rough country, which we have good reason to believe no botanist 
ever visited. In fact, no one will ever visit it, who has any care 
with overhanging rocks. We were in the wilderness and en- 
joyed it. It would be more than ungrateful not to pay a tribute 
to the great pile of dainty perch and fine trout lying before our 
camp fire. Beginning along the rivers, in swampy places are 
found several northern plants, such as Schoenus nigricans, 
Eleocharis rostellata, and Selaginella apus, mixed with Dichro- 
nema leucocephala and Reverchoni, Buchnera elongata, a variety 
of Samolus ebracteatus, and Epipactis gigantea ; among the rocks, 
at the foot-hills, Asclepias perennis, Aspidocarpa hyssopifolia, 
Keerlia effusa, Cassia Lindheimeriana; on the top rocks, abund- 
ance of Laphamia Lindheimeri. A good many interesting shrubs 
are found here, Salvia balloteflora, Budleia racemosa, Philadel- 
ochia pyramidata, Triodia eragrostoidea, agen? calama - 
grostoides, Setaria setosa, Chaptalia nutans, a new Petalostemon 
found on the rocky banks of the Sabinal. One plant deserves 
Special mention, the beautiful Amoreuxia Wrightii, The pec- 
