8o2 C. SKOTTSBERG 



Botanical excursions in igi6 — ly. 



Masatierra. 



(Headquarters established in the factory of Recart y Doniez, Bahi'a Cumberland, Dec. i, 1916.) 



1916, Dec. 3. Excursion to Portezuelo de Villagra. — 9 hrs. 



» » 6. P. j\I. ^'ia Valle Anson to north face of Cerro Damajuana, alt. 250 m. 



» » 7. Excursion to Quebrada Gutierrez, a gully at the foot of the Portezuelo ridge, alt. 



450 m. Lower slopes logged, ox-teams dragging out heavy luma trunks. — 8 hrs. 



» » 8. Along trail to Puerto Ingles to crest of Cordon Salsipuedes, which was followed 



to about 600 m alt.; thence across Quebrada Salsipuedes to Loma de los Munozes 

 and into a small hanging gully, belonging to the drainage system of Valle Ingles. 

 Finest Dicksonietion seen in Masatierra, 600-650 m alt. Return across Cordon 

 Salsipuedes. — 10 hrs. 



» » II. P. M. Along the coast trail to entrance to the Pangal gorge. 



» » 12. Survey of the badly eroded slopes near the settlement; reconnaissance of the con- 



vict caves. 



» >' 13. Along trail to Puerto Frances and back. — li i 2 hrs. 



» » 14. P. M. To Portezuelo de Villagra. — 6 hrs. 



>' 15- *' ' " " " 



» " 17. Ascent of ridge W. of Pangal valley to about 360 m alt. — 6 hrs. 



» » 18. Up Valle Anson and climb of a ridge between La Damajuana and El Yunque 



to about 575 m. — 10 12 hrs. 

 » » 20. Cordon Salsipuedes; survey of small hanging gully fourth S. W. of Punta San 



Carlos), thence across ridge to head of Quebrada Salsipuedes, about 500 m alt. 



— 612 hrs. 



» >' 22. P. M. E. slope of Salsipuedes to 3d gully S. W. of Punta San Carlos, visited by 



me in 1908, then with a patch of fairly good forest, now ruined and invaded 

 by weeds. 



» » 24. P. M. To Portezuelo de Villagra. Survey of cliff walls on l)oth sides of pass. 



Eryngiuni inaccessiim discovered, rediscovery of E . fe?-tiatidezianiim first found 

 in 1908 and which turned out to be a cross between bupleufoides and inaccessum. 

 Two plants, apparently the same I found in 1908. — ■ 5 hrs. 



» » 25. P. M. To Portezuelo in continuation of the work the day before. — 6 1/2 hrs. 



» » 28. P. M. To Valle Anson and Plazoleta del Yunque. 



» » 29. Adventitious flora around the settlement in Valle Colonial. 



» " 30. A. M. Analysis of the vegetation in one of the old convict caves. P. M. Woods 



of the Damajuana ridge, alt. about 435 m. — 5 hrs. 



1917, Jan. I. Survey of Pangal gorge to the cascade, alt. 200 m. Chetuipodmm crusoeanuni 



discovered. — 8 hrs. 

 » » 4. Across Portezuelo to the Villagra v&lley, where camp was established in about 



175 m alt. Excursion up a dry, wooded gully to about 400 m alt. — 9 hrs. 

 » » 5. Along the treeless south slope of the main ridge, west to Punta Larga and back. 



— 10 12 hrs. 



» >' 6. P. M. To foot of Cerro Chumacera and the most westerly forest patches on 



Masatierra. 



» » 7. To Piano del Yunque, Cerro Negro, c. 190 m alt., and to the shore along foot of 



El Yunque. — 612 hrs. 



» » 8. Return across Portezuelo to the settlement. 



» » 10. Across Portezuelo and survey of wet rainforest covering the high slopes of \'illa- 



gra, 450-550 m alt. — 9 12 hrs. 

 ( » » 12. Headquarters moved from Casa Recart y Doniez to a small house in the sett- 



lement.) 



