THE VEGETATION OF THE JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLANDS 803 



1917, Jan. 13. Across Cordon Salsipuedes to the DUksonia gully aljove Puerto Ingles (see Dec. 



8\ which was followed down the steep slope, returning to the settlement. — 9 3/4 hrs. 

 » » 15. By boat to Bahia del Padre; survey of the bay and of the Puente. Camped 



on the beach. The bay is one of the few good places for collecting marine algae. 

 » » 16. Returned to Bahfa Cumberland. 



» » 18. To Quebrada del Monte Maderugo (lower slopes loggedj; ascent of Cordon Cen- 



tral and Pico Central, c. 570 m alt. — 8 V* hrs. 

 » » 19. By boat to Puerto Ingles; ascent of the central ridge of the valley to about 575 m 



alt. — 7 hrs. — - Camped for the night in the so-called Robinson cave. 

 » » 20. Survey of coast rocks; excursion into the west branch of the valley. P. M. return 



by boat to Bahia Cumberland. 

 » » 22. To Portezuelo and north face of Cerro I'iramide. — 9 hrs. 



» » 24. Interior of Quebrada del Monte Maderugo to foot of precipice, about 380 m. 



» » 26. By boat to Santa Clara and Morro del Spartan (de los Alelies), returning to 



Bahia del Padre, where we spent the night. 

 » » 27. Return to Bahia Cumberland. 



» « 29. Ascent of the Damajuana ridge to N. E. cliff wall, about 500 m alt. Primeval 



forest with old, thick-stemmed lumas. — 8 hrs. 

 » » 31. To Portezuelo. Discovery of male plant of Robinson ia i/ii/rifej-a. — 4 12 hrs. 



» Veh. I. Left for Masafuera. 



Masafuera. 



» » 2. Arrived under the island; landing at the deserted penal settlement in Casas im- 



possible. Anchored in Ensenada Tolten. Vegetation of coast slopes. 



» » 3. Tried to reach Quebrada Sanchez, from where Casas can be reached scrambling 



along the coast rocks, but were beaten back. Landing impossible also in Tolten. 



» » 4. Heavy breakers all along the coast, landing impossible; left for Masatierra, where 



we arrived Feb. 6, sailing again next day for Masafuera. 



» » 10. Arrived in front of Quebrada de las Casas, where landing was effected and head- 



quarters established in one of the buildings of the former penal settlement. P. M. 

 excursion south along coast cliffs and into the Vacas canyon. Halorrhagis masa- 

 fuerana discovered. 



» » II. Day spent in the interior of Casas canyon. Berberis masajiierana discovered. 



» » 12. Up the zigzag trail (built in 1909 by the convicts and now partly damaged by 



landslides) to the upper forested slopes of the Mono and Chozas valleys, alt. 

 about 700 m. — 6 hrs. 



» » 13. P. M. excursion into the Vacas canyon. 



» » 14. To the sources of Quebrada Pastos on edge of Piano de la Mona, where camp 



was established at a small stream in about 1130m altitude. Ascent of Las Tor- 

 res, about 1370 m alt. — II hrs. — New species discovered 14-15 Feb.: Euph- 

 rasia formosissima, Robinsonia Masafuerae, Phoenicoseris regia, Galium masafue- 

 7-anum, Eiigeron luteoviridis, Ingae and turricola, Bromus masafueranus and 

 Agrostis masafuerana; several species known before from south Chile and Sub- 

 antarctic America were also found. 



» » 15. Ascent of Cerro Correspondencia and along Cordon Atravesado to Cordon del 



Barril, alt. about 1400 m. Return to camp and descent to Casas. — 10 hrs. 



» » 16. South along foot of coast barranca and round the island to the western shore, 



where we camped for the night on the Loberia beach. — 6 hours. 

 » 17. Climb into Quebrada de la Loberia Vieja to foot of precipice, about 190 m alt. 

 Uncinia costata and Chenopodiunt nesodendron discovered. Return along the beach 

 to Casas. — 10 hrs. 



>' » 18. P. M. Along the beach north to Quebrada del Mono. 



» » 19. Ascent along zigzag trail leading to Papal; survey of Quebrada del Blindado and 



Cordon del Barril to about 730 m. 



