: i Loaner to oranges, bananas, and mangos, which were 
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tough diminutive horses sank to their knees at every 
step. A visit to the Luquillo Mountains, which had ap- 
peared so inviting from the sea, was out of the question, 
and much of the country that was accessible had an ex- 
hausted, worn-out look which was disappointing. We 
crossed the harbor to Catafio, where we found a charac- 
teristic mangrove formation, and we explored a short 
stretch of the seacoast, outside the harbor, where the 
strand vegetation proved to be very similar to that of 
the Florida Keys. 
In the market of San Juan there were many tropical 
fruits and other preducts which were new to us. 
on the island after its discovery, there were 
