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was much impressed with the names cates to some of 
the plantations on the island; such as, “‘Anna’s Hope, 
‘Peter’s Rest, Judith’s Faney, Parasol Hill, Jealousy, 
Rustup Twist, Eliza’s Retreat.” They Seagate a 
romantic early history, and they recalled the story of 
Paul and Virginia and their lovely tropical island on the 
opposite side of the globe, where many of the same trees 
and fruits and ornamental plants must have grown as 
those on Santa Cruz. Many of these local names are ~ 
perpetuated on the labels of collections in the United — 
States National Museum, especially among the speci- 
mens collected by Mrs. Ricksecker and her sons. _ 
On my taking leave of Mr. Roberts he gave me a few 
bulbs from his old garden, including those of a white | 
spider lily (H ymenocallis sheen . handsome red — 
amaryllis (Hippeastrum equestre), the beautiful 
little Zephyranthes rosea. Although ety were in bloom — a 
at the time, they were not injured by being torn up. _ 
_ I dried them and at the end of the cruise took them home, . 
where for many years they continued to bloom in my 
| mother’s garden, though they had to be taken Heal each Me - 
year and protected through the winter. 
The following evening we — anchor a 
to the conan. bound for the Fren. 
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