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during the early part of the year, and was again com- 
missioned in November for work in the extreme western 
part of Cuba. 
Dr. P. A. Rydberg, Curator, visited southeastern 
Utah from the latter part of June until the end of August. 
In the autumn, Dr. J. N. Rose, Curator of Plants in the 
United States National Museum, was commissioned to 
accompany the expedition organized by the American 
Museum of Natural History for the exploration of the 
Lower Californian peninsula by means of the Fish Com- 
mission steamer “Albatross.” 
This work has been mainly accomplished by contribu- 
tions to the “‘ Exploration Fund” as follows: 
Andrew Carnegie. ..... 0.60. cee eee $1,000 
James: Be POrd ces cadaee ad i naew ite Mele Pegs 500 
John Innes Kane........... 0.0... eee eee 500 
WY K. Vanderbilt... 0... eee eee ee 500 
Ogden Mills...... ce saiteetnans coh enalee erence 500 
John D. Archbold... 2... 0... 200 
Edward S. Harkness...............-...00005- 200 
Geo. F. Bakering ca. oy ae tea Me eae ena oe 200 
Mortimer L. Schiff... 20. ....0.0 0000... 0 000. 200 
Geo. W. Perkins........0... 0.00 cee ee ee eee 200 
Cleveland H. Dodge............0 0 cc ee eee eee 100 
Francis Lynde Stetson..........0 0 ce eee ee eee 100 
James A. Scrymser... 2. ee eee 100 
Thos. H. Hubbard............ 02... e ee eee 100 
Wm. J. Matheson... .......... 0. cece eee eee 100 
Edward D. Adams. ..........0- 20sec ennui 100 
Louis C. Tiffany... 0.0 0. cee eee eee 100 
Chas. G. Thompson... . 0.0.0... 0c cece eee ee ees 100 
Robt. W. de Forest... 2.2.00... 0000s ee eee ees 100 
Miss Elizabeth Billings...........0-- 0. cee e eee 100 
HoCevon:-Post...tcskbieecte. Sia idee ices 100 
H. C. Fahnestock. 2... 0... cece 100 
Isaac N. Seligman... 1.1.22... 0-2 cee ee eee eee 100 
Myles Tierney... 0.0.0... 2000 c eee eee eee 100 
Henry W. de Forest... 0.0... 20... cs eee ee ee ees 50 
