(132) 
A y 25 
B. F. Deklyn 25 
G. E. Dimock 5 
$3,930 
The work of continuing collecting plants in Tropical 
America was continued by several expeditions. Accom- 
panied by Dr. Arthur Hollick, a Museum Curator, and by 
Mrs. Britton, I was absent from the Garden from February 
22 to April 16, engaged in continuing the botanical survey of 
the island of Jamaica.* Mr. R. S. Williams, an Assistant 
Curator, was in Panama, absent from January 25 until mid- 
summer. ft I made another trip to Jamaica in August and 
September, accompanied by Mrs. Britton. These three 
expeditions have added greatly to our collections and have 
resulted in the discovery of many species new to science and 
of much increased knowledge of the tropical American flora. 
Dr. John K. Small, Head Curator of the Museums and 
Herbarium, left the Garden on January 3, 1909, for the pur- 
pose of continuing his exploration work in the everglade 
region of southern Florida. 
Dr. William A. Murrill, Assistant Director, spent two 
weeks in July at Biltmore, North Carolina, collecting fungi, 
and codperating with the Biltmore Forest School.t Dr. 
P. A. Rydberg, a Museum Curator, was in the field from 
New York to Virginia, during the late summer, especially 
engaged in studying the wild blackberries. Considerable 
local collecting in the immediate vicinity of New York City 
has been done by other members of the staff. 
It is desirable that the exploration of the West Indies and 
Central America be continued during 1909, and some money 
in the Exploration Fund is available for expenditure, though 
more than now seems available could be spent to great advan- 
tage. Portions of Cuba and of Santo Domingo are little 
known botanically and I recommend that our next exploration 
* See Journal N. Y. Bot. Garden: g : 81-go. 
{ See Journal N. Y. Bot. Garden 9 : 149-158. 
t{ See Journal N. Y. Bot. Garden g: 135-141. 
