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Quime, the number of specimens in flower was very large and 
the display was showy. Yellow and white were the i peeaioas 
colors of the flowers. There were but few trees, and thes 
almost as if the face of the cliff was in ane 
As I had not been able to carry my drie sh me, ae had 
more interesting plants, which I dried by artificial a Dr. 
White came later and made a small, but exceedingly interesting 
collection on this portion of the route 
At Pongo, three species of Berberis, seven of Baccharis one or 
a ve 
pecimens are small, poorly He a of little vale cet for 
ere 
Below Quime, the soil rapidly became drier and the vege- 
sere. At several points, however, there i d slopes 
known as “rain belts,’’ where, due to local conditions, rains 
were occasional or frequent in the dry season, and t il wa 
moist. Here we found many plants in bloom. Among the more 
