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lections in flower did not ha epaat more than one in twenty of 
could SI 
were obliged to cut short our stay and return to Rurrenabaque 
a very small botanical harvest. 
The flora of this region possesses features of great phytographi- 
cal interest, of aes aia was learne ed to entitle the subject 
icati 
Before w ill reach Ge Beni again, my health had gane 
sO poor, Me my capacity for action so ae that I fea 
at the foot of the lowest of the falls of the Madeira. I therefore 
bade adieu to my companions and dropped down the river on a 
raft until I encountered the little Bolivian Government launch 
Beni, which carried me to the town of Riberalta near the upper- 
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Before leaving Rurrenabaque, careful arrangements — made 
for the continuation of the field work of the party. While at 
Canyamina, I had granted the request of the Bolivian Minister of 
es 
specialized a ieee and Mr. Lopez in entomology. 
proved them 
streams entering it. In this way, our botanical collecting was 
continued for a c ene time after my departure. 
At Candeleria, 1 was informed that my condition would not 
justify returning to the party or engaging in any farther field 
