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varied in its plant life, and the number of shrubby plants is 
especially remarkable. 
e last place at which I collected before sok Central 
atema 
I left Puerto Bariies June 11, and arrived in Washington 
7. The whole trip was a successful and agreeable one, 
and Costa Rica, because the country is smaller and there is less 
study of the eollection obtained by Dr. Calderén, many of the 
plants of low and middle altitudes are noteworthy, and include 
Pacific slope of Gua be 
explored), ae acc te iS that of the western coast o 
Mexico. Among the plants thus far determined are several 
aula ones known previously only from Costa Rica or 
Pana 
In both Salvador and Guatemala I found everyone with whom 
kind and helpful: Mr. Montgomery Schuyler, American 
Huezo of Santa Tecla; Coronel Eduardo omens Gavenior 
