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"a wet und flora, characterized by a large amount of 
a cbse and Dicranopteris. We stopped at 
night not very far . rom the base of Loma de Palma Mocha, at 
1r0o0 meters altitu 
July 13. Leaving oi impedimenta kane ea tent, we a 
d 
Dr. Ekman and followed two years later by Dr. Beck, in search 
of birds. Onthat same day, it began to rain at about 8 A. M 
and se ao came back thoroughly wet and Dr. Ekman had 
his hand cut with so many spines that he could not use the 
machete”’ fr several days. 
July 14. way was finally opened farther than Hen 
d fer. e 
cubensis, The night was cool, the minimum temperature being 
Oo 
15. We left Fangales Camp and began the ascent of 
s by Palm 
so o* ae pean vere r. Ballou took some good 
photographs of the mountain. Several orchids and a n 
of mosses were eae ed. Hypericum fasciculatum, mie meters 
tall, and a species of Viburnum, a genus n 
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3 
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a, were 
ly A g Palma Mocha Camp, we turned to 
the southeast, following as lore the main ridge of Sierra 
