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Maestra, oli nee basin of Palma Mocha river on eu right 
and that of Yara river on our left. We were in a forest where 
ieee ie was anes rare and the most tne n plants encoun 
ered on this crest were Palicourea alpina, D ; 
Graffenrieda chrysandra, Ocotea sient “Viburnum sp. 
Cyrilla seus: Brunellia com ocladi ifolia and many melasto- 
mads. Af re 
Mocha, likely one of the headwaters of | iver. We cleared 
up the place, so well fitted for camping, being the only one from 
Yara river to Pico Turquino with clear th practically avail- 
able. The slope is steep, and sometimes the practicos upset 
the pail of water ete tedly before getting it safely to the camp. 
Nevertheless we took advantage of the relatively short distance 
nd anos of eae cernuum, cou uld sleep ae 
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uly 17. From Arroyo Camp we went to Laguna Camp, 
me does not mean a lagoon as usual, but a small pool, 
ly of 
water, We noted along the way the presence of an Elaeodendron 
oblo 
x the first we that Mecranium amygdalinum of the 
i od ome i 
hae oa Alchornea latifolia, are identified by means of the 
‘tirador,” or thrower invented by Dr. Ekman. It is a cylindri- 
cal piece ‘él on at the end of a long rope which, cane 
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specimen to know the species without sawing ee Ge ne 
rom 
time to time by some “fangal” with its many Elaphoglossum 
