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to him from the New York Botanical Garden and from the 
with ierent and a siepreciation and who aided us by guidance 
to interesting ieee and by eee We are also grate- 
ful for kind attention to . A. B. Romig who had previously 
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Proceeding by steamer to St. Croix, we found that our comfort 
and convenience had been anticipated by Gov r Houg 
lacing by radio the facilities of the old government house at 
vision of Lieut. C. E. Rappolee, U.S. N., Despatching Secretary, 
and to him and to Mrs. Rappolee we are grateful for highly 
valued aid fae information, as also to Lieut. John C. Gebhard, 
f the me ei Oe aioe their co- 
pe nee nd botanical 
collections at many poin » the extensive and a maintained 
at the St. Croix Agricultural Experiment Station, now directed 
d 
me species were seen there not known to us to be in cultivation 
ese in the West He Mr and Mrs. Thompson guided 
and accompanied us to lee attractive and instructive botani- 
cal isesliaee To Mr. Folmer Andersen, Manager of the Bethle- 
Jes 
. Marines, and Mrs. Jeschke and to Mr. H. B. cee 
his family. 
