western coast, making collections there and at points on the \ 

 Flowers of the spiny palm, Bactris major, not seen bv us bef 

 were obtained near the mouth of the Godineau River and the 



did not see, is a watergarden of great beauty. 



Turk's-cap or Melon Cactus of Tobago Island, which proves, as 



of the northern South American region which might be available 

 for railroad ties in the United States, and ascertained that the 



(Dimorphandra excelsa), Balata {Mimusops Balata) and White 



family Bignoniaceae and a relative of our northern Catalpa. 

 permanent collections and the duplicates distributed to the other 



