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and interpreter. His keen interest in my welfare was later 
shown, when after my not returning to Buenos Aires at the time 
I was suppose ed to, he started a consulary i inquiry after me. I had 
inhabitants. The streets of the city are very wide and well 
kept, many of them being provided with a line of shade trees 
along each curb. A native tree of the Cassia family, at this 
reets appea: US other 
native tree, a member of Bignonia family, heavily laden with 
bright blue flowers was also a conspi ei 0) 
Botanical Garden, whose area is unfortunately far too small, is 
most interesting and instructive. Many plants and large trees 
from every continent are here to be seen. Quite a novelty to me 
was the assemblage of many of our northern trees in close prox- 
i lia. 
avin : 
Buenos Aires, he called at the hotel a day or two after his return 
plants 
of ps region for Dr. Hicken’s herbarium and the probability 
