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constant riding, ie ines time, while still in the arid region, 
an accident to th itated our stopping in a very 
weird place on a narrow arroyo. This eee an opportunity 
to collect o f t forms seen along the rail 
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order to collect these species it would be necessary to organize a 
caravan or perhaps arrangements could be made with a railroad 
official for the use of a motor hand car. 
Arriving at Tucuman on the morning of February 7, I im- 
mediately called upon Mr. Schreiter at the Museum to get direc- 
tions which would take me to Mr. E. H. F. Schultz, director of the 
provincial nurseries. Heavy rains, however, prevented me from 
finding him until nee in the afternoon. After giving me a hearty 
welcome, he made arrangements to go out to the experiment 
who at once placed at my disposal such facilities as che institution 
afforded for the furtherance of my work and had me called for 
each morning at the hotel and driven ae to the station and pro- 
vided for my return in the also Mr. G. L 
Fawcett, formerly of the Giese ite aa Department, 
stationed at Miami and later at Porto Rico, well known to many 
of my acquaintances; Mr. E. W. Rust, also a fellow citizen; Mr- 
Harris and several others. This institution is unique among 
by English-speaking gringoes and it is needless to say they are 
proud of it. The remainder of the day, in which it rained most 
of the time, was spent at the station discussing plang and ar- 
morning. When I expressed my doubts as to the advisability 
of starting out with the roads in such condition, they assured me 
