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day of my stay, which had been preceded with a twenty-four- 
hour downpour, so that I could do no collecting, I accompanied 
proceeded on afoot. That night we were taken home in a four- 
horse coach. My visit to the factory was of great interest, the 
exact and careful method with which everything is handled being 
a revelation to me. Great precaution is taken to avoid unde- 
never fully express my gratitude to Dr. Alazraqui and his family 
for the kind and helpful hospitality shown me. From here I 
proceeded northward to Paso de los Libres, where a very short 
time was spent during which I crossed over into Brazil, but the 
of cacti, so I continued y way northward, stopping for 
several days at Posadas in the terri f Misione ere 
met Petzke, of the Esquela Agricultural College, who kin 
accompanied me on an unsuccessf locactus 
credited to the region. From the beginning of my trip it 
been my ambition to te the great cataract of the Salto del 
Iquaqu ne situated up the Uruguay River near the junction 
of the three republics, peeres Brazil and Uruguay, and pro- 
nounced by = sons who have seen both to far exceed in grandeur 
t we Ss 
would really be consumed before I could get back to Posadas 
this much-hoped-for holiday was pee abandoned, as my 
time was becoming very limited. I moved on into Paraguay. 
Asuncion, its capital, isa typical South ee town similar to 
the larger cities of Argentina, with wide well-kept streets and 
comfortable-looking building ts parks and public places, 
however, are in a eee mie presumably due to the 
