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melinaceae, Lantana is a list which, excepting Rubus, shows the 
flora to be essentially tropical. Of Scrophulariaceae were two 
species of Fagelia, a semi-shrubby Castilleja and the large- 
flowered white Escobedia. Strangely enough, neither here nor 
in the Orinoco plains was any Buchnera found. 
Eastward from these open slopes, but of the same altitude, is 
e forest, this continuous with that of the Orinoco plains and 
- evidently on some mountains with that of the Subtropical 
Zone above is ri i 
noteworthy. One is a brilliant red-bracted Rubiacea. Others 
of this family bear in | profusion blue or white flo lowers. Of the 
applying to this tree that expressive Spanish ee eect 
to such cases or to the rigors of the paramo—“bravo.”” Later 
on the Magdalena slope I recall another species, but with red 
inflorescence. 
Villavicencio is a small town, although the largest yet settled 
in the major area of Colombia, the land east of the Andes. 
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described, if you make changes in the component species, add 
more trees of first magnitude, and more palms, also show its 
stretches flat and es (beloved of Micranthemum and like 
herbs) you have it as I saw it. The Rio Guatiquia enters the 
on 
ravine and on the open gravel playas, were found several smaller 
Scrophulariaceae. 
