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sions the largest of that genus seen, forms beautiful masses of 
pink. An attractive fine-leaved Castilleja will also proveynew 
to scie 
In pe valleys within the paramo grows a sheltered forest 
rich with epiphytic mosses and ferns. Here hanging Usnea,’and 
the scale-lichens which cover the gnarled branches, give, in spite 
considered but an island of the ‘‘ cloud-zone,”’ and to this I was 
soon to descend upon my departure from Bogota. 
My Collection I], made upon the trip to Villavicencio and 
during the stay in Bogota, includes numbers 1317 to 2689. 
These specimens were sent to New York in November, 1917. 
III. To PANDI AND THE ASCENT TO Ruiz 
On November 28 the start was made from Bogota to proceed 
to Girardot, via dager a and Pandi. This was the route 
taken by Baron von Humboldt over a century ago and many of 
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railroad runs out to Sibate, about 28 miles from Bogota. 
There I obtained horses and proceeded to Fusagasug4. Although 
this is the favorite summer resort of the upper classes of Bogota, 
it must still be reached by trail.* On previous visits to Sibate 
collections had been obtained in the margin of the Subtropical 
cloud-forest, and now scent was made directly through this. 
In ascending the same cordillera opposite Neiva some account of 
this zone was or the Fusagasugé transit I will only 
given. 
mention having obtained a brilliant scailet Begonia, its large 
flowers making it the finest seen of this genus; and also will note 
the abundance of tree-ferns. 
From Fusagasugé to Pandi, and on to Icononzo and Melgar 
(except for a short forest on the ridge between the last two) the 
way leads through the open grassy lower mountain slopes. My 
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