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cumbe Key several years ago by a member of our party, Mr. John 
ar, aving devoted as much time as co spared to this 
locality we moved on to Umbrella Key (Windlys Island) and 
Long Island. The former island is high the er keys, 
part of the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Rail- 
way. The main object of our visit to this island was t rch 
for one of our rarest trees, the white- ironwood, HAypelate role. 
all remnants 
e t ing we starte m: 
Buena Vista, reaching our sabe el without incident except 
for the breaking away of one of our small boats in a high sea in 
Barnes Sound and the consequent excitement of capturing it. 
For a long time this al boat de feated. with almost human 
ss ei our attempts to lay hands on it. 
er iod of five days, during which our living and dried 
Seciaene were cared for, a cruise to Madeira Bay was proposed 
countered. It is a pleasure to report the rediscovery of our 
rarest, and a showy, passion- ee (Passiflora pallens). It grew 
