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terests, we can but wonder how it was possible; he was modest 
and unassuming in all his relationships, a most lovable character, 
and a perfect gentleman. 
WHEREAS, Charles Finney Cox, one of the original promoters of 
the New York Botanical Garden, and its Treasurer from 1899 
until his recent death, departed this life on January 24, 1912, 
after long and faithful service. 
Resolved: That the Board of Managers, mourning his un- 
timely death, hereby places on record its appreciation of his 
noble, manly character; his engaging personal qualities; his 
able contributions therein; and his devotion and ready assistance 
at all times by counsel, advice and pecuniary means towards the 
successful development of the Garden enterprise. 
Resolved: That in his death, we mourn the loss of an in- 
valuable associate and an endeared friend, and that we extend 
our sympathies to his bereaved family, to whom a copy of these 
resolutions is directed to be sent. 
The foregoing memorial and resolutions were approved by the 
Board of Managers of the New York Botanical Garden, at a 
meeting held January 30, 1912. 
N. L. Britton, 
Secretary. 
BOTANICAL EXPLORATION IN CUBA. 
Dr. NX. L. Britton, DirecToR-IN-CHIEF 
os The following brief report on potest exploration on 
the Sierra de Anafe, a small mountain range in the province of 
Pinar del Rio, Cuba, between Caimito and Guanajay, is here 
presented. 
Sailing from New York on December 9,-I arrived at Havana 
on the morning of the 13th, and the following day, accompanied 
by Brother Léon of the Colegio de la Salle, Vedado, went by 
rail to Guayabal which is at about the center of the range. We 
