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far inland as the town of Yara mostly through pasture-land 
on dry savannas with discouraging results until March 14, when 
I moved on to the historic town of Bayamo, the immediate 
vicinity of which I found to be quite similar to that of Man- 
zanillo, and as the foot-hills of the Sierra Miestra are a con- 
siderable distance to the south and as I was due to join your 
party at Santiago, I spent but two days—February 15 and 16— 
afield there, passing on to Santiago where I made an excursion 
to San Juan Hill and the river valley beyond, until I joined you 
on March 21, after which I participated in the various excursions 
by yourself and Professor Cowell as far as Ensenada de Mora 
from which place I returned to Santiago April 1, packed and 
shipped to Antilla my own collections, and those of your party 
left at Santiago. 
Having a day to spare, I went as you suggested to Holguin in 
quest of a further supply of that rare little cactus, Coryphantha 
cubensis Britton, discovered by me several years ago on a ser- 
pentine hill northwest of town. This was secured on March 4 
with the kindly assistance of my good friend Angus Campbel 
after five hours of diligent search. A few other plants not 
collected in this region heretofore by me were also secured. Next 
evening I arrived in Antilla and sailed the following day from 
Nipe Bay, and arrived in New York, April 10, I912. 
Respectfully submitted, 
SHAFER. 
CHINESE TEA PAINTINGS GIVEN TO THE 
MUSEUM 
A series of twelve Chinese paintings representing the culti- 
vation and preparation of tea were presented to the Garden early 
in the year by Dr. Reginald H. Sayre, of this city, one of the 
members of the Garden Corporation. They were brought from 
a century ago, and were probably painted about the middle of 
the eighteenth century. Dr. Sayre says they used to hang in a 
large hall in his old home and are associated with the earliest 
