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time. The estate is about ten miles from the south coast, with 
which it is in communication by the Magua and Macoris rivers. 
Collecting was started here as soon as possible, many orchids 
and bromeliads being taken as live plants for the conservatory 
collections. On November 7 a storm from the northeast put a 
stop to collecting and travel of any kind. The rain continued 
practically without interruption until November 13, and all the 
rivers became impassable. At Consuelo twelve inches of rain fell, 
in Puerto Plata twenty-nine inches, and the property loss through- 
Fic, 3. Sada/, near Higiiey, Santo Domingo. 
out the republic was very great. Apart from the loss of time 
occasioned by the delay of my baggage, owing to the distress of 
the steamer, and the lost days in which collecting was impossible, 
the expedition suffered no direct damage from the storm. It 
had suffered indirectly, however, as many of the habitats for ferns, 
hepatics and other moisture-loving plants had been destroyed by 
the freshets, 
On November 15 active collecting was resumed and a region 
known as “ Monte Coca” explored. Anexceptional opportunity 
