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{for the collection of trees was afforded at this point, as a new 
picee of the railroad was being built through the virgin forest, 
Ry following the gang of wood choppers, many interesting trees 
and epiphytes were collected, which otherwise it would have been 
difficult or impossible to secure. November 16 and 17 were spent 
in the same region. The flora impresses one as different from 
that seen at Samana, but not strikingly so. There is the same 
wealth of moisture-loving plants here varied by the occurrence 
of two species of creeping cacti. Besides the royal palm, the 
fan-leaf palm mentioned above was collected in fruit. 
Fic. 4. Bayajibe, Santo Domingo. 
Several days were then spent at different points on the estate, 
two trips on different branches of the river flowing through it were 
made. A fairly representative collection of the flora was secured, 
although no plants of sufficient interest to call for special mention 
were found. From observations made during my stay here it 
seems doubtful if ten per cent. of the flora was in flower or fruit 
at this season, and this was verified by residents of Consuelo who 
agree that the best time to collect flowering or fruiting specimens 
would be in April, May and June. 
