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Mountains. Here we had the pleasure of renewing our acquaint- 
ance with Dr. Emilio Cabada, and called on him at the beautiful 
family home, near the city, where he and his respected father 
have been much interested in the formation of a botanical garden. 
The following two days were occupied in outfitting for the 
mountain trip and by excursions to the mouth of the bay, for 
the purpose of studying the plants of the low hills which almost 
close the narrow entrance. We found the flora rich and varied, 
including a fine Agave, the occurrence of which had been indi- 
cated to me by Professor Trelease, and which grows there abun- 
dantly, on an attractive little cay and onthe mainland. Enoug 
specimens were secured and shipped to supply our collections 
and those of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Here we also saw 
for the first time, a tree-like widely branching cactus up to twenty 
feet in height, its small flowers almost concealed in the excessively 
spiny ovary, which forms a soft egg-shaped bur in fruit; abun- 
dant specimens of this were also shipped, which will aid the cactus 
studies in progress in coéperation with Dr. J. N. Rose, of the 
United States National Museum. A climbing night-blooming 
cactus (Selenicereus) and a columnar woolly Cephalocereus were 
also collected. The little town of Castillo de Jagua proved to be 
so satisfactory a base that we determined to return here, after 
the mountain work had been accomplished, for the other main 
object of the expedition, the study of the vegetation of the 
southern coast of Santa Clara. 
On February 26 we traveled to Hoyo de Manicaragua, about 
forty-nine kilometers eastward of Cienfuegos, part way by public 
motor-car, and part way by stage and there found ourselves just 
at the base of the northern foothills of the Trinidad Mountains. 
Here we enjoyed the kind hospitality of Mr. C. F. Koop, at his 
large tobacco estate; Mr. Earle had previously acquainted Mr. 
Koop with our objects, and he made it easy for us to carry them 
out by arranging for the necessary men, horses and mules, ad- 
vising us as to routes and facilitating our work in many other 
February 28 a start was made for the higher elevations, two 
