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greatest altitude is probably less than 100 feet, their covering 
mostly shrubby, although there are occasional small areas 
of woodland where the trees attain fairly large dimensions. 
Groves of Pseudophoenix Sargentii composed of very tall, slender 
individuals occur near the shore as well as at the summit of the 
southernmost hills. Well towards the interior a fresh-water 
swamp was surrounded by a dense, dark thicket which harbored 
a number of plants I did not recognize, conspicuous among 
them being an orchid without leaves or “‘bulbs,’’ the thin flowering 
stem arising from a cluster of fibrous roots clinging to small twigs 
and branches, the flowers being about two thirds inch in diameter 
and paces ae ebpesene of white moths in flight. The only 
other high is Loma Checa, near the northwest corner. 
It was hoped that it eoall be reached by walking from the hills 
above described, but we soon found that the intervening ]agoons 
would prevent this, so we set sail for it early on the morning of 
November g, but could not get to it by boat on account of shallow 
water and were compelled to wade through mud and water for 
several miles before reaching it. Here we met with great flocks 
of flamingos and numerous other water birds. The hill is a small 
one, scarecly 40 feet high, and like all others examined on these 
cays, is made up of lime rock. Its surface is covered with very 
good soil, few large stones being seen. The greater portion has 
been cleared off and is covered with guinea grass. Some cocoanut 
and mango trees also attest that it was inhabited in recent years. 
At present, the guinea grass furnishes fine grazing for a herd of 
“wild horses,’’ numerous evidences of which were seen, but the 
shy animals themselves were not discovered. A portion of the 
hill is covered by forest growth similar to parts of the larger hill 
already described 
The leafless orchid was also seen here and some of the trees at 
the foot of the hill were entirely covered with ‘Spanish moss”’ 
(Tillandsia). From the top of the hill a view was had of the 
region lying between us and the sea; it seemed to be low, flat land 
similar to that encountered on the Sabinal last spring. Several 
clumps of palmettos were seen, the only ones noted on any of the 
cays except the Sabinal. It was here remarked that no royal 
