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to this region that are labeled Mayari, but I doubt if some of 
these could be found there now. 
The deciduous forest, of limited extent, was carefully examined 
at various points and particular attention was given to a rich 
tract on the Bandera trail, near the falls of the Guayabo. For 
shelter here we used a manaca-thatched shack, built and used 
by the engineers of the iron company in their preliminary work 
in this region. A tract of woodland near Woodfred which had 
recently been felled for fuel, but not yet cut into cordwood, 
afforded an unusual opportunity to collect many rare epiphytic 
Fic. 26. Manaca-thatched shack, Bandera Trail, Sierra Nipe, Oriente, Cuba. 
plants harbored among the treetops, which are usually difficult 
to obtain even if observed. 
About December 30, Dr. E. A. Schaefer, a friend of my boy- 
hood, recently retired from the drug business, and an officer of 
the Pittsburg College of Pharmacy, joined me at Woodfred and 
during the remainder of my stay there was my constant com- 
