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On February 23 we visited the two botanical gardens of Havana 
and were received with much cordiality by Dr. Felipe Garcia 
Cafiizares, director of the Secondary School Garden, and by 
r. Gomez de Ia Maza, director of the garden of the university. 
Observations were made on a large number of plants in these 
collections and further codperation in our work in Cuba was 
discussed and arranged. Dr. de la Maza presented us with 
a large map of the island of Cuba, showing the judicial districts 
of the island in detail. 
On February 24, accompanied by Brother Leon, we visited 
the Sierra de Anafe at Guayabal in the extreme eastern part of 
the Province of Pinar del Rio, traveling about twenty-two miles 
by trolley. This is the eastern ridge of the limestone sierra 
which extends pace ras westward through Pinar del Rio 
to the city of ne. e€ most interesting plant observed 
here was another cactus, pe ane neither in flower or fruit, 
forming a tree-like plant ten or twelve feet high, repeatedly 
forked into very slender branches. A large Agave was abundant 
and a beautiful palm of the genus T: es clothed the jagged 
limestone rocks along a precipitous crevice. A small trailing 
vine-like Sida carpeted portions of the bottom of this crevice 
and we hope to be able to grow it under greenhouse benches, 
as it occurs in deep shade 
The base of operations from February 26 until March 19 was 
established at the city of Pinar del Rio where some time was 
spent last September.* Some of the ground traversed at that 
time was reéxamined for the observation and collection of certain 
plants at this different time of the year, but most of our time was 
given to new ground. The dry weather which had continued 
in Pinar del Rio since last October had parched the vegetation 
of hillsides, mountains and savanna and it was mainly along water 
courses and arroyos that plants could be found in flower. We 
were fortunate here in making the acquaintance of Dr. Eugenio 
Cuesta, the teacher of natural science in the secondary school, 
and he aided us greatly by information, advice and companion- 
ship. 
*See Journal N. Y. Bot. Gard. 11: 230-235. Igio. 
