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near Cojimar by a species of Omphalea (O. trichotoma), with its 
much dissected or entire leaves. Many individuals were ex- 
amined, but all proved to be barren. The Garden collection 
however, contains excellent flowering and fruiting specimens ob- 
tained here during the spring of 1 
The hillsides of Monte La Noria, and thickets along the Coji- 
mar River were visited the following day and specimens of many 
plants not represented in the coastal flora were obtained. Large 
shrubs of Anasiraphia (A. ilicifolia), of the thistle family are 
to be found on some of the steep cliffs, while in dense shade on a 
rocky hillside, a large clump of Brunfelsia with showy purple 
lossoms was in 
The banks of the Rio Almendares from Puentes Grandes to 
the seacoast were examined on December 10, and a number of 
interesting additions to the collection were ma 
Sailing in the evening on the S. S. “Julian fiasee I arrived 
t Bahia Honda at 4:30 the following morning. As it was 
ee and there was no available means at this early hour to 
transfer my baggage from the landing to the town, a distance 
of about one and a half miles, I was obliged to carry several of 
the large packages containing plants in driers, and await the 
delivery of the remainder of m 
Accommodations at Bahia Honda were rather undesirable, but 
through chance acquaintance with Mr. John G. Keyser, I arranged 
to make headquarters at his residence on Bs casura carl a 
wis citrus plantation about two miles from town, where I re- 
ed from December 12 to 20, and greatly enjoyed his ne 
foasteality: 
Two days collections were made along Camino Aguacate, 
where my work was greatly facilitated by the kind suggestions 
of Mr. and Mrs. William Price, American residents, to ele 
had a letter of introduction from Mr. Ernest W. sted, a 
former associate at the Cuban pee Station at pala 
de las Vegas. 
Royal palms are everywhere in abundance and form a striking 
feature in the landscape. Several specimens with bulging trunks 
much resembling the “palma baragona”’ of the savanna regions 
