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island in 1870 and again in 1890. A report on the latter col- 
lection was published in the Contributions from the U.S. National 
erbarium, volume one. Ten species of cactuses were collected, 
the most interesting of which was Echinocactus Diguetii. Large 
plants six feet high were common growing along the o!d beach of 
the lake. The plants were sitting so rea upon the shells 
that they could easily be toppled over by one’s foo 
From Carmen Island we proceeded north to Mulege on the 
peninsula proper, at the mouth of Concepcion Bay, where a short 
Fic. 46. ‘‘ Palo Blanco” bark ready for shipment. 
stop was made. Thence we moved up to the head of the bay, 
where a stop of two days was made, another being made on our 
way out half-way down the bay. All the country about Con- 
cepcion Bay is a veritable desert and only about 75 plants were 
collected, of which 12 or more were cactuses. Some of the latter 
were extremely interesting. One large Echinocactus* is much 
used in making candy. It is represented in the type collection 
only by a cluster of spines. Mulage, a small Mexican town, is 
on a little stream which furnishes water for the irrigation of 
many gardens, where all kinds of tropical fruit and vegetables 
are grown 
* Echinocactus rectospinus (Coult.) Britton & Rose. Echinocactus Emoryi 
rectospinus Engelm. in Coult. Contr. Nat. Herb. 3: 362. 1896 
