JOURNAL 
The New York Botanical Garden 
Vor. IX. May, 1908. No. 101. 
BOTANICAL EXPLORATION IN JAMAICA. 
To THE ScIENTIFIC DireEcrTors, 
Gentlemen: In continuation of botanical exploration of the 
West tndies ek oe I spent the month of March 
and part of the month of April in Jamaica, being absent from 
the one for this purpose Hate February 22 to April 16. I 
was accompanied by Mrs. Britton and Dr. Arthur Hollick, 
who assisted me in the collection, care and preparation of the 
large collection of plants and specimens secured, and, during the 
month of March, we were favored by the company and assistance 
of Mr. Wm. Harris, Superintendent of Public Gardens and Plan- 
tations of Jamaica. 
Special attention was given to the flora of the coastal regions 
of the island and to that of hills and mountains near the coast, 
previous collecting on behalf of the Garden having been mainly 
accomplished in the interior. In order to carry the work forward 
efficiently, the schooner “ Nellie Leonora”’ 
on several occasions for botanical exploration in the Bahamas, 
was chartered from Mr. W. J. Pinder and sent to Kingston, 
where we found her upon our arrival on the steamer ‘‘ Trent,” 
on March 27 
Three days were given to outfitting and to visits to Hope 
Gardens, Kingston, where we were hospitably received by the 
Hon. Wm. Fawcett, Director of Public Gardens and Plantations, 
and where plants and specimens desirable for our collections 
were secured ; some collecting was done in the vicinity of King- 
of Nassau, used by us 
