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to their summits. It is claimed that from one of the higher peaks 
of this range, Balboa first saw both the eastern and western oceans 
some four centuries ago. 
April 17 being Good Friday, no freight arrived in camp and 
my baggage including dryers and a good many plants in press, 
afraid many of the specimens would be spoiled, but fortunately 
only a few had to be thrown away. The following morning, 
with plenty of papers and dryers on hand, I was able to get out 
and do some collecting, but good weather did not last much 
longer, for on April 21 the wet season started in abruptly with 
heavy showers, and my last collecting of any extent was done on 
April 27, although a few specimens were obtained at various 
times in May, whenever I was able to get out. 
Probably between 900 and 1,000 species were collected on the 
entire trip. Of the lower forms, Dr. Murrill has already exam- 
ined the small collection of fungi and reports some 24 species. 
Of these, 17 are common ene or world-wide species. Of the 
remaining 7, 6 species are interesting or rare, while one is per- 
aps meer te ales gh ie before in 
T have rather carefully looked over the true mosses ad find some 
30 species. Of these, 24 are found in South America, including 
2 that are world-wide in tropical regions and 4 that are also found 
in North America. The remaining 6 species are at present ap- 
parently known only from Central America, three of these being 
probably undescribed. Respectfully submitted, 
S. WILraMs, 
Assistant Curator. 
AUTUMN LECTURES, 1908. 
Lectures will be delivered in the lecture hall of the museum 
building of the Garden, Bronx Park, on Saturday afternoons, at 
four o’clock, as follow 
Oct. 17. “ Edible aa Poisonous Mushrooms,” by Dr. W. 
A. Murrill. 
