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the cluster of very small flowers borne on a nearly flat receptacle. 
It is included by botanists in the Mulberry Family on account of 
the technical characters of its flowers, but should, I think, be 
classified as a distinct natural family. The species found here 
has shield-shaped leaves and is new to the Jamaica flora, if not 
new to science; the other known Jamaica species, Dorstenia cor- 
difolia, has heart-shaped leaves. Near Kendal I had the pleasure 
of seeing for the first time in bloom, the orchid Epidendrum dis- 
coidale, a stout large species with characteristic brownish flowers, 
and secured plants for growing 
We returned from Mandeville on September 24, driving 
through the parishes of Manchester and Clarendon some twenty 
savanna lands at an elevation not over 200 feet above the sea ; 
these are grassy plains interspersed with thickets, and an oc- 
casional pond, very dry at this time, but subject to flooding after 
heavy rains. Here we obtained specimens of several rare shrubs 
and herbaceous plants not previously seen by us, including the 
beautiful shining-leaved little tree Mouriria, of the Meadow Beauty 
Family. Next day the collections made during the whole trip 
were packed at Hope Gardens where they hac accumulated. I 
am grateful to Mr. Cousins and Mr. Harris for aid in packing and 
shipping. Two general collections of ferns from various parts of 
the world contained in the herbarium at Hope Gardens but not 
needed there, were transferred by them to the New York Botan- 
ical Garden and formed part of the shipment. I had selected 
from our greenhouses before leaving New York, a large boxful 
of duplicate living plants for the Jamaica Department of Agricul- 
ture, and a number of duplicate herbarium specimens, the receipt 
of these ferns being thus in the nature of an exchange. 
I sailed from Kingston on the ‘ Atrato”’ September 26 and 
arrived in New York September 30, the collections coming on 
the same ship, except some of those made by Mrs. Britton. 
Living plants, seeds, fruits and herbarium specimens obtained 
during the expedition aggregate about 3,500 specimens and are 
important additions to our representation of the West Indian 
