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economic and ecologic botany. Part of them were selected 
from some hundreds of es to which I had access, while 
others were taken t 
En route to Redlands, I stopped part of a day at Monrovia, 
where I found a very interesting and peculiar form of Rhamnus, 
which may easily prove distinct from &. californica, with which 
it is now collated. ere also I obtained museum material of a 
walnut and a small collection of general herbarium mater 
During my stay at Redlands, I collected economic ae in- 
dustriously. The season for fruits was somewhat late and I made 
numerous long journeys in search of belated specimens of some 
things. Thus I obtained English walnuts, almonds, several vari- 
eties of plums, nectarines, two varieties of figs, two species of 
palm-fruits, a native grape, a native, edible opuntia fruit and 
a black mulberry. It was too early for cultivated grapes but I 
obtained a promise from a representative of the United States 
Bureau of Plant Industry that he would send us a representation 
of the varieties there grown, in the form of fruiting, leafy branches. 
Two days were taken for a drive to Forest Home, a summer 
resort in the San Bernardino Mountains. Here I obtained a 
species of raspberry, a blue elderberry, another form of Rhamuus, 
and a small collection of pine-cones representing local species. 
I also obtained photographs of the trees yielding these cones, the 
lot representing an important addition to our forestry collection. 
occupants from a landslide, which passed within a few feet of the 
rear of the sag On the return trip I collected a good quan- 
tity of the yerba s 
Before leaving oie I had the very rare opportunity of 
seeing specimens of the two species of Sequoia growing si 
side in irrigated soil and flourishing excellently and equally well, 
I am promised a photograph of this pee 
On leaving Redlands, August 28, I proceeded directly to 
Williams, Ariz. It had been my mieat an to stop further west, 
but my itinerary was already exceeded. At Williams it stormed 
