iful cycad (Zamia) is abundant here, its short trunks yielding 

 tarch, as do its relatives of Florida and the Bahamas. 



Our time now running close to its limit, and the collections 

 laving become bulky, a rapid return was made by carriages to 



San Juan, and in crossing the mountains through the Aibonito 

 Pass, the first rainy day of the trip was experienced, the climate 

 during all of March having approached perfection. At the 

 higher altitudes the hillsides are clothed with ferns, both small 

 and large, in great variety. 



