work of this institution is being vigorously continued, especially 

 in plant breeding investigations, and its usefulness as a scientific 

 center has been much increased by the purchase of a power- 

 launch, secured by private subscription which was aided by sev- 

 eral members of the Garden. By means of this boat we now 

 expect to obtain a much more complete knowledge of the plants 

 of the Florida keys and of the mainland shores, its use being pro- 

 vided without further expense to the Garden. I discussed some 

 details of this desirable work with Dr. Bessey, and also plans for 

 the further exploration of the Everglades, and hope to be able to 

 detail Dr. John K. Small, head curator of our Museums, to make 

 a part of the needed exploration this year, in continuation of his 

 previous studies, inasmuch as it is most important that the flora 

 of southern Florida be as accurately known as possible by the 

 time the botanical survey of the Bahamas is completed, there 

 being an intimate relationship between the floras of these two 

 regions. 



Arriving at Nassau by steamer from Miami on February 14, 

 two days were given to outfitting and to the collecting and ob- 

 servation of certain plants growing on the island of New Provi- 

 dence, relative to which additional information was desired. Mr. 

 Brace was commissioned to explore the northern part of Andros 

 Island, situated some 30 miles west of New Providence, where a 

 number of species known in the Bahamas only from that region 

 were collected in 1890 by Dr. and Mrs. John I. Northrop. Dr. 

 and Mrs. Millspaugh had reached Nassau two days before our 

 arrival and had attended to most of the details of preparation 

 for our trip to the out-islands, and on February 16 the party 

 sailed for Eleuthera on Mr. W. J. Pinder's staunch schooner 

 " Nellie Leonora," previously chartered for our use, and used by ' 

 us during our cruise to the northern Bahamas and to the Exuma 

 Islands in 1905. The landing point sought was the picturesque 

 cleft with steep rocky walls, called the " Glass Window," where 

 Eleuthera Island is very narrow, though its total length is more 

 than 70 miles ; here easterly storms send the surf through in tre- 

 mendous volume and with magnificent force. This point is dis- 



