nient to attempt the penetration of thi 

 ;, and I hope that we may be able to expl 

 Respectfully submitted, 



N. L. 1 



REPORT ON A VISIT TO THE ISLAND OF 

 MONTSERRAT. 

 Dr. N. L. Britton, Director-in-Chief. 



Sir.- Pursuant to your instructions, I visited the island of 

 Montserrat, and spent about five weeks' there in botanical explo- 

 ration. I embarked from this city on the Quebec S. S. Korona, 



I was somewhat delayed, awaiting an opportunity to cross 

 over to Montserrat, which presented itself on the night of the 

 17th in the shape of a little sloop, on which I secured passage. 

 Arriving off Plymouth about dawn the next morning, I was 

 quickly passed by the officers of the port and shortly after 7 

 o'clock found myself in the delightful home of Mr. F. W. Driver, 

 of the Montserrat Company, to whom I had letters of introduc- 

 tion from Mr. T. A. Hedley, their agent in New York. Mr. 

 Driver became very much interested in our proposed work, and 

 after giving me much timely advice drove with me to the house 

 of Mr. Dudley Johnson, on Cocoanut Hill, where I secured ac- 



island. The remainder of the day was consumed in securing and 

 arranging my equipment, recovering from the effect of the pre- 

 vious night's experiences on the sloop, and becoming acquainted 

 with my surroundings. The next day, January 19, just two 

 weeks after leaving New York, I was at work collecting the plants 

 of the region immediately surrounding my headquarters, and 

 exploring a nearby " gut," as the deeply eroded ravines are called. 

 During the weeks that followed almost continuous collections 

 were made in all sections of the island. 



