;, the 



Tiploym 



of hois 



and 



Much time was 



also lost by the nightly return to headquarters, which the lack of 

 suitable camping facilities made necessary, especially as it was 

 prudent to get back, at least to good roads, before the early trop- 



arknes 



My plants wen 



able 



i in the 



;d in numerous well-ventilated packages of 

 inches thick. These were spread out in 

 the sunshine and frequently turned; also promptly brought 

 under cover in case of showers, which occurred rather fre- 

 quently, by a boy who was employed for this and other purpos 



sadquar 

 ially and r< 



This 



ietyc 



ing the 



Active exploration was kept up to within a day of the time of 

 sarture, early in the morning of February 21, when I took 

 ;sage on a Royal Mail steamer for Antigua, where I had a day 

 1 a half to await the S. S. Parima for New York, thus giving 

 time to have the partially dried specimens taken to the botan- 

 1 station at St. John's. Facilities were kindly put at my dis- 

 sal there, which, with a day of bright sunshine, enabled me to 

 1 most of them and prepare the remainder for the rest of the 

 /age, through which they came in good condition, arriving in 

 w York with me at noon, March 2, just eight weeks from the 



Montserrat, situated in latitude 16 45' north and longitude 



ish adm 



- g rou P 



led the 



■vidth 



.ut 27 miles southwest of Antigu; 

 liles. The outline is quit 



The 



s very n 



,, the 



iching a 





e of 3,0 



