The New York Botanical Garden 



FURTHER EXPLORATION IN JAMAICA. 

 To the Scientific Directors, 



Gentlemen: — In accordance with your authorization to con- 

 tinue botanical exploration in the West Indies, I sailed for the 

 island of Jamaica on August 24, on the Royal Mail Steam Packet 

 " Tagus," arrived at Kingston, August 29, was in the field until 

 September 28, leaving Kingston that day on the " Trent " of the 

 same line, and reached New York on October 2. I was accom- 

 panied by Mrs. Britton, who aided greatly in the collection and 



On arriving at Kingston I at once called on the Hon. William 

 Fawcett, Director of Public Gardens and Plantations, at Hope 

 Gardens, and discussed with him plans for a month's work. He 

 most obligingly detailed Mr. William Harris, Superintendent of 

 Public Gardens and Plantations, to accompany us, and to this 

 kind cooperation a large part of the success of the expedition is 

 due, Mr. Harris's intimate knowledge of Jamaica and of its flora 

 making field operations simple and without difficulties. Mr. 

 Fawcett also spent nearly a week with us in the field and had 

 plants and specimens sent to Hope from the field properly cared 

 for. A. kind invitation to breakfast the following morning with 

 His Excellency, Sir Sydney Olivier, Governor of Jamaica, at 

 King's House, gave me a delightful opportunity to discuss with 

 him many features of our plans for field work, and I am grateful 

 for his advice and suggestion ; it was hoped that we were to have 

 the honor of the governor's company in the mountains during 

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