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1. By Professor L. M. Underwood, who brought the most 
complete collection of ferns ever made in the island of Jamaica 
and in eastern Cuba. 
2. By Professor F. S. Earle, who joined Professor Underwood 
in eastern Cuba and brought out a large general collection, the 
exploration being specially directed to the investigation of Cuban 
u 
3. By Dr. N. L. Britton in his exploration of central Cuba in 
the spring of 1903. 
4. By Professor Francis E. Lloyd, who explored the island 
of te in the Windward Islands, and made an important 
general collectio 
5. By Dr. Marshall A. Howe, who spent May and June of 
1903 in investigating the algal flora of the island of Porto Rico. 
6 D. T. MacDougal, who collected many living 
plants, and ebeined by exchange an oo series of her- 
barium specimens in the island of Jam 
7. By Mr. George V. Nash, who eee one of the. most im- 
ae collections yet made from the island of Hayti. 
commencement of the exploration of the Philippine 
eres by Mr. R. S. Williams, who is still in that field, 
and has recently shipped large collections to the 
g. By Dr. N. L. Britton, in his continuation ve explora- 
tion of Cuba ee the autumn of 1903. 
10 r. D. T. MacDougal, during his exploration of the 
valley of the Lower Colorado river, and the shores of the Gul 
of California, by means of which many interesting living plants 
and herbarium specimens were obtained. 
. The exploration of southern oo and the Bahama 
nee by Dr. N. L. Britton and Dr. M. A. Howe in the spring 
f 1904, during which many specimens illustrating additions to 
the flora of the continent were obtained. 
The expenditure of money for the direct purchase of living 
plants has added much to the collections, both in the conserva- 
tories and out of doors. 
The fund has been made up by the contributions of 150 differ- 
ent persons. 
