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perature during the day was 94°, the usual midday temperature 
ranging around go°. Such temperatures, with a humidity going 
up sometimes to over 90 per cent., made conditions at times 
quite depressing. The reason for this was made evident to me 
later when I had opportunity one afternoon to view these low- 
lands from the ocean, at a distance of a dozen miles —a mantle 
of mist hung over them to a height of several hundred feet, 
banking up against the mountains to the west which offered an 
obstruction to the trade winds sweeping in from the northeast 
Above this stratum of mist, as outlined against the tall mountains 
referred to, the atmosphere was bright and clear, thus making 
plain why, even at relatively low altitudes with the temperature 
but little if any less than that on the low lands, an ascent o 
a few hundred feet made such a vast difference in comfort. 
A little collecting was done around the plantation on Jul 
and 15, covering field numbers 1009-1016, continuing oe 
sequence of 1903. The greater part of these two days, however, 
was devoted to organizing our first trip to the mountains, which 
was on July 16 to the Corail region, to the westward of Port 
Margot some six or eight miles. It was this region which was 
intended by the word “Correil” on the herbarium labels for 
1903. That spelling was found to be incorrect ; it should be as 
sain Corail. Our camp, designated as camp no. 1, was located 
untain side at an elevation of 1,500 feet. I had been 
eee warned against drinking the cold water of these moun- 
tain brooks when overheated, as it would surely induce fever. I 
tested the temperature of the water of the little brook near our 
camp and found it to be 74°. From the standpoint of the north, 
this would hardly be called cold water. A mountain to the 
northward of camp was climbed, an elevation of 2,800 feet being 
indicated at its summit. Everything here was dry, it being 
within the area covered by the drought referred to above. The 
ataple at Bayeux was plainly visible from this mountain. 
camp as head-quarters nos, 1017-11 - were collected. 
A return was made to the plantation on July 1 
On July 22 the second trip was begun, this one ee for Mt. 
Maleuvre, which is on the road from Port Margot to Pilate, and 
