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high and forming impenetrable masses along the road. The 
commonest small shrub is Lwphorbia vaginulata Griseb., which 
for many years was known from a single herbarium specimen 
t Kew, collected by Hjalmarsson many years ago at Turks 
Islands. So common is this at some places that it gives a grey- 
brown appearance to the landscape. It is called milkbush by 
the ae and is largely used for feeding goats. I found 
this also very plentiful on Little Inagua. The cactus ieeeeuien 
is quite extensive for so small an island. Opuntia Nashii Britton 
is found to some extent, but much smaller than on Inagu A 
species of the genus Cactus is haar found ; while the turk’s- 
head cactus, formerly so numerous there, is now quite scarce. 
Opuntia Tuna and O. Dillenit are aoe very common, often grow- 
ing side by side, when the difference in habit is most striking. 
In addition there is one other species of this genus, if not two. 
A very common plant which gives character to the salina forma- 
tion, and which, so far as now known, occurs only on this island, 
is Limonium Bahamense. It is called heather by the people 
there, and its slender leaves, habit of growth and purple flowers 
do not make inappropriate this common name. 
With the exception of the short visit made by Baron Eggers 
in July 1887, I can not find that a botanist has visited these islands 
in recent years. I heard of one who made a visit there about fifty 
— — but could not find any one who could remember his 
seemed, from all accounts, to be a rather solitary in- 
dividual ae kept to himself, and left little record of his doings. 
Mr. Moffat, the American Consul at Grand Turk, did every- 
thing possible for us. His energy and influence secured us ex- 
cellent and comfortable quarters with a private family, which 
made our stay there much more pleasant than it would otherwise 
have been 
As a result of the expedition 787 numbers were collected in 
Haiti, represented by 1 oe specimens ; collections of living plants 
and seeds were also A considerable number of photo- 
graphs were ay cae the camera was stolen. At 
Grand Turk 136 numbers were collected, represented by 250 
specimens ; and living specimens of the uncommon cacti were 
