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We arrived in New York on April 3 and all the collections 
made have been received at the Garden in good order. 
Respectfully submitted, 
N. L. Britton, 
Director-in- Chief. 
REPORT OF PERCY WILSON ON EXPLORATION 
IN HONDURAS. 
Dr. N. L. Britton, Director-in-Chief - 
In accordance with your letter of instructions of January 
2, 1903, I proceeded to Honduras, Central America, with Mr. 
Martin Lippmann, as his guest on his plantation, for the purpose 
of obtaining museum material, herbarium specimens and living 
plants, and during my stay on his estate to give him any infor- 
mation desired regarding the cultivation of economic plants. I 
left New York by rail on January 3, and arrived in New 
Orleans two days later, where I was met by Mr. Lippmann, who 
had reached that city several days in advance. 
n the morning of January 8, we sailed on the steamer 
Breakwater for Puerto Sierra,a small town situated in the north- 
eastern portion of the Republic. During our voyage several 
points were touched by the vessel, viz., Belize, British Hon- 
duras ; Puerto Barrios, Guatemala ; Puente Cortez and Puerto 
Sierra, Honduras. At the former town a stop of several hours 
was made, which gave ample time to visit the Botanic Station, in 
charge of Mr. Eugene Campbell. The chief exports of this 
town are mahogany (Sw7etenta Mahogani) and logwood (Haem- 
atoxylon Campechianum), both of which are shipped in large 
quantities to various European countries. On reaching our 
destination, headquarters were taken up in a small frame build- 
ing, until the completion of a palm-leaf house on the plantation. 
The land obtained by Mr. Lippmann is a large tract containing 
almost seven hundred acres of virgin forest along the Rio 
Esperanza, a small stream west of Puerto Sierra. 
