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among the many rarities that are found on the summit. Three 
species of tree ferns extend to the very top of the mountain. 
After leaving Cinchona we spent several days in the vicinity 
of Bath, where Wilson, the first island botanist, established botan- 
ical gardens during the first half of the last century. Besides 
making a horseback trip to Cunacuna Pass we were most hos- 
pitably entertained at Mansfield, Wilson’s old home, by Mr. A. 
H. Groves and his family, who rendered us every assistance in 
exploration. The Mansfield property extends back to the foot- 
hills of the John Crow range which runs parallel to the eastern 
end of Jamaica. We pushed back for a distance into these foot- 
hills, securing Axetinm citrifolium which grows on the trunks of 
the long-thatch palm, besides many other varieties. We learned 
that there would be no difficulty in securing hunter-guides who 
are familiar with the John Crow Range, which has bever been ex- 
plored botanically, and its exploration would well repay a special 
expedition. 
After returning again to Hope Gardens Mr. Maxon visited the 
Dia Region where Mr. Purdon, of Kingston, had generously 
Harris and myself visited the famous “ Cockpit country,” being 
the first botanists to explore that region. Strange stories had 
come to us of the dangers of this region both before reaching 
Jamaica and from Jamaica residents who warned us not to visit 
it. On the old map of Jamaica it is even printed “‘ The Cock Pit 
country, also known as the region of Look Behind.” As we 
reached Troy, on the edge of the Cockpit country, our doubts, 
had we had any, disappeared. The region is a vast coral uplift 
twenty miles or so in either direction, consisting of conical hills 
with steep sides and with deep pits, or sink-holes between. The 
rock is jagged and sharp angled and more or less treacherous to 
run against but there is no more danger in the region either from 
the country or its inhabitants than in exploring the Jamesville 
lakes in central New York. The limestone rock, quite similar to 
that of the Diablo range, is the home of many species of ferns not 
found in the Blue Mountain region. Since we were the first to 
explore this region botanically, we collected practically all the 
