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pecially favorable for my line of work. From Ponce I proceeded 
by rail westward to Guanica, which also is on the southern shore 
of the island. Guanica harbor is one of the three or four well- 
enclosed bays of the island and is of historical interest in that it 
was the landing-place of General Miles’ invading army in July, 
1898. Three or four million dollars of American capital has 
been invested in the sugar industry here, the Guanica Centrale 
including in its plant a newly built factory of the largest capacity 
of any on the island, cane lands, tributary railroads and wharf. 
I wish to acknowledge with gratitude the kindness of the officers 
of the Guanica Centrale in freely placing at my service a conve- 
Fic. 20. Trunk of the silk-cotton tree ( Ceiba pentandra), Ponce. 
nient and commodious work room in the chemical laboratory con- 
nected with the factory and in offering numerous other helpful 
courtesies. The harbor of Guanica and the neighboring shores 
yielded several species which I had not found elsewhere, and 
with the exception of the vicinity of San Juan, this region offers 
more of interest to the collector of marine algae than any other 
which I was able to visit in Porto Rico. I regret that one week 
was.all the time I could spend there. 
