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collect specimens of many species of trees which otherwise I 
had missed. 
On August 18, having received news of the movements of 
the steamer, we took the opportunity made by its further delay, 
to visit Martinique and St. Lucia. It was, of course, a rare ex- 
Fic. 25. Talipot Palm as umbraculifera) in the Library Garden at Roseau. 
his palm dies after flowering. 
perience to see the results of the lamentable destruction ot St. 
Pierre. We were especially interested, moreover, in noticing the 
signs of a new vegetation on the slopes of Mont Pelée, and I 
would here suggest the great value of taking an early oppor- 
tunity to study the incipient growths of this region. Such an 
Opportunity is rare, and should by all means be pursued. 
