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or fifty miles in this way, up and down mountains, and through 
valleys and across many fords, starting often at fourin the morn- 
ing and not reaching our destination until five or six in the even- 
ing. It is hardly necessary to say that we were tired on arrival, 
ready for supper and an early bed. 
The diversified character of the country has given rise to an 
equally diversified flora. Along the shore the usual strand flora 
is found, conspicuous among the plants here being the sea-grape 
Fic. 28. A Clusia growing on a Ficus, which it has all but destroyed. 
(Coccolobis Uvifera), Tpomvea Pes-caprae, the mangrove (Riiso- 
phora Mangle), a species of Hymenocallis, and many other sea- 
side plants. Back of this belt comes the tract of low woodland 
which gradually merges into the low hills. A species of Clusia, 
several of Ficus, logwood, and many others are here common. 
But as we ascended the mountains the flora changed rapidly, 
and the whole vegetation took on a different aspect. “At a 
