ag 
Sam Holmes Island the party went to Mitchell Key, 
through Keelboat Pass, thence to Point Comfort and Point Chico. 
white pee while the latter has purple flowers. Both have 
thick fleshy leaves. 
ee Battledore, the Hog Islands and Breton Island were 
visited. The latter was found to be of great interest botanically 
because of the varied topography. Two days were spent here 
in studying the land and water plants, after which the Bi 
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homeward trip the mud lumps at the he mouths, the 
Bird Islands, Cat Island and Ship ‘ies The “ mud lumps” 
just mentioned are curious, rough, cet islands which may be 
either destitute e plants and inhabited only by pelicans, or they 
may bear a more or less abundant salt-marsh vegetation. 
This is the first expedition of the kind which has been carried 
into this region, and the results cannot fail to be of interest. 
everal thousand nae were collected, a ao of which are 
probably new to scien 
