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insects. Two of these diseases were abundant enough to consti- 

 tute efficient checks on the scales attacked. 



Professor Lloyd reported having spent some weeks on the 

 island of Dominica, accompanied by Mrs. Lloyd. He observed 

 many orchards of limes in poor condition owing to the attacks of 

 scale insects and wood-destroying fungi. He illustrated his 

 exploration of the island by means of a blackboard map showing 

 the position of three volcanic craters and of the highest peak 

 visited, which has an elevation of 4,700 ft. A large collection 

 of herbarium material was secured. 



Professor Underwood spoke on the ferns of Jamaica. He left 

 New York early in January, spending five months in Jamaica and 

 eastern Cuba. Jamaica is especially rich in ferns, about five 

 hundred species being known from the island. Of these he col- 

 lected over four hundred, mostly in the Blue Mountain region, 

 from an area about equal to that of Westchester County, New 

 York. A hundred species may be taken along the bridle path 

 from Cinchona to Morce's Gap, a distance of three miles. Tree 

 ferns become abundant at an elevation of about 3,000 ft". Thirty 

 species are more or less common. The trunks are often covered 

 by rich growths of filmy ferns, of which about sixty species occur. 

 The John Crow Mountains in eastern Jamaica have never been 

 visited by botanists and the " Cock-pit Country " in the western 

 end of the island had not been previously visited. He spent a 

 week, accompanied by Mr. William Harris, of Hope Gardens, 

 Jamaica, in exploring one corner of this region and found many 

 things of interest. 



Mr. Nash reported on his recent trip to Haiti. The country 

 belongs to the negroes and a white man has to take second place. 

 The island is 407 miles long by 195 miles wide with extremely 

 diversified topography. There are two main ranges of moun- 

 tains. Large salt lakes occur in the southern portion. In the 

 north-central area there are large pine forests. The strand flora 

 is much like that of the other islands but as one gets into the 

 interior the character entirely changes and there are many 

 endemic species. Tree ferns begin at 1,500 feet elevation but 

 they are much more abundant at 3,500 feet, the highest point 



