demic. About three hundred and fifty species out of the five 

 hundred and fifty growing on Andros, are known to occur in 

 Florida, and many occur also in Cuba." 



The second paper on the program was on a " Trip to Santo 

 Domingo " by Mr. Norman Taylor. An abstract of the paper 

 prepared by the speaker follows : 



"The expedition covered the easternmost part of the Dominican 

 republic, comprising the provinces of Samana, Seibo, and Macoris. 

 Sanchez, a town on Samana Bay, was the first stopping place and 

 was used as a base for the exploration of the Yuna River, the 

 large swamp to the west of the town, and the mountainous part 

 of the country in the vicinity. The country along the north coast, 

 which is hilly, has an abundant rainfall and maintains a rich 

 moisture-loving vegetation, in striking contrast to the semi- 

 xerophytic or actually desert flora of more sheltered and drier 

 portions of the republic. 



"An overland ride to the south coast furnished much valuable 

 information as to the topographic and vegetative characteristics of 

 the interior. In the province of Macoris, a section along the south 

 coast, a large collection was made, with Consuelo, a sugar estate, 

 as a base. The flora here is much the same as that seen along 

 the north coast and the flat character of, the country insures a 

 large rainfall. Trips to La Romana, a town along the south 

 coast, nearly at the eastern extremity of the island, netted some 

 interesting cactuses, which seem to be the only representatives of 

 this group that are arboreal in eastern Santo Domingo. From 

 La Romana an excursion to Higiiey, an interior town surrounded 

 by large tracts of valuable timber, was made. An endemic Sabal 

 and many interesting plants, as yet unnamed, were collected. A 

 cruise to the island of Saona, the southeastern extremity of the 

 larger island, resulted in the collection of Pseiidophoenix Sargentii 

 and many other distinctively Bahamian scrub plants. The low 

 scrub growth here and a salt lake with a natural savanna sur- 

 rounding it suggest very vividly some of the larger Bahamas." 



"The expedition left New York on October 13, 1909, and re- 

 turned January 2, 1910. " 



Adjournment followed. Marshall A. Howe, 



Secretary pro tern. 



