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large timber ; in all of it is a region in which much of value could 

 be found were sufficient time devoted to it, but my time now was 

 limited and only the Finales of the mountain tops were given con- 

 sideration. The pine trees are scattered over a very red earth, 

 said to be good iron ore, and often reach a height of seventy-five 

 feet or more, with trunks two feet in diameter. Among them are 

 a number of peculiar shrubs and a small tree of the huckleberry 

 family, not seen elsewhere. The wiry grass is frequently burnt 

 over, making small herbaceous species, if there were any, seem 

 very scarce. 



" Antilla, the new seaport, was reached on the afternoon of the 

 fourth of May, and the next day I crossed to the village of Sartia, 

 situated on the inner east side of the narrow channel to the ocean 

 where a little collecting was done ; the next morning both sides 

 of the channel were explored for some distance around the ocean 

 end of both shores. On the western shore I was fortunate in 

 finding several specimens of the large tree cactus already secured 

 by Dr. Britton on the south coast of Cuba. One of Ihem was 

 fully twenty-five feet high with an equal spread, its spiny trunk 

 having a diameter of two feet." 



After a discussion of Dr. Shafer's paper by Dr. and Mrs. 

 Britton, Dr. Rusby, and others, adjournment followed. 



Marshall A. Ho\\% 



Secretary pro tern. 



NOTICE FROM THE FIELD COMMITTEE 



Members are urged to verify for themselves the times of 

 departure of the trains given in the circular of meetings for July 

 and August. On July 17, when an excursion to Pocantico 

 Hills was held the time of departure was ten minutes earlier than 

 the advertised time, owing to a recent change in the time-table. 

 Members intending to go on the Belmar trip will have to be 

 guided by any change the railroad company may make in the 

 time-table. If there is any change, the party will take the train 

 that leaves as near as possible to the time advertised in the field 

 meeting circular. Norman Taylor, 



CJiamnan. 



