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On our return trip we stopped to collect at the crossing of the 
Sebastian River. This stream has not figured in botanical 
records heretofore, and it thus seemed worthy ef more investi- 
gation than we were able to devote to it. A tangled hammock 
lines the water’s edge and extends back into the pinelands 
varying distances according to the character of the banks. 
We had little time to penetrate this jungle, but a short incursion 
brought to light the guava (Psidium Guajava), widely naturalized 
in this out of the way place, growing from seeds probably sown by 
birds. 
The really interesting discovery, however, was a tree lead- 
plant (Amorpha), the first arboreous kind for the genus. The 
common shrubby lead-plant of the coastal region was just coming 
into flower, but this new one was past flowering, and bore only 
immature fruits. We hope to secure specimens in both flower 
and fruit later on. 
Collecting along the Sebastian River incidentally brought to 
mind the condition of our knowledge, or rather lack of knowledge, 
of the floras of the numerous short and long rivers of Florida. 
The hammocks, prairies, swamps, and marshes of these various 
streams doubtless contain plants we know nothing about, and 
each river and its environs most likely harbor plants peculiar to 
themselves. Thus, each successive excursion into the wilds of 
the Peninsular State suggests fresh problems only to be solved by 
further field study and exploration. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Joun K. SMALL. 
NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT 
The Garden was visited August 27 by some four hundred 
members and guests of the American Pharmaceutical Association, 
then in convention in New York. The party, divided into groups, 
was guided through the Museum Building by members of the 
Garden staff, after which they visited the main conservatory 
range and drove through the grounds. The time was too brief 
for more than a cursory view of the collections, especially those 
