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From headquarters in Kingston field-work was carried on in several 

 widely separated parts of the island, the courtesy of free transporta- 

 tion on the Jamaica Railway having been extended by the colonial 

 government. Through the kindness of ]Mr. J. G. Kiefifer, general 

 manager of the United Fruit Company in Jamaica, a house on the 

 company's plantation at Windsor, in the rich banana region south of 

 Port Antonio, was placed at the disposal of the party. About lo 

 days was spent here, trips being made to JMooretown, ]\Iill Bank, 

 Cuna Cuna Pass, and the northern foothills of the John Crow range. 



Fir,. 66.— A characteristic fern {Dicranoptcris bifida), growing in vinelike 

 masses near Morce's Gap. 



The most productive period was one of three weeks in ]\Iarch, 

 spent in the Blue Mountain region, with headquarters at the botanical 

 station at Cinchona, the lease of which had been renewed by the 

 Smithsonian Institution in January, 1920. Located on a projecting 

 southern spur at an altitude of 1,500 meters, equipped with a service- 

 able laboratory and most comfortable living quarters, Cinchona served 

 as an excellent base for botanical exploration in the Blue Mountain 

 region, most of the peaks lying within fairly easy reach. Extensive 

 collections were made on John Crow Peak, at New Haven Gap and 

 Morces Gap, and in the vicinity of Cinchona, as well as on trips to 

 Thompson's Gap, Hardward Gaj), and the summit of Blue Mountain 



