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Canada, Prof. Brown from U.S.A. (Louisiana), Dr. Zohary, Dr. Naomi 
Feinhrun, Prof. Pays and others from Jerusalem, Prof, and Mme. Heil- 
l)ron from Turkej’’ and Prof. Geral from Morocco. 
The party totalled some 140, of which a bare half-dozen were non- 
botanists, and approximately half of us camped at night to save ex- 
pjenses. Almost everywhere the roads were crowded with traffic, and 
no praise is too great for the snjierb driving of our chauffeurs 
The excursion started from Grenoble at 8.30 a.m. on Sunday, August 
6th, and by midnight we had entered and travelled from one end of 
Switzerland to the other (Weesen), picking up members along the route. 
Next evening we entered Au.stria by Col d’Arlberg, and reached Inns- 
bruck, capital of the Tyrol. 
On August 8th the opening Session was held in the University; we 
were welcomed by the local authorities as well as by the Director, and 
T was appointed an Honorary Vice-President of the Societe for the dura- 
tion of the excursion. 
At fnnsbruck we divided into groups, and I went over the Brenner 
Pas.s with the Dolomites party. From the Dolomites we went via Bol- 
zano to Santa Maria, where the g)'oiips were reunited for the day in 
the Swiss National Park in the Fngadine: then to St Moritz for two 
nights, and after that via iSils Maria, Maloja Pags and the Val Brega- 
glia into Italy again, Como (Dongo), Menaggio, and back into Swit- 
zerland at Gandria, and, finally, to Agno near Lugano for that night; 
on August 15th to Interlaken for two nights via the Valle Lepontina, 
St Gotthard and. Susten Passes ; on August 17th via, the Grimsel Pass, 
the summit floral carpet being strangely reminiscent of many Scottish 
highland hilltops, to the Rhone Glacier and to Brigue in the Valais 
for two nights. We had here reached the principal meeting place of 
the diverse alpine floras. On August 19th my group reached Geneva 
via Lower Valais, w'here there was an informal reception at the Uni- 
versity. Next day we returned to France via Annecy, Haute Taren- 
taise. Col de I’Iseran into the Haute Maurienne at Bonneval-sur-Arc 
for two nights. 
At Briangon, on August 22nd, there was a formal reception by the 
Mayor in the ancient Hotel de Ville, and on the next day the party 
travelled to Gap for two nights ; on the 25th back to Grenoble for a 
welcome by the Mayor and the closing Session with representatives of 
both the town and University of Grenoble. There were Summaries of 
problems, theories and solutions, followed by admirable speeches of 
thanks, and an informal banquet of local specialities, at which we were 
joined by the Director of the University. 
In this Report of the Coupe, I have said nothing about the botani- 
cal results, as these will eventually be available elsewhere, but, look- 
ing back, the exceptionally ha]ipy combination of formality and infor- 
mality on an excursion of this magnitude and importance is deserving 
of special mention. 
