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1938 DOMINICA BOTANICAL COLLECTIONS Page 3 
STATION # 
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13. 
14. 
15. 
PLACE AND DESCRIPTIVE NOTES 
ROSEAU ENVIRONS - roadside plant on road from 
Roseau to Canefield Estate. 
Mostly open grassland bordering road. Under- 
lying soil rocky with boulders. 
Certin specimens (noted on sheets) from river- 
bed or seashore (strand) which borders road for 
part of way. 
Sea level. 
SYLVANIA - any of plants collected on cleared o A 
lands immediately adjacent to the Knowlton f s 
home • 1 
2 
a. Unless otherwise stated on sheets, the soil 2 
is rich, reddish volcanic clay ( slipperyi J ) . 2 
b. Most of the plants are typical of the open 
fields or open woodlands (in the case of the 
tree sps.) which bound the numerous trails to 
the orchards, home, etc. 
c. In all cases they are open to the full inten- 
sity of the sun which, however, at this time 
anyway appears only intermittently. 
d. Rain is so constant as to keep the soil con- 
stantly saturated (if these parts were still 
forest they would, like the actual surrounding 
forested slopes, be termed properly "rain forests". 
e. The altitude at the house is about 1500’-2000’. 
(1720* according to Knowlton’s map). 
MORNE COLLA ANGLAIS - summit 2398 ft. - very precip- 
itous, lying west of Sylvania. 
a. Densely wooded hence little undergrowth. What 
is present mostly scraggly shrubs. Largest trees 
are gommiers bearing their share of epiphytes 
particularly on their upper levels. 
b. Bamboos present now and again, and here and there 
were specimens of palms collected. 
c. Jasmine-like flowered small tree quite abundant. 
d. Soils rocky but similar to those in nature des- 
cribed in jf 14. 
e. Extremely wet: could be called "rain forest". 
f. Altitude - 1900*- 2200* (see above). 
SYLVANIA - precipitous gorge, stream cut, lying be- 
tween (100* below) two plantations of Sylvania 
orange trees: north of house, (about 200* -300’ 
below latter). 
DATE 
8-5 
8-11 
a, 
.Slopes dripping in many places and in all spots 
covered chiefly with ferns (both tree and other 
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