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uriM'i n iilii im 
Puebla 
(Hidalgo) 
Apixaeo 
Esperanza 
Puebla 
Chalchicomula 
of foreign naturalists who explore their country and publish the results 
and complain of their inability to do field work because it is so ex¬ 
pensive and yet botanists and zoologists come to their very doors and 
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secure new things. They lack energy and the ability to go ahead cm 
their own lines. They like to dabble in this, that, and the other 
branch of science,- read & lot of foreign works and ro-hash and publish 
it in local periodicals. Or carry on voluminous correspondence with 
others engaged in the same style of work in other cities and imagine 
that they are investigators. 
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On April 6th I went up to Apixaco which I found to be situated in 
a cold belt extending to the northeast from Istac. across Puebla and 
Tlax. into Hidalgo* All of the surrounding hills even down almost on 
a level with the town are covered with a growth of small pines. 
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April 7th, Esperanza Puebla. Went on to this place today where I 
obtained my mail and on the 8th (April) went to the small town of San 
Andres Chalchieoaaila a few miles to the northwest, lying near the west 
base of the peak of Orizaba. 
The low hills all about Esperanza were covered with many wild 
Agaves of large size and their tall straight spikes stood out in relief 
all about the horizon. 
April 9th to 13th. I remained at Chalchicomula working up the 
locality. In all the vicinity and over the surrounding plains covered 
with volcanic sand are many Dip, philllpsil , The base of the Yoloano 
here and the low hills just east of Esperanza farm the eastern limits 
of the tableland here. 
Chalohiccmula is a small sleepy agricultural town of mestizos and 
Indians. Barley, wheat, chickpeas, corn, and a few small vegetables 
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