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this office after an extensive exploration trip in the 
southern provinces of Brazil, bringing nearly two tons of 
plant material including budwood of the best oranges from 
the Bahia and Rio districts. For the first time in the 
history of the office a party consisting of more than a 
single person has made an exploration trip of this kind. 
On October 4, 1913 Messrs. Dorsett and Popenoe accompanied 
by Mr. A. D. Shamel of the office of the Horticulturist 
sailed from New York bound for Bahia. For six months they 
journeyed through the provinces of lower Brazil visiting 
Rio, Santos, Campinas, Lavras, and other places of im- 
portance where interesting and valuable fruits were re- 
ported to be growing. Mr. Dorsett and Mr. Popenoe studied 
particularly the myrtaceous fruits, while Mr. Shamel in- 
vestigated the citrus fruits, paying particular attention 
to the culture and history of the Navel Orange. A large 
number of photographs, covering a wide range of subjects 
was obtained by the party and their excellence of quality 
is far above the average. This excellence is due, no 
doubt, to the fact that all the negatives were developed 
in the field by Mr. Dorsett soon after they were taken. 
How Mr. Dorsett was able to develop these twenty-two 
hundred negatives in connection with his other work still 
remains a mystery, but It remains to be said that their 
excellence must be due, in a large measure to his untiring 
efforts. We are all glad that they are back with us again 
and it is particularly gratifying to know that the trip 
has been so beneficial to their health. 
