Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . ph by Dr. \. ]\J. Huo;^o.) tains being given over to the culture of colTee, which is often plantedup to the very summits of the highest volcanoes. On this account,most of the natural vegetation has been destroyed, and conditionsare not so favorable for botanical work as in the other Central Amer-ican countries. There are forests still remaining on some of the vol-canoes, and in the mountain chain known as the Sierra de Apaneca,which lies close to the Guatemalan frontier, and here it is possible 66 IISOMAN C(l to get some idea of the former
Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . ph by Dr. \. ]\J. Huo;^o.) tains being given over to the culture of colTee, which is often plantedup to the very summits of the highest volcanoes. On this account,most of the natural vegetation has been destroyed, and conditionsare not so favorable for botanical work as in the other Central Amer-ican countries. There are forests still remaining on some of the vol-canoes, and in the mountain chain known as the Sierra de Apaneca,which lies close to the Guatemalan frontier, and here it is possible 66 IISOMAN C(l to get some idea of the former state of the vegetation. In easternSalvador there are extensive areas still uncultivated, but this landlies at a low altitude, where the flora is less interesting than athigher elevations. The highest mountains, it should be noted, aremuch lower than those of the neighboring countries, the largest of theSalvadorean volcanoes attaining an elevation of less than 2,500meters. All the mountains are of comparatively recent volcanic origin,. 65.—Giant Ceilia tree in the citv of S, and several of the volcanoes are still active, an eruption of the volcanoof San Salvador having wrecked the capital in 1917. It is expected that there will be prepared for publication in Salva-dor a list of the species of plants obtained by this expedition, includ-ing also those collected by the Salvadorean Department of Agriculture,which is actively engaged in l)olanical exploration. Thus far onlva small part of the collections has l^een studied critically, but it isalready evident that a consideral)le number of undescribed plants is iXO. ^ SMITHSOXTAX EXPLORATIONS. ig22 67 contained in them, besides many that are rare and httle known. Theflora of Salvador is essentially like that of the Pacific slope of Guate-mala (which likewise has been but imperfectly investigated), but itis of great interest to find here many species that heretofore have notbeen known to extend north of Costa Rica and Panama. Parti
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