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the kindness of others. I had the good fortune to find, in 
Mr. Henry Smith, a man who anticipated all my wants with 
the utmost affability, assisting me, in fact, in every possible 
manner. 
' There is much less of botanical interest near the town than 
I had expected, the number of plants increasing materially 
with the distance from it. The present season, immediately 
subsequent to the rains, is not very favourable: the rein had 
nearly ceased on the coast, and only a few showers fell now — 
and then; but a few miles inland, much rain prevails about 
this time; and on my trip to Quowprath, about six miles, I 
got thoroughly soaked. 1 saw many plants without flowers 
or fruit; but not one that was Monocotyledonous, though 
many are said to occur with splendid flowers. The difference — 
of the vegetation from what we had last visited, was very — 
striking. Here Leguminose were predominant, and Rubiaceé 
less so; Mimose, with their characteristic foliage, which I had - 
hitherto seen but rarely, became conspicuous. The country 
is varied with hill and dale, and covered with shrubs 6 or 7 
feet high, intermingled with single lofty trees, particularly 
Bombax, in leaf, but without blossom or fruit, which the 
inhabitants call Jron-wood. 
I found another single tree of considerable height, with 
flowers and fruit: it seems to be a new genus related to 
Crescentia. The fruitis filled with solid firm pulp, 2 feet 
long, 1j foot broad hanging downwards, as also does the 
flower, by a long pedicel. About the town, and in its vici- 
nity, grows a half-shrubby Cassia, similar to occidentalis, but — 
with a round divided fruit which might be taken for that of 
C. Sophora. The true Cassia occidentalis occurs likewise. 
P xau ctae pultherrima, just coming in flower, prettily lined 
the roadsides; and in the jungle grows a yellow Composita 
(I only saw two Composite in flower) which often adorned — 
great parts of the way, and seems diffused over the whole - 
coast. Sarcocephalus was seen in blossom and fruit. The - 
new genus of Apocynee, with large fruit, did not occur. A - 
beautiful avenue of Hibiscus populneus(?) planted at the west — 
