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of the Banda Oriental, ** not passing a single port or point," 
observes Mr. Tweedie, **where the ship could go, with- 
out landing and strictly searching every hill and valley where 
any thing was to be found,” till they reached the Rio Grande 
del Sul, where they spent some time and then proceeded to 
Rio Janeiro. In his different excursions Mr. Tweedie has 
collected upwards of 1000 species, which have been communi- 
cated to us, and will be more particularly noticed in our 
* Contributions to the Flora of South America." 
The northern parts of the Atlantic side of South America 
we trust will soon be better known to Botanists, by the re“ 
searches of Mr. Schomburgk, who has offered his services to 
explore the banks of the Orinoco; and it is to be hoped he 
will shortly embark for that interesting country from Tortola, 
where he has long been resident. He is a very accomplished 
naturalist, and is favourably known to Science by an inter- 
esting History of Anagada, one of the cluster of the Virgin 
Islands; and to the Botanist still more favourably, by his 
excellent observations on the cultivated Plants of the West 
Indies, given in two letters published in the 8th vol. of the 
** Linnza," for the year 1833. 
In New Holland, Mr. Collie, who was one of the naturalists 
in Captain Beechey's late voyage of discovery, has formed 
extensive collections at the Swan River and along the coast 
southward to Leeuwin's Land. Mr. Richard Cunningham, 
(brother to Mr. Allan Cunningham, who has effected much 
towards illustrating the Natural History and Geography of 
that vast and interesting country,) has been appointed by the 
Colonial Office to succeed Mr. Fraser in the charge of the 
Government Botanic Garden of Sydney, and his zeal will, 
we cannot doubt, extend our knowledge of Australian plants; 
While, in the neighbouring island of Van Dieman's Land, we 
are proud to number among our correspondents two most 
indefatigable Botanists, R. W. Lawrence, Esq., of Formosa, 
and Ronald Gunn, Esq., of Launceston. Their collections 
