4 Further Account of a Bussian 



Art. II. Further Account of a Russian Natural History Expedi- 

 tion in Brazil, during the Seven Years preceding Jpril,lSSl. By 

 M. F. Faldermann, Curator of the Imperial Botanic Garden, 

 St. Petersburgh. 



(^Continued from Vol. IV. p. 403.) 

 Sir, 



In the close of the communication which I made to you on 

 April 18. 183i. (see Vol. IV. p. 403.), I promised to supply 

 some account of the plants which M. Riedel brought alive 

 from the Brazilian empire to the Imperial Botanic Garden : 

 that promise I shall now endeavour to fulfil. 



On account of M. Riedel's uncommonly quick passage 

 (namely, in sixty-four days) from Rio de Janeiro to St. 

 Petersburgh, above two thirds of his plants were alive on his 

 arrival at the Botanic Garden ; and, in fact, were in a con- 

 siderably better state than even many plants which we re- 

 ceived from France and Great Britain : but we must in a 

 great measure attribute this very successful transportation, 

 considering the great many ineligibilities and inconveniences 

 on board a ship on such a voyage, to M. RiedePs great 

 exertions in attending the plants over sea. We must like- 

 wise remember the kind and obliging master of the vessel 

 Captain Kromtschenko, who came with his cargo for the im- 

 perial Russian North-west American Company, from their 

 colonies at Sitcha, and took charge of the plants at Rio 

 de Janeiro ; for the great care and assistance he bestowed on 

 M. Riedel and his plants, he received from the Emperor 

 of Russia a reward of 1000 rubles bco asig. (40/. sterling), 

 and it was mentioned in the public papers. I notice this only 

 for the benefit of a great many other captains, who are usu- 

 ally by no means the most obliging persons to people at sea. 



The following is a list of the remarkable plants we received 

 in the autumn of the year 1830, from the Brazils, into the Im- 

 perial Botanic Garden, as collected and brought home by 

 the botanical traveller, L. Riedel ; — 



Acacia amazomcdRiedel. Bignonw, sp. from Rio Cassia, 3 sp. 



-(4ca,cia, sp. Madera. Clusia, 2 sp. 



Amaryllis, sp. Bignonfa, 3 sp. Chiococca, sp. 



^ristolochia, 5 sp. Bombax, 2 species, the Coccoloba, 5 sp. 



Artocarpiis, sp. stems of which are Capparis, sp. 

 A'jida brasiliensis. extremely prickly. Compositae, shrubby 



Ajieiba TibourboUy from Breclemey<?r«, sp. species. 



the river Amazon, lianisteria, 3 sp. Cnemidostachys, sp^ 



Alsodea physiphora, Begom'a, 2 sp. Crinum, sp. 



yiroideae, 7 sp. Clethra, sp. Caroline«, sp. 



Bougainville^, sp. Comaspermum, sp. Cecr6p2«, sp. 



Bauhinia, 3 sp. Co^m, sp. Cissampelos, 3 sp. 



Bignoma tomentosa Cratae'va Tapfa? Costus, sp. 



Jttiedel. Cassel/« serrata. Cactus, 6 new sp. 



