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living plants for Mr Murray. The dried plants are those 

 which I collected in the south of the province of Piauhy, and 

 in the district of the Rio Preto. I am just now occupied on 

 those from the Mission of Duco and Natividade, which I 

 believe will amount to about other five hundred species. 

 These will go by the next London ship. Then I will take 

 up the Arrayas ones, and so on till I get them all despatched. 

 * * * * I lately found near where I live, a few fine 

 specimens in fruit of Zuccarini's new genus Carpotrochus, 

 which you perhaps have not got, as it is rather rare, at least the 

 ? plant is. I also live in the neighbourhood of Dr Ildefonso 

 Gomez, who accompanied St Hilaire on his first journey up 

 into Minas. I have received much attention and kindness 

 from him. He is well acquainted with the botany of this pro- 

 vince. It will be the end of next month before I can ffet rid of 

 my collections from the interior, and then I propose to spend a 

 "Week or two on the Organ Mountains, and make a journey 

 to the higher levels of them, and remain five or six days. 

 I am sure that I shall be rewarded. My great object will be 

 to get living plants to take home with me. I should like to 

 introduce the Prepusa alive, and I dare say that it will not 

 be a difficult task. Riedel tells me that when Guillemin 

 was here, he attempted to go up to the top of the Organ 

 Mountains, but that he did not go so far as I did, and that 

 owing to the bad state of the weather, he was very unsuccess- 

 ful in his collecting. I intend also to visit the Restingas of 

 Cape Frio, the place where St Hilaire says he found such a 

 rich harvest of fine plants. It is about a degree to the east- 

 ward of Rio ; a steam-boat calls there once every ten days, 

 so that it will be both easy to go and to return. Riedel has 

 promised to accompany me, and he has a friend there who 

 has a salt work, at whose house we can remain. Believe me 

 ever to be, 



My Dear Sir, 



Your most obedt. and grateful Servant, 



George Gardner. 



