A Day in Bahia 



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Tangier and similar places now greatly frequented by 

 painters. 



But I was at the entrance of the park adjoining the 

 Governor's palace. It is located on the very edge of a 

 steep bluff overlooking the city and the bay. The 

 panorama is imposing. After wandering along the 

 paved walk, protected on its outer edge by a balustrade 

 of stone, and feasting my eyes upon the prospect, I 

 turned to more nearly examine the various growths 



Fig. 3. Breadfruit (ro nat. size). Fig. 4. Jack fruit ( 2 - nat. size). 



about me and to observe what I could discover of 

 tropical life. At the lower end of the walk stood a 

 number of fine specimens of the royal palm (Oreodoxa 

 regia) ; mimosas overhung the path with their delicate 

 foliage, decked with blossoms looking like pompons 

 of yellow silk. There were parterres of flowers and 

 hedges of roses in full bloom. Here and there a yellow 

 butterfly (Catopsilia eubule) fluttered about. I had, 

 alas! forgotten to bring my butterfly -net with me, but 

 consoled myself with the reflection that the species 

 is common, and occurs, though rarely, even in Pennsyl- 

 vania. Among the trees which shaded the entrance 



