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Calathea (P. 4), perhaps O. zebrina, but it grows to a much larger 

 size than I have ever seen that species attain at home. Some of 

 the leaves I found to be upwards of 2^ feet long, beautifully 

 striped ^vith deep and pale green. No. 34 {Chdmeranthenmm 

 Beyrichii)^ frona dry situations in the same vpood, is also a pretty 

 foliaged plant. It is of lowly growth, never exceeding a few 

 inches in height. The leaves are dark green, marked along 

 the midrib and veins, and also round the margin with silver grey. 



July 23>'ci. — Walked to-day four or five miles along the side 

 of the river, examining the adjoining level pieces of ground, but 

 met with nothing of note. 



July Mth. — Started in the morning to return to Belem. Wet 

 afternoon. 



July 26£7i. — Went to Maxambomba, a place half-way between. 

 Rio and Belem, by this morning's train. On the level land 

 immediately to the north of the station grows No. 49, a fine 

 climbing leguminous plant, with spikes of rose-coloured flowers. 

 No. 35 {Ipomea, sp., near /. Ginanensis), another climber, with 

 white convolvulus flower, is also plentiful. Nos. 36 [Tetrapterys 

 Guilleminiana), 37 {Heteropterys metallochroa), audi ^B {Hircca, 

 sp.), grow in the thickets in the same locality : they are all climb- 

 ing plants in seed now. I suppose thqip tq belong to the Malpi- 

 yhiacecBy and to be allied to Nos, 6 {Heteropterys, sp.) and 7 

 [Stigmaphyllon rotundifolium), both of which have showy yellow 

 flowers. I visited a wooded hill, a few miles to the north-west of 

 the station, but met with nothing remarkable. Returned to Belem 

 by the evening train. 



Jjily 27t/i. — Returned to Maxambomba by train, and proceeded 

 to Iguassua, having a letter from the Alessrs. Miers to a gentle- 

 man who lived near this place, and who, they thought, might be 

 able to give rae some information. On calling at his house, how- 

 ever, I found that he was not at home, so I took to the woods 

 again, and rambled about till it was tixnb to return to Maxam- 

 bomba, to catch the train for Belem. The afternoon has been 

 showeiy, but there has been no heavy rain. 



July 29th.— Started by moraing train for Quemeidos, a station 

 nine miles from Belem, intermediate between that place and 

 Maxambomba. The railway between it and Belem runs through 

 a ti-ack of marshy land the whole way, with sometimes a few low 

 hills on either side, most of which have been cleared. The 

 higher wooded hills to the north are more distant here than at 

 Belem, and I have devoted the day to the examining of the 



