50 MISSION or COLLECTOR TO BRAZIL. 



stones in rows on the leaves of the plants, which rows had since 

 been a little disarranged by the shaking of the fohage in the 



passing breeze. 



In the afternoon I met with a small twining shrub (P. 0) with 

 ternate leaves, the leaflets being blotched or marbled with bluish- 

 white, I only saw one plant, which I took up for the case ; no 

 doubt there are more of them in the same, wood, but I had not 

 time to stay and look for more, my intention being to go on to 

 the banks of the Parahyba, to find, if possible, a few plants of 

 No. 13, to send home in the case. Having left the plants in a 

 conveuient place, I went on to Brandao, and remained there for 



the night. 



Auff. 13th. — Started early in the morning for the banks of the 

 Parahyba. " Passed through Carneiro Leao s coffee plantations 

 to the wood, where I had formerly seen the plant 1 was in search 

 of. After a ramble of several hours, I at length came upon a 

 mass of it, similar to that which I had formerly seen. It is 

 really a very beautiful plant, with much the habit and appearance 

 of a Cissiis. It rambles over the bushes and the ground, pro- 

 ducing abundance of its handsome foliage. Many of the leaves 

 measure 9 inches in length by 5 in breadth, their dark velvety 

 ground colour being beautifully set off by the veins of brilliant 

 frosted silver, I took several small plants for the case, and com- 

 menced my retreat. Of a small Maranta (P. 5) common in these 

 woods, I took two plants, and two of a Begonia (P. 11). The 

 former has foliage striped with silver-grey, the ground colour 

 being a pale green. The leaves of the latter are dark velvety- 

 green, with pale veins. Reached Mendos in the evening, and 

 stayed there for the night. 



Atig. lith, — Left Mendos for Brandao, where I remained for 

 the day. I intended to have collected a quantity of the seeds of 

 No, 23 {Franciscea Hopeaiia), which, when I left Brandao, at 

 the beginning of last month, promised to produce a great crop ; 

 but I found that the plants had been completely stripped by the 

 birds. They feed on the seeds while yet in a soft state. I could 

 not find a single capsule left on the plants ; but the ground 

 beneath was covered with fragments. Collected a few plants of 

 No. 90 and Nos. 11 {Chameranthemiim BeyricJiii) and 12 {Eran- 

 themiim verbenaceiim.) ■ 



Aug. 16th, — Returned to Belem. Violent thunder-storm, with 

 heavy rain in the afternoon. 



Aug, IQth. — Finished planting the case. Found that it would 





