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of No. 46 {Gomphia acuminata), a large slirub, with panicles of 

 yellow flowers. This is common on the low ground near Belem; 

 it is just coming into bloom. 



Aug. 22ni. — Went to the railway station, and found that the 

 case had arrived by last evening's train. Had it taken to my 

 quarters, and immediately set about filling it with soiL Planted 

 it with such plants of No. 40 {Bertolonia margaritacea) as I had 

 at hand, reserving a little room until I had made another trip up 



the Serra. 



Aug. 23ri. — Went to Macacos, and went up the Serra to 

 investigate some more of the forest between Macacos and 

 Brandao. Slept at the house of a Dr. Gunning, who is a con- 

 tractor on the railway. 



Aug. 24iA. — In the forest, a few miles from the spot where I 

 first saw No. 40, I to-day met with No. 41 {^rtolonia^ sf), 

 another Melastomad, with roundish pale-green ribbed leaves, white 

 on the under side, and having the remains of old flower-stems 

 and capsules exactly like those of the former species. This 

 plant reminded me strongly of some of the Indian Sonerilas. I 

 collected a few plants for the case, and also a few of Nos. 44 

 {Dorstenia villosa) axii 45 [Dorstenia caulescens), both Dorstenias 

 with white blotches in the centre of their leaves. 



Aug. 35^/t. — Returned to Belem and finished planting the 

 cases. 



Aug. 21th. — Made and fitted cross battens into the cases to 

 keep the soil in its place when the cases are being moved on 

 board ship, or elsewhere ; the first planted things beginning to 

 grow nicely. 



Aug, 'USth, — Started on another trip up the Serra this morning, 

 but keeping more to the eastward than I had hitherto been. On 

 the verge of a rocky precipice, a few miles from Belem, found a 

 few plants of No. 48 {Hippeastrum eqiiestre) an Amaryllis with 

 orange flowers, and No. 49 {Oxalis mandioccana) in a thick forest 

 at an elevation of 1500 feet. This plant is like a miniature tree, 

 with a slender naked stem 8 or 9 inches in length, bearing on its 

 summit a tuft of foliage and yellow flowers. The leaves are faintly 

 blotched with silver on the upper side,' bright purple beneath. 

 In the same locality as the Oxalis I collected specimens of No. 50, 

 a ProthosAjke plant, with broadish leaves of a bright green above, 

 silvery white beneath. No. 51 {Chameranthemum Beyrichii), 

 which I found a little higher up the Serra, is a very beautiful 

 foliaged plant, and will, I think, be considered worthy of cultiva- 



