562 MR. WEIES JOUKNAL, 



thickets of stunted trees. A little further on, the country becomes 

 more open, mile after mile of beautiful undulating pasture land, 

 dotted with groups and single trees of Araiicaria hrasiViensis, 

 stretching away as far as the eye can see. 



Oct. 24^/t, — Started this morning at seven o'clock. At the village 

 of Sao Bernardo, which the road passes through, there are some 

 large tea plantations. Reached the town or city of Sao Paulo about 

 midday, I do not think that the immediate neighbourhood of 

 St. Paul's will yield many good plants, most of the land being 

 pasture. I intend, therefore, to start as soon as possible for the 

 interior. 



Oct. 25f/i. — Went to-day to see if I could hire two mules to 

 take me to Campinas. The riian asked C4 mih'eis for the two 

 animals and a negro — all the expenses on the road also to be 

 paid. (The distance to Campinas is 70 or 75 miles.) He refused 

 to take less, and I declined to hire them on these terms- I hare 

 therefore no other resource but to buy animals, which I can ill 

 afford to do, especially as I will also have to hire a man to look 

 after them. 



Oct, 26^/i. — Eeceived this aftei^uoon a number of letters of 

 introduction to parties in Itu, Campinas, Limeira, &c. They 

 were sent by Mr. Hayden, from Santos, He and his brother 

 have put themselves to considerable trouble to get them for me. 



Oct, ^Sth. — Delivered the letter Senhor Mello had got for me, 

 to the President of the province. The President told me if a 

 few letters to parties in the interior would be of any use to me, 

 he could give me a few ; and that if I could come back to-morrow, 

 he would have them ready. 



Oct. 29//t.— Called for the President's letters. Left St. PauPs 

 for Campinas. Two leagues from St. Paul's crossed the river 

 Tiete. Five leagues from the town put up for the night at a 

 small venda. After crossing the river, the road lies for some dis- 

 tance over a series of hills covered with a close sward of grass, 

 and in parts yellow with the flowers of a Senecio, similar to the 

 yag-weed of our pastures at home. 



. ^ Oct. 30i/t. — Countiy hilly, covered with grass and fern ; occa- 

 sional pieces of wood. 



Oct. 01st.— Country flatter, a little more wooded,, with large 

 coffee plantations— coffee-plants beautiful and green. The insect 

 which has made such devastations in the plantations of Rio has 

 not yet appeared here. - - 



Near the village of Campinas are large tracts of open land, 



