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84, a Melastom, with very large leaves, tlie under side of which, 

 as also the young shoots, are covered with a reddish-bfowu dowi]. 

 The flowers are borne in large branching panicles on the summit 

 of the stem. ' The plant grows erect, and the large foliage, often 

 two feet long, gives it quite a noble aspect. The young leaves 

 have often a reddish brown colour on the upper bide also, which 

 adds to its fine appearance. I think this might prove worthy of 

 cultivation for its fine foliaoje. 



Nov. 9th, — Wet day, with thunder, 



Nov. iOth, — On trees overhanging the river Jaguari, I found 



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to-day several plants of a Cattleya, probably tlie same as the species 

 I met wuth at Santos, but as none of the plants were in flower I 

 am not certain that it is the same. Collected specimens of No. 

 85, a myrtaceous tree, 10 to 12 f^^et high ; No. 86 [Cleome sjv- 

 nosa?) — this grows on the edge of the I'iver; and No. 8T, another 

 myrtaceous tree or shrub, 12 to 14 feet high — the flowers of this 

 are large and showy; but are now nearly past, the ground under 

 the trees is covered with its large white petals. 



Rattlesnakes abound here : I killed several to-day. The 

 largest was nearly 7 feet long. 



Nov. Wth. — During a long ramble in the forest to-day, I met 

 no new things in flower. In parts of the forest here, the ground 

 is covered with a rank-growing prickly Bromelia. The fazenderos 

 often plant this round their pastures, to keep their cattle from 

 straying, a purpose for which it effectually serves, but it has the 

 disadvantage of spreading very much, 



Nov, \Ww — Eeturned to Campinas. Passing through the 

 campo, I collected specimens of No. 88, a small herbaceous plant 

 {Dipladenia sp,), 1 to l| foot high, with rose-coloured flowers, 

 and of No. 89, a malpighiaceous shrub, 5 to 6 feet in height. 



Nov. 15th, — Went out to-day to the river Atibaiha, where I 

 again met with the same Cattleya I saw the other day. Collected 

 also specimens of Nos, 90 and 91, both Melastomads; the former 

 grows about 5 feet high ; its flowers are small and w^hite. The 

 latter is not more than 3 feet in height, and its flowers 



purple, large and beautiful. This, however, is not well in 

 bloom yet, 



Nov, 16f/u— Started this morning for Jundiahy, a village on 

 the road to St. Paul's, five or six leagues from Campinas ; there 

 the country is more hilly, and may yield some things not to be 

 found at Campinas. On the road, I collected specimens of No. 

 92, a myrtaceous slunib, 10 to 12 feet high, and of No. 03, a 



