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when here before, and also some of Uie two species of Pothos 

 with the silvery leaves, hut I have hut little hopes of these (the 

 Pothoses) reaching home alive in close boxes. 



Feb. 2Qt7i. — Started this morning on the road for Rio Claro, 

 On the campo we were interrupted by a very violent thunder 

 storm; the mules turned their backs to the wind and refused to 

 move a step, and we were obliged to remain there in the middle 

 of the campo for upwards of an hour ; and when at length we were 

 enabled to move on by the slackening of the storm, the path and 

 all the lower parts of the campo were knee deep in water. We 

 reached the fazenda of Donna Anna late in the afternoon, and 

 here again we have put up for the night, 



Feb, aith. — Was early on the road this morning, and arrived 

 in the village of Rio Claro about mid-day. Here I must stay a 

 day or two also, to look round and collect seeds, &c. 



Feb. 28«/t.— Collected a few seeds of Nos. 136, 138, and 140, 

 and specimens of No. 206 {Cassia sp.), a small leguminous 

 ghrub of compact habit, growing from 1 foot to 1^ foot high. It 

 grows on the campo. No. 207 {Lobelia sp,)^ a tall rank- 

 growing herbaceous plant, with scarlet flowers, from damp places 

 in the campo; and No. 208 {Lamourouxia sp.), a half shrubby 

 plant from the same situations as the last species. Its flowers 

 are of a colour between orange and scarlet, and it grows from 

 li to 2 feet high. 



March 1st. — Collected a few more seeds of No. 13G. After- 

 noon engaged within doors. Ready to start in the naorning for 

 Perisicaba. 



March 2nd. — On the road. Put up at night at the fazenda of 

 Sao Lorenza. 



March drd, — On the road. Arrived in the village of Perisicaba 

 in the afternoon. 



March 4f/i. — I remained here for the day to look through the 

 patches of wood near the river, and to see if there would bo any 

 chance of getting any seeds of No. 135, On goin^ out to the place 

 wliere I had seen this in flower I found that it had set some fruit, 

 but that it would be several months before they arrived at maturity. 

 No. 209, a species of Bignonia very like 135, is now in full bloom 

 here, the flowers are almost white outside, and dark crimson 

 within. It has more of a climbing habit than 135, This also is 

 ^ showy species. No. 210, a lilac-flowered Acacia (Adeiianthera 

 sp.) also grows plentifully in thickets by the river side; as 

 also does No. 211 (Cassia sp.), but this is common everywhere. 



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