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my funds being again completely exhausted, and my camarada 

 has asked for his Avages. I intend to make a rapid journey there 

 and back, by Tvbich time I hope to be able to collect the Cattleyas^ 

 and go on wth them to Santos, in time to catch the May packet 

 from Rio to England. 



March 29tk, SOth, and 31sf.— On road for St. Paul's. On the 

 grass-covered hills over which our road lay are many old Acacia 

 trees scattered about singly. On these trees grows Oncidium 

 Gardneri (No. S'35), with large spikes of orange-brown and 

 yellow flowers, each measuring upwards of 2 inches in diameter. 

 I was only able to collect one small spike (the day being wet) ; but 

 when I come from Itu with my plants I will stop here and collect 

 some. It is a very showy species. I should think some of the 

 spikes I saw had not fewer than a hundred flowers upon them. 

 Reached St. Paul's in the afternoon. 



April 1st — Received the remaining 400 dollars from Arauj© 

 and Gomes. 



April 2nd. — Left St. Paulas on the road for Campinas* I came 

 this way ih the hope of finding better roads ; but they are all 

 the same. Numbers of mules foundered in the mud ; some of 

 them will never be got out alive- - Put up for the night at the 

 Hospedaria of Mujelii. 



April 3rd. — On the road. Reached Jundiahy, where we put 

 up for the night. 



April 4.th, — On the road. Reached Campinas. Here I must 

 rest for a day. The mules are too tired to go on to-morrow. 



April hth, — In Campinas. 



Aiml 6t7i. — Started for Itu, and, not having cargo-mules, we 

 arrived late in the afternoon. 



Ajyril 7t7i, — Engaged within doors. 



April 8th. — Started this morning for the river to collect a 

 c[uantity of the Cattleya that grows there. Among the bushes 

 on the river-side the pretty BurUngtonia decora grows in plenty. 

 I met with one or two plants in flower to-day. 



Ajoril 9th* — Having got as many Cattleyas as we could put on 

 a mule, we returned to Itu to-day. 



April lOth. — Collected a few more roots of No. 118. In a 

 wet thicket on the campo I collected specimens of No. 136, au 

 epiphytal Orchid with green flowers ; and of Nos, 237 (Alsophila 

 villosa), 238 {Cyathea vestita), and 239 {Trichomanes crispum 

 J5. pilosmn), all Ferns, the two former arborescent species, the 

 latter a Trichomancs. 



