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XLV.—MR. WEIRS JOURNAL. 
(Continued from Vol. II., p. 795). 
Sept. 6th.— Started this morning from St. Paul's for Mugii, along with 
Mr. Hutchings and Мг. Howard, an engineer employed on the railway. 
The latter half of our day's journey was over a swampy plain bordering the 
Tieté, The stunted gnarled trees overhanging this river and its tribu- 
taries, several of which we crossed, are now gaily adorned with the large 
purple flowers of Cattleya Loddigesi ; this species seems to be very common 
all over the province of St. Paul's, Two or three species of Oncidium are 
also common on the same trees, but none of them were in flower. 
Mr. Smith, one of the engineers working here, tells me the vegetation 
is very rich on the banks of the Parahyba. 
Sept. 11th.—Left St. Paul's this morning with Mr. H. In the 
afternoon we reached Cachoira, an old fazenda where several of the railway 
engineers are now staying. The road from St. Paul’s to Cachoira passes 
over the hill called Cabello Branco; in crossing this hill we saw many 
trees of No. 275 (Helicteres ovata, Lam.) in full bloom. This I take to be 
Helicteres brevispira ; its orange-red and bright yellow flowers (both colours 
on the same tree) render it a conspicuous object in the woods, but it is 
of too large a growth and of too straggling a habit to be suitable for 
cultivation. 
Sept. 14th.—In Campinas. Sent all my harness, &с., to be repaired, 
and making other preparations for the journey I have before me. 
greater part of the country I have to pass through is almost uninhabited, 
and I will have to carry food and everything I shall want with me. 
Sept. 19th.—Left Campinas this morning, and arrived at Indiatuba at 
three o'clock in the afternoon. Here we put up for the night. On the road 
I collected specimens of No. 276 (Pleroma, п. sp.), a shrubby Melastomad 
with very beautiful dark purple flowers, approaching a deep blue. The 
plaut grows 2 to 3 feet high, with rather a straggling habit; it grows on 
the campo. 
Sept. 20th.—Arrived in Itú. 
Sept. 93rd.— Left Itú early this morning, and arrived in Soracaba in the 
afternoon. "The distance is six leagues, chiefly over campo. The road lies 
over a flattish campo, with the hill of Parana-panema on the right. On the 
campo here, the Guabiroba, No. 277 (Myrcia sp.), grows abundantly along 
with No. 278 (Blepharocalyx pilosus, Berg.?), a kindred species; both are 
now in fall bloom. We put up for the night at a place called Campo largo, 
& group of about a score of huts. 
Sept. 26th.—This morning, after having breakfasted, I again started on 
my journey southward. Road over campo, and for the first two leagues it 
runs almost due west, with a range of low hills on the right. Оп the road | 
collected specimens of No. 279 (Myrtus sp.) and No. 280 (Pitcai sp.); and 
in the wood, on the side of a small stream called the Загар, where we 
encamped for the night, I collected specimens of No. 281 (Franciscea 
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