238 MR. WEIRS JOURNAL. 
Oct. 14th.—We arrived at Castro this evening, having travelled over six 
leagues of campo, or all campo with the exception of a few pieces. of forest 
which we passed when approaching the river Yapo. This river is crossed 
by a dilapidated wooden bridge, and the village of Castro is situated on its 
seuth bank. On entering the village, I presented the letter of introduction 
I received in St. Paul's to Dr. Prates, by whom I was most kindly received. 
On the road І collected the following species. They are all from 
the campo. No. 322 (Croton perdiceps, St. НИ.); No, 893 (Lippia 
pumila, Cham.); No. 324 (Collza Martii, Bth.); and No. 325 (Waltheria 
douvadinha, St. Hil.) | 
Oct. 15.—In a conversation I had to-day with Dr. Prates, he advised 
me before going further south, to make Castro my head-quarters fora month 
or two, until I have examined some of the great extent of ground lying 
between and along the rivers Yapo, Cinzas, Jaguarahiba, and Jaraguácutá, 
and also he thinks it might be worth while to make an excursion to the far 
west of the province, as within the last six or seven years there has been 
а road opened through the Sertão, to a point a little above the junction of 
the rivers Tibagi and Parana-panema, where the government has esta 
lished two colonies, and where endeavours are being made to civilise the 
Indians who exist in the Sertão of this province in great numbers. 
Dr. Prates possesses several fazendas in the campos to the north-west of 
Castro, between the rivers tributary to the Tibagi and Parana-panema, 
the names of which I have mentioned above, and he tells me that in a few 
days he is about to visit these fazendas for the purpose of picking out 
cattle for the market. He has invited me to go with him, telling me that 
while he is working among his cattle, I can be collecting plants. He ex 
pects to be back in Castro in about а month, and in about the same hme 
he is about to dispatch a troop of mules for the colonies in the Sertao,. 
which he says I can then accompany if I like. It is not safe to travel in 
these backwoods alone or in very small parties, on account of the Indians. 
Oct. 16th.— Went out. to-day and examined some pieces of wood on the 
north bank of the river Yapo, and collected specimens of No. 326 (Salvia 
Hilarü, Bth.), a herbaceous Salvia with scarlet flowers, growing 9 to 
4 feet high, and of No. 327 (Teniopsis Schuhrii, Raddi), an. epiphytal 
fern (Vittaria, sp.) from old trees in the moister parts of the woods. j 
Oct. 18th.— Made an excursion in the campo to the south-east of the vil- 
lage to-day, but with no result. Dr. P. told me to-day that he starts on 
Monday (the day after to-morrow) for Cachamba, one of his fazendas, which 
1s situated on the river Cincas, twelve leagues north-west of Castro; from 
there he goes on to his other fazendas, and I have accepted his invitation 
to go with him, trusting that the time will not be lost. 
Oct. 22nd.—We left Castro this forenoon. - 
Cachamba I collected No. 8 x 
es оны Reiss); and No. 330 (Baccharis tarchonanthoides, 
Oct. 24th.— Morning wet, but the weather improved as the day ad- 
