849 MR, WEIRS JOURNAL. 
(Begonia Valdensium ? A.D.C.); No. 500 (Lycopodium filiforme, Rad.); 
No. 501 (Paullinia elegans, St. Hil.); and No. 502, п. в., а small 
epiphytal orchid. ; 3 һ 
March 12th.—Went to the confluence of the small river flowing throug! 
the colony with the Ribeira. The latter is a large, rapid river, utterly 
unnavigable here on account of its many rapids and falls, Small Ae 
can come up from Iguape as far as Chiririca, but between that place an 
this there is no communication, the river being unnavigable and the forest 
without a road. 
On the bank of the river I collected specimens of No. 503 (Melam- 
podium, n. sp.), and No. 604 (Siphocampylus coccineus, Hook,), growing 
9 to 4 feet high ; also some seeds. 
March 14th.—Discovered to-day in the forest near the colony another 
very beautiful foliaged Pothos, the ground of its leaves being silver, inter- 
rupted by bands (more or less broad) of dark velvety green ruuning Mons 
the veins, I will make up a case of this and the other species from t { 
Serra, with perhaps a few other things to fill it up. At the same Pis 
think it will be worth while to make up another case of ferns, chiefly tht 
pretty Hymenophyllums and Trichomanes, from the Serra. if 
March 15th.—In the forest. Met with nothing of iuterest. байи 
specimens of No. 505 (Polymnia, n. sp.); No. 506 (Ipomæa); and №. 
507 (Pavonia sepium? St, Hil.). i RE 
March 21st.—1I have been through most of the forest now which ч 
possible to reach from the colony, and as there are no roads through 1t, 
except the one we came by, I cannot move to any other place. To-morrow, 
therefore, I will collect plants of No. 498 (Drymonia), and the Pothos, 
and next day will start for Coritiba. ‚ 
March 22nd.—Gathered a quantity of the tubers of No. 498 (Drymonia) 
and a lot of plants of the fine foliaged Pothos. 
March 23rd.—Left. Assungy this morning. | 
March 26th.—Continued our journey. In the swamps I collected spe 
eimens of No. 508 (Limnanthemum, n. sp.). 4 
March 27th.—Arrived in Coritiba. Received a letter from Royal Ногі”. 
cultural Society, instructing me to leave the province of Parana, and return 
to England by way of Rio de Janeiro. 1 
In consequence of these instructions I will leave for Antonina again in 
a few days; having in the meantime a short excursion or two to make 10 
collect seeds, &с. 
_ March 28th.—Planted the things I brought from Assungy temporarily 
March 31st.—Returned to Coritiba, Having heard, several times on 
the way from баб Paulo, of the existence of large stalactite caverns at 
various points in the hilly country sloping away from the Serra on the coast, 
and understanding that several existed at a place about five leagues to the 
them before I finally leave the province, 
