BOTANICAL NEWS. 63 
«the: mountains = Colorado Territory, at and. beyond the mining district, in 
the T 
“this interesting region early last summer (1862), accompanied by Messrs. E. 
"Hall and J. P. Harbour, the party ascending Pike's Pea E and also crossing 
the ce range into Middle Park, ete. Dr. Parry remained in the moun- 
until autumn, for the purpose of collecting de seeds of Conifere. 
Having nA much of his time to geographical and barometrical observations, 
the larger part of the botanical collectious, em towards the close of the 
Season, are due to the sedulous labours of his associates, Messrs. Hall and Har- 
^ Most of the species collected in 1861, etin too scantily for general 
distribution, have now been gathered anew, and many additional ones have been 
be adequately sealed: The ‘specimens are very good and well made ; and 
the collection as a whole is ppjiooeny interesting. Thirty sets are offered to 
ists. About fifteen of them are nearly complete and full, and are — 
„at eight dollars the hundred a “the remainder fall off to 600 or 500 
-doubtless be appropriated as soon as they are known, Applications may be 
addressed to Mr. Elihu Hall, Athens, Illinois; or especially to Professor A. 
ore Ponta Delgada, Azores :—“ In the iod at this place belonging to 
M. Do Canto, there is a good collection of plants of all kinds, excepting Heaths 
i and. Epacrises, which cannot stand the heat ; and, besides that, the soil is not 
à; being merely decomposed volcanic rock. In fact, the whole 
cal many of which are equal to forest-trees. Among tro 
“plants, the Plumíerias are very beautiful, -— flower finely ; as also do the 
Palms, of te Palm here, with stems 
ALE lt is gpüeous to see the havoc they make eec 
