a visit to North America. This journey occupied somewhat more 

 than a year, his departure from England being on July 6, 1846, and 

 his return August 3, 1847. During this period, he made extensive 

 excursions in Canada, and through the States to New Orleans, and 

 thence 200 miles up the Mississippi. Ample notes of his botanizing 

 and observations on this occasion have been published in Sir Wil- 

 liam Hooker's 'London Journal of Botany.' 



The next three summers were diligently spent in bringing forward 

 the local Flora ; but unfortunately it was yet incomplete when the love 

 of travel again prevailed, and Dr. Bromfield once more left home for 

 foreign parts. 



On the 29th of September, 1850, he left Southampton for the East. 

 On his way to Alexandria, the vessel touched at Gibraltar and Malta, 

 at both of which places he passed a few hours in botanizing. Unfor- 

 tunately, at that season the plants were not in condition for speci- 

 mens ; but he collected some seeds, which are now growing at St. 

 John's. He arrived at Alexandria on the 17th of October, but did 

 not remain there many days, as the cholera was at that time prevail- 

 ing, the weather at the time being very close and damp. It was for- 

 tunate he removed quickly from this place, as, a few days after his 

 departure, severe fever broke out in the Frank quarter of the city. 



From Alexandria, Dr. Bromfield proceeded to Cairo, where he 

 arrived on the 25th of October. This place he made his head- 

 quarters for a full month, during which he made many excursions in 

 the neighbourhood. While here, he met with two gentlemen, who, 

 like himself, were desirous of proceeding up the Nile. Having en- 

 gaged each a native servant, on the 25th of November they started 

 from Boulac, the Port of Cairo, on their upward voyage, in the ' Mary 

 Victoria' Nile boat, which was the home and castle of two of them 

 for more than half a year. On this voyage, they visited almost every 

 place of interest, subsisting in great measure on the pi'oceeds of their 

 guns, until, on January 16, 1851, they arrived at Wady Halfeh, on the 

 second cataract. Here they left their boat, and proceeded on their 

 journey through the desert, on camels, sleeping commonly in the open 

 air. The furthest point which appears to have been reached by the 



