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plants in flower as were new to him, and noted 

 several others, but as he does not seem to have 

 reached the virgin forest these were not very 

 numerous. He notes generally that the river-bank 

 vegetation was here identical in its main features 

 with that of the river below. In a small side- 

 channel near the village he noted a twining Bigno- 

 niacea with long white flowers in axillary clusters 

 resembling those of a Posoqueria ; a sweet-smelling 

 Calyptrion ( Violaceae) ; a Madura laden with pendent 

 catkins, like those of a hazel ; a spreading tree 

 with clusters of winged fruits, apparently one of 

 the Ulmacese, and several others not in llowcr 

 which were quite new to him. 



The Journal of his voyage (now in canoes) con- 

 tinues : 



April 1 6. Left Nauta at noon. Passed along 

 low shores. Besides the Salix Humboldtian& } 

 two other willow -like trees were noticed for the 

 first time. At 8 P.M. reached four low huts or 

 tambos, where we stopped for supper and for 

 the night. I went back to the canoes, but the 

 zancudos w r ere terrible and I got no sleep. Next 

 day the river continued rising, but last year's llood- 

 mark is still 6 feet higher. 



April 1 8. At 8 P.M. reached San kr^is, one 

 of the most ancient pueblos (villages) on the river. 

 I slept in the convent, which dates Ironi tin- 

 missionaries. The roof was of very neatly \\<>ven 

 Irapai (a species of Pandanaceae). 



April 19. Just before 6 P.M. we reached some 

 dry ground, where among lofty trees a -pace 

 been cleared sufficient to accomm>dat<- a [Mini- 

 leaf shelters. Under one of these I slung 



