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obliged me reluctantly to leave such an interesting speck of the globe and 

 my new acquaintance Clark. The weather continued unfavourable for 

 making the land again ; for three days we were so much driven by its 

 violence that the captain considered it a sacrifice to return. Our course 

 was then directed towards the Islands of Galapagos under the Equator 

 in Long. 80 W. On the morning of Thursday the wind became moderate 

 and we got the south-east trade wind, which we were fortunate enough 

 to carry with us within 1^ degrees of the Equator. Christmas was observed 

 in Lat. 27 S., Long. 84 W. We dined on the goat given to us by Clark ; 

 were comfortable and happy ; in the evening we drank the health of our 

 friends in England. 



Collected during my visit to Juan Fernandez the following plants : 



(1) Fern, a fine strong plant, plentiful in moist places. 



(2) Aspidium (?), an elegant strong plant ; abundant in moist places ; 

 gives great annoyance in passing through it ; 4 to 6 feet high. 



(3) Asplenium (?) sp. ; small ; moist rocks near the sea ; abundant on 

 the rocks of a natural arch in Cruz Bay, said by Clark to have been 

 the residence of the hero Crusoe ; this I have no doubt will prove 

 A. marinum. 



(4) Pteris, a strong-growing species, frequenting springs and moist 

 ground; under-side of the frond white, upper bright green. 



(5) Fern tree, 6 to 10 feet high, branching, pinnated on long footstalks ; 

 a very splendid plant ; abundant in the ravines. 



(6) Aspidium (?), may prove the same as No. 2 ; the present in a more 

 open, airy situation, and in a young state. 



(7) Adiantum sp. ; in dry open situation, rare. In dry shady places 

 in rich vegetable soil, looks like A. pedatum of N. America. 



(8) Polypodium sp. ; frond pinnate, dentate, strong nerved, on decayed 

 trees in thick shady woods ; root bright green, covered with thick brown 

 chaffy scales. 



(9) Polypodium, a very fine plant, leaves root at the point ; on rocks 

 near the summit of the hills ; abundant. 



(10) Asplenium sp. ; plentiful in moist places near springs. 



(11) Fern Flowering, abundant in thick woods. 



(12) Aspidium sp. ; fronds doubly pinnate ; footstalks smooth and 

 black ; in low shady places among bushes. 



(13) Pteris sp. ; doubly pinnate ; a fine species, open dry places on 

 the summit of the hills and on rocks. 



(14) Aspidium, closely allied to (13), but may prove to be a variety of 

 (2). In the same situation. 



(15) ? ? Tree Fern, without exception the finest of the kind that came 

 under my notice on the whole island ; stem strong, thick, and rough ; 

 footstalks long and black ; 12 to 15 feet high ; abundant in groups on hilly 

 places ; appearing at a distance like young pines. 



(16) Frond large, broad, and entire ; leaves of the spike opposite at 

 the base, alternate at the top, inserted on the upper side of the spike ; 

 very distinct from 1 or 11. 



