44* VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



The top of the ftem is covered with reddifh 

 hairs, like the flower. 



I have called this fpecies anigozantlios rufj. 



Explanation of the Figures, Plate XXII. 

 Fig. t. Plant. 

 Fig- 2. Flower. 



Fig. 3. flower cleft longitudinally and ex- 

 panded, in order to fhew the ftamina. 

 Fig. 4. Stamina magnified. 

 Fig. 5. Capfule. 



Although in the day the heat was very intcnic 

 in this country, we neverthelefs felt the cold 

 pretty feverely at night. 



On the 17th, as foon as the day began to 

 dawn, we divided ourfelves into two parties; 

 the one with which I was advanced towards the 

 north, and the other went to the north-weft. 



We directed our route by the compafs, and 

 we had proceeded at leaft a myriametcr acrofs 

 the plains of calcareous land, which was feen 

 heaped up in different directions, when we 

 reached a rather confined bottom, where the 

 verdure of the plants formed an agreeable con- 

 iraft with the difmal afpect of the places that we 

 had juft traverfed, and announced to us a very 

 fertile vegetable earth. We here perceived a 

 few cavities which afforded us a little frefh- 



water, 



