360 Information respecting Botanical Travellers, 



usculis, cinliis trifidis, pedunculis masculis corymboso-racemosis, elongatis, 

 femineis brevibusg]omerato-capitatis,"fructibus ovatis, echinatis, semine ovato 

 basi acuto, apice obtusiusculo. Endl. Prodr. FL Norf. p. 67. — S. angulata. 

 Forsi. Pi: n. 368. J. Rich. FL Nov, Zel. p. 323, non Linn. Icon Bauer 

 ined. t. 110. 



Pokue, incol., R. C. 



New Zealand (Middle Island). — 1773, G. Forsfer (Northern Island). 

 Among underwood on the sea coast, Wangaroa, &c. — 1833, Rich. Cunning- 

 hani. 



[To be continued.] 



XLIII. — Information respecting Botanical Travellers. 



Unio Itineraria. 



Extract from Dr. Steudel's Letter, dated Aug. 24, 1838. 



The general accounts which we continue to receive respecting 

 M. Schimper's travels in Abyssinia are very satisfactory, although 

 the letters with which this naturalist favours us are mostly short and 

 not so full of detail as we could desire. 



Since the announcement, given by us in January last, of M. Schim- 

 per's proceedings, we have received tidings which bring down our 

 information to the end of March, at which period he was in good 

 health, and, together with the most favourable prognostications as to 

 the ultimate success of his journey, he had already augmented his 

 collection to the number of 50,000 dried specimens of plants, con- 

 sisting of about 600 distinct species, many of which Avere new. Dif- 

 ficulties had recently threatened to put a stop to M. Schimper's pro- 

 gress. The Abyssinian priests had succeeded by their intrigues in ob- 

 taining an order from the reigning powers for the expulsion of the 

 missionaries, hitherto so favourably received in that country, and this 

 mandate was also to extend to every European. Our traveller 

 having received due intimation of this measure, forthwith applied by 

 a suitable memorial to Prince Ubie, whose patronage he particularly 

 enjoyed, and earnestly petitioned for leave to remain in the country 

 under the prince's special protection. This request, backed by the 

 present of a handsome double-barrelled gun, produced the desired 

 elFect ; so that M. Schimper, if he be only provided with the needful 

 pecuniary assistance, entertains no doubt of fully accomplishing the 

 object of his journey. In his last letter he computes that he has 

 hardly collected one tenth of the rich Flora of Abyssinia, and that 

 two years will probably be required to complete the collection. 



