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pota to this place, distant 35 leagues, with 
roads the most wretched and fatiguing 
imaginable, (in many places rendered 
almost impassible by the continual rains, 
and the falling of trees,) I had reckoned 
upon a vegetation considerably different 
from that near the river, and I was not 
disappointed. The trees of the vallies are, 
indeed, similar; but the plants on the 
hills, and near this city, are entirely dis- 
tinct from anything I have before seen in 
The surface being generally rocky 
and sandy, the trees are small, and admit 
the growth of much under-wood; small 
shrubs, particularly of Melastoma, are nu- 
merous; and there are besides large open 
tracts of pasture (or pajonal). Orchidee 
are few in number; and Mosses and Ferns 
are of still less frequent occurrence. 
collection, since I left Casapi, in plants, 
animals, insects, and shells, is consider- 
able. I shall leave this in about a fortnight, 
for Chacapoyas, (situated upon another of 
the tributaries of the Amazon, ) where I 
intend to stay five or six weeks, if the 
season prove favorable; and, that place 
being within the limits of the Cordillera, 
(but with constant rains,) I have no doubt 
that I shall find many plants which are 
not met with to the southward: and im- 
mediately on my arrival at the coast, I 
shall forward every thing I have collected 
to England.” 
All this has been happily accomplished, 
and in the middle of April this year (1885) 
I had the pleasure of receiving letters 
from Mr. Mathews, dated Lima, Nov. 30th, 
1834, in which he briefly mentions his 
journey to Chacapoyas, thence to Truxillo 
upon the coast, and so to Lima, where he 
arrived on the 10th of Nov., after an ardu- 
ous and most successful journey. Chaca- 
poyas proved an eminently Saracho sta- 
tion, particularly for alpine plants; so that 
he was detained two months there :—and 
the result of this expedition, in Botany 
alone, has been a collection of upwards of 
ten thousand specimens, including nine 
cies, Of these, nearly one 
and 
- 
accompanied by a list! of stations, and 
cannot fail to give the greatest satisfac- 
tion to the friends of Mr. Mathews, and 
to reflect the highest credit upon Mr. 
Mathews himself This part of the col- 
lection is peculiarly rich in Composite, 
(many of great beauty) Melastomacec, (of 
which he has gathered nearly fifty kinds.) 
There are several Andromedas, Fuchsias, 
Rubiacee, two Proteacee, several Lau- 
ruses, Weinmannias, Befarias, &c. &c. 
Since the arrival of these, another let- 
ter has arrived, dated Lima, 20th of Jan. 
1835, announcing the departure, (at the 
same time with the letter,) of the rest of 
these valuable collections; so that their ap- 
pearance is daily looked for; and I feel 
confident that they will prove equally in- 
teresting with those just noticed. 
No sooner were these dispatched, than 
with all the ardour and perseverance which 
so eminently characterize this naturalist, 
Mr. Mathews set out on another and more 
extended journey to the eastern side of the 
Cordillera. From Chacapoyas, his first 
station, he has the intention of proceeding, 
by San Jaen de Bracamoros, to Loxa, for 
the purpose of gathering the Cinchonas ; 
after which he will determine upon the 
exact route he will take; but under no cir- 
cumstances does he expect to return to 
Lima in less than a twelvemonth, or a year 
and a half. 
BOHLER'S BRITISH LICHENS. 
Itis with much pleasure we announce 
the appearance of the first Number of 
Bohler's Lichenes Britannici, published 
by G. Ridge, Sheffield, consisting of speci- 
mens, accompanied by generic and specific 
characters, synonyms, localities, and occa- 
sional remarks. Coloured figures are sub- 
stituted where the specimens are of that 
nature as not readily to admit of their in- 
troduction; or, in those cases where, from 
1 At least this is the case with my set. Shonld it 
not be so with the ong “subscribers, which the labour 
of preparing so m renders very probable, I 
shall Eladly publish | my amm of numbers and stations, 
for the vidis of other 
