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on the first ridge, but what were trees are 
now shrubs; on coming to the bottom of 
the second, or main snowy ridge, we found 
nothing strange—stunted grass and some 
mosses destitute of fructification, nearly 
covered with splinters of soft blue, some- 
what slaty rock, and melting snow ; ; nothing 
to be seen; this soon sickened us of our 
climbing, so we retired to a Pongho for 
the night; next day we explored the woods 
a little better before returning to my friend's 
house, but met with very little. He has 
promised to collect me all the seeds of the 
principal trees, as they come in season. 
In go going to those strange places, particu- 
larly in warm climates, where vegetation 
changes so fast, nothing can be got in short 
visits. A whole year is necessary to ob- 
serve and collect the productions, as they 
come in season. I am truly sorry that as 
yet I am unable to send you either those 
insects or birds you want. The Prussian 
woman who collects them, as I told you, 
went up the Parana, collecting, more than 
a year ago, and has not yet returned to 
Buenos Ayres. I called on the House of 
Ludovic and Co., who are her friends, and 
they tell me they hear she died at Corri- 
entes; but do not believe the report, as 
their correspondent there, to whom she was 
recommended, does not mention it; they 
think she has gone into the Province of 
Paraguay, and an acquaintance of mine 
from Corrientes says he saw her there last 
Summer, wading to the armpits in the lakes 
: among the weeds, collecting insects, and 
in a dangerous place, where alligators are 
so numerous that none of the natives dare 
venture there. Sometimes a few of these 
things are brought here from Brazil by the 
French, but being common articles, and 
sold very high, I do not like to purchase, 
and suspect you must be in possession of 
them, as Brazilian articles of that nature 
are so frequently brought to the market. 
.. My orders from Lusdos-e-to send from 
this icy, but not from Brazils, as they 
nce. I have not yet deter- 
mined what Toute to take next; I wish to 
go rather further into the Missions, but this 
is difficult, as there i is little communication. 
CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS A FLORA OF SOUTH AMERICA, 
Perhaps I shall pay another visit to the 
Brazil coast, into the hilly province of St. | 
Paul's, where I have not yet been. 
Signed) J. TWEEDIE.” 
The collection which was the result of - 
this journey, though by no means what it 
would have been under more favourable 
circumstances, yet contains many excellent 
plants; and among them a charming s 
cimen of a plant very nearly allied to the - 
curious Aphy yteia of Southern Africa, 
which we before possessed only some frag- 
ments gathered by Dr. Gillies. Our advice — 
to Mr. Tweedie has been, that he should - 
follow up his intention of exploring the 
coast of Brazil, and especially the hilly 
district of St. Paul’s x 
Tris. V.—VERNONIEJE.—Less. Syn. 
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SuB-TRIB. I—VeERNoNIEZ.—Less. Le. — 
870. 1.) Vernonia ericefolia (Hook. et. 
Arn.); fruticosa, r 
subtus t t glabris nervo pro- 
minente marginibus reflexis, invol 
hemispherici foliolis acuminatissimis 
the m, are b 
1. } 
the upper side = the leaf are certainly — — 
possess a Vernonia 
puthered by Mr. Douglas, .—— 
precisely according with this, except pet 
the nerves are slightly elevated on 
jr surface, as in V. splendens, Less. 
c. 
in 2 V. ram flora, Less. in we 
: Tues t. Catharine, S. Brazil 
s “hy y notata, Less. in Ferer = 
4. p . Brazi — 
es LG) 'Y. nudi iflora, L 
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te. Rio Chorillo, Province 
[ese Dr. Gillies. t has exten 
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