from May 1, 1830, to April 30, 1840. 



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" On the rest of the journey I had no other incident, but then the 

 " weather was very unfavourable, raining every day, and in Jaealte- 

 " nango I was detained eight days by the incessant rains and sub- 

 " sequent bad state of the roads. 



" Immediately upon my arrival here I wrote to Messrs. P. and T. 

 " Aycinena, apprizing them of my intention of staying here some 

 " time, and received an answer by yesterday's post, enclosing several 

 " letters of introduction. They have not yet received any letters for 

 " me. The neighbourhood of this town is fully adapted to fulfil the 

 " object of my mission, being very high and exceedingly cold ; about 

 " two leagues from this there is an active volcano, which I ascended 

 " and examined in every direction, finding there a most splendid 

 " Fuchsia, in flower and seed, resembling F. fulgens in beauty. 

 " The Ayacahuite pine, of which I sent some cones from Real del 

 " Monte, is very common here, and I shall send a quantity of cones 

 " as soon as they are fit to be cut." 



No. 35. — Quezaltenango, November 25, 1839. — " Since writing 

 " my last I have made several excursions to Tierra templada, which 

 " is here at a distance of three leagues, and two leagues farther 

 " down I am in complete T. caliente, and twenty leagues only from 

 " the sea shore, but the changes of vegetation are so rapid that I 

 " am scarcely able to point out the characters of each climate." 



No. 36. — Quezaltenango, December 23, 1839. — " Your letter of 

 " the 30th of August last I received here yesterday, and your 

 " instructions* contained therein respecting the kinds of plants to 

 " be collected shall be strictly attended to. 



" Since my arrival here I have made excursions in all directions, but 



" Pray bear constantly in mind, that the great object of the Society is hardy and half- 

 hardy plants, and that your efforts must be most particularly addressed to the collections 

 of such species. We are glad to receive Epiphytes, Cacti, or other things if they come 

 in your way, or even if they are procured without too great a loss of time ; but the 

 mountain plants, Pines, Shrubs and Herbaceous plants, are what we chiefly want. 1 ' 



