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Canada. He called on Mr. McKim at the Anti-slavery Office, 

 from whom he heard many interesting particulars ; and he felt 

 much sympathy with the work done in Philadelphia in en- 

 lightening a pro-slavery community, and helping fugitives. 



On June 18 he embarked on board the steamer from 

 Philadelphia to Savannah, Georgia. He had quailed a little 

 at the thought of this Southern tour; but felt it right. He 

 took with him no more than he could carry himself : " a 

 satchel slung over the right shoulder and under the left arm, 

 containing my writing materials, etc. ; a large botany-box, 

 strapped over the left shoulder; small carpet-bag containing 

 change of linen and sundries, and a quire of blotting-paper 

 (for drying plants) between two mill-boards ; and an umbrella. 

 My long hair and beard hang in curls all round, and serve to 

 keep off the flies from my neck." He was so much amused 

 with his appearance that he had a full-length likeness taken for 

 his family, which he inscribed, "An English Naturalist on 

 Southern Tramp." He never had been photographed before. 

 When he landed at Savannah, he was delighted with the 

 flowers ; and in a cemetery he saw "a beautiful passion-flower 

 growing" in wild luxuriance all about the ground, creeping 

 about like our convolvuluses. It was worth the journey down 

 to see." But he saw nothing to attract him in the town. " I 

 found a steamer that very afternoon for Charleston (S.C.), so 

 I got my traps together, and went on board. Having come 

 down amongst the slave-holders, I thought I would go back 

 among the slaves, and save three dollars at the same time." 

 He had been told that Charleston was the only place in the 

 South where science was cultivated, and he brought intro- 

 ductions to some naturalists there. Professor McCrady took 

 him on a dredging expedition : 



" He lent me a dress, viz. trowsers, blouse, and slippers. 

 Thus equipped, and each with a jar in a wire framework in a 

 basket, and he with a gauze net, we sallied down to the beach 

 and began prowling about ; he after Medusae, I after shells in 

 the crevices of the stones. The absence of barnacles, sea- 

 weeds, etc., is very curious all along the coasts. I got plenty 



