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BOTANICAL 



PllODl'CTIONS. 



Hcciit tropical trees. The sides of tlie paths 

 were adorued with the gay iiiid liaiidsoiiie flowers 



GOV^d witii its loii*:? paiiieles of fragrant 

 flowers. As we raiiibh'd further into the serubhy 

 parts Iu'vond this eultivated spot, cotton slirnhs, 

 {Gossi/p'mm kerbaceum,) tlie thorny Zizyphiis and 



(proceua ?) called boinbadero by the Portuguese, 

 was abundant about this waste land, both in fruit 

 and flower : the flowers are succeeded by a large 

 imewli^t ^T&t tpii% mi^th^' a quantity of 

 |ji)!«l%^1i3[ered mdss ^ isMLe plsani (like all 

 the family to wllldl this belongs) abounds in a 

 viscid milky juie(! ; the capsule of the pod is 

 d-egautly veined, reminding the anatomist of the 

 veiiia displayed oa the exterior of the heart. 



On ike ^llowCug anD^niiif ^ small f&eiy i^nas 

 fbmed for an exeuJfsion to the valley of St. 

 Trinidad, to gain some idea, if possible, of the 

 fertile portions of tliis apparently very sterile 

 igkad. fMs valley, it may be said, com- 

 mencea soon ifym idesc^^htg llie tM^ kud <^ 

 which the town is situated. We diverged from 

 the direct road, for the ])urpose of visiting a 

 plantation about a mile and a half distant from 



