SCEXEltY. 



^nU ; among wliicli were thti GnaptfutUum, with 

 yrllow, \vliitt% aii<l pink IiIossoiiih ; Kmii flowers, 

 {lUclim (/iaiica,) aud a. gruat lumiljiT ol the 

 Orchidem family; thdr bhje, piuk, unci yellow 



of tlie gte^jnd, — till afforded a pleasing variety 

 to the many natural l)eautif's of tlii.-; jilacf". 



As we ascended tliis road, the sloping dccli vitiLS 

 of the hills in the vicinity, clotlied with rich pas- 

 tui^e^ auffi«^c^€y wood^ to give variety, witli m 

 occasiojjd^ttnpseof tliL' AlKfcroMiTiic/' wiiid- 

 ing' its conrso l>et\veen the. lottv, siiiihng- liills, iu- 

 crciiSLul, as we procueded, the beauty of the 

 prospect. Even the eliuiate was changed : iu- 

 atead of tlie daa^/lro&ty, wintry dlv^ we 

 liad leBi mif in the mornings Wg were sudct^oly 



iTa!Mportcd (a word ohsoh te iu tlu' colony) to 

 another region j — tlw weather fine — elear aud 

 Serene sky^ — the sun shining brilliantly upon tlie 



paAi^ tu mt fediugg^^ Isntt^diei^ su3id <^th^ 



brilliant insects sportcfl over tho gay flowers that 

 strewed our path, :uul the m hole furuied a seeui' 

 doubly felt by comparison witli the uninteresting 



Afbrwe attained th6«;nmmit of tlim ftflly^iK^t, 



the road h'd tlirongh a more swanipv and thickly- 

 wooded countxy J but tluit charaetcr did not con- 



