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delicate I 'tfica rosea, or tlir jH-i'lViuicil jasmine 

 (liiitributuil its agreciibk' iVagrancu tliruiigli the 



with th^ ^Jtpatrtated Ghhiese. Around these 

 cleared spots, a dense forest ap|)eured mingled 

 witli a profusion of ri(di vegetation, and a small, 

 narrow pathway would oceasionally permit iis 

 to peaa^fei^t^ itrl^ its rseigSB^. Ti^es ^ ^nil;^, 

 of infeiite varietf, gave a ndi and beantiM 0|>- 



pearaiiee tn the wihlerness, and enabled me to 

 nirieh my botanieal collection with numerous 

 \ alnablc specimens. 



OccBrfomlly* tibe noisy and a^lscilikvofiismto- 

 Iceys woiiQd )m sem gimlb<^Hng and s^^inmg^ 

 iiig from tt^ to* t?eie^ keeping up a continual 

 eSiattering on onr approach ; a gun fired at them 

 produced great consternation among this ludi- 

 crous^ but wo^^ £3:00 1 the^ Imnded away 

 (dttboii^li mm hsd imm&i ix^fxxf) wi^ great 

 rapidity, screaming dre^u^&Uy;y anili'Overwhelmed 

 with horror aiul di>niay, as if tlioy Iiad instinc- 

 tive knowledge of our destructive powers. One 

 tiUffOTtunate monkey, the nearest to us, and the 



them over tha shoes, tkey polish ihe latter b^^ aid of a brush ; 

 it certanily prevents the ft'liltc dresses, usually worn in 

 eastern dituatcs, li tini l)L^iii<j; sullied by ihv shot's, u liicli often 

 huppuiiH when blacking has hceii used ; tins is [trohably the 

 iiHise 1)1" its being called the s/toc-Jhwer by Euroiicans. 



