them, when you get back to Washington; I would suggest that you also 
write to Effie , as our letter to the States are sometimes considerably 
del-ved in transit. If she could lend you her knowledge 01 Portuguese 
at the same time, you would find it of greajs service. I doubt whether 
she can tee induced to part wi th it. 
Apparently from, a map distributed by the J 1 Irving National 
Bank 1 * (Hew *ork) you can reach ^oaozeiro by rail tttom ^ao Salvador, And 
apnare..tly also by water ffctfm Sergi^e. Bjrt the Serra do Rancador would 
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probably take more time than you lave at your disposal, 
\lhen you get as far south as H|o de Janeiro, you will 
undoubtedly hear considerable about Pico .ftattatxax Itatiaia,' which 
is on the boundary between -inas and Sao Paulo. Use the wonders of 
the flora of Campos Jordao , but these have been so frequently combed 
by botanists and ~oseudo botanists that it seeiiiB to me that it would be 
more profitable to take Pico das Bandeiras , which is also claimed to 
•peak, but lies a very considerable distance Jo the 
north of lx io de Janeiro. It is far less known becaus 
very little incentive for private exploitation.- This 
between bliaas G-eraes and Espirito Banto. It is not at 
to reach and explore by those who know- how • 
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