^mest for Greases of' Bm^l* 
llic "iora Of eastarfe BiBEil is of especial imler^xst %o tlie 
stodast of trcnieal lortli, AiiM:irieaii plants. I:i.e8pt for a liisitoi 
teiomt Of botaiiioal ex,:>lorat io» in Jamiaa aad in ^i^^o Boraiago before 
^ tte ro¥oMiloii at tlM^ ciosa of the ©igiite^th ^oaiatiiiyt l^ut tm 'bt^tmiim^ ■ 
aoliaetioas m^ra mato is. tiie troplos of lorto Aserioa tastil after 
importamfc soi^tific aEpeditiom to Brazil Mel known micli of tiia 
flora' amci fama of cetera Braa 1 aiad part of ' tiie milBj of tli» Aioason^ 
Braiil, the ..est lridi©i„ and ir^maaa tew iiaif si^oieL of .plants in commLm 
M wor^.iBg oa a fmisil^ of plants of tto lorth iaaerioaii t,^pi#0, tlBrs- 
fore it i.& naoes-sar^ to a fairly detailed knowltdgs of tm faisilf 
as fomi' ia Brazil* 
fte Bra^.:iliaB a^editioa referred to was seat i>y jfraneis 1 of 
Austria as an .hOBorarf esoort to.iiiis damgliter Leopoldim on 'Mr 
voyi^e to Brazil tooari^ tiio orom priaoe of i^ortagal un^ Br^iisil^ %m 
mm later Rnown as the .^^Mboralort" Pedro 1 of Sra^l*- foMt llattarert 
anu uohott of fiaima^ ladcii of tmsca^t aad other uotanists ana aoolofifts 
aooofflpamiad the briue or f olio^tt. ^^o that fouBf ^^isil for a %wm swairot 
wiln mtiaralists*. Most of tiie*^ltm*M#t6 mtmtm^ in yie ^ieiaity of 
Bio cie Mmlm m trmTelad short iistamees southwaMt hut l"c.rtius am 
api^t after a fav^ moiitiis, sboia, t Eio de Jamlm^ mnt to Sao faulo am^ fr^ 
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there mad© tteir w^y nori...-^..d thrombi liiimB Geraes ana ..^hia to the 
ci. of -^Ma* froiu tiior© they mut boat |# iltoos and 'rettarned 
b^.laad^ :.Bd then mnt across SaM:a^ id: uh^/^ and ^^r^limo to %m 
mxth cmut^ o ossiag Bio Sao i^riinoisco.at Joaseiro* fheri th-.y ti^..vele4 
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