Joszeiro, secured a good harvest. 
I reached Eio ismlro a., seccad time J- utiary 9, ^Ustmser. 
People %©re comrlainiag of tij.. e^jpresslvs hot spell, it st rude as 
as Jttst about lite pleasant 9wnm v.m%h&r in Vt3shinf:ton. Ss^ral 
diajs fiore gpent on Corcowdo, Pao Aesuaar and tb otiier hills of th 
coast rang©, then -aitb a party from the Jardiia Botanioo of Bio da 
Jaaeiro I virit-jd Itatlala, one of the t?/o disrmted highest points in 
■Brazil, from tm railroad th© p®.rty tra^aled on bGrs©baolt» ith pa^^ 
anliaals. A night ma speat goiag and roturBint at the Florsstal, a- 
s^tatioa where the Jardiir; Botanioo is carrying cm work, on ^'oat Serrat, 
affording opportunity for coll--rGtin,<-: in this tyijlcHlly tropical forci-st 
cotmtry. fro--: "'ont Serrat to «ie sueaalt of tha souataSa and for 
soBK? Biles beyond on tho wima Qbvbqb sido the ccimtry is a i?ederal . 
jreserre nadur tho ohargo of th© Jardts sofckBioo. One day wir^ sptait . 
Hsakin^; the -scant fron :-ont tnxrat to a rest hoass, ahout 2,100 rseters 
altitM© a short dls tano© belo-,'.- tinihor line, '.ha t'-.ird .day the part^ 
ascended the Agaltes Seeras {"Slack .idles" ) . the c-almin^ittaf. ..olnt 
of Itati^ia. this ms Ions kaowe && the highest point in Bra;iil and 
was said to be ©eters altltM®. Becont mmmmmmU^ however, 
give a lower altitudo, about :;^S80 neters. f rofs the suBfflit I asade ^ 
the three days' mtnm Joumoy on foot, collactinf: the grasses, ihs 
high empes above tiaber line were covered «itii graaeeSs l;-»r£*-'; and 
aasll, ao tKiil borders mu motmiain slopes ali;o yielded a rich ' ' 
harvest. . • , " ' 
