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showers followed the first, and when these were 
over we had only just time to get home before 
night. 
[At the end of this chapter I give the story of 
how Custodio, a mulatto slave from the lower Rio 
Negro, became a powerful Indian chief and valued 
official of the Venezuelan Government. — Ed.] 
The vegetation of these lower cerros, which alone I was able 
to reach, have quite the same character as that of the Cocui 
mountain near Marabitanas. It is supported on declivities by a 
margin of Bromeliaceae — perhaps of the same species — and there are 
the same two Orchises. Mixed with these was a Pandanacea (or 
perhaps two species) with fronds like those of a young Assai palm. 
The most curious plant — which occurred in considerable quantity 
— was a shrub about 5 feet high, with fleshy shoots and leaves, 
and a few tubular scarlet flowers. It is a Rutacea allied to 
Galipea. A much-branched Sipanea was 8 feet high, though 
still herbaceous like others of the genus. A Holly was frequent ; 
and I was surprised to meet again the same Remigia (Rubiacese) 
as I had gathered at Esmeralda.^ 
In descending the Pacimoni from San Custodio 
in the afternoon we reached a gently sloping granite 
rock at the base of a low bare cerro, rising not more 
^ [I will here give a list of the few plants which Spruce gathered on these 
mountains near the head of the Pacimoni, as the locality has probably not yet 
been visited by any other botanist. For reasons already stated he collected 
nothing but what was new to him. 
On Mount Iniei (at foot of the rocks). 
Cephaelis sp. (Rubiaceas) ; Miconia sp, (Melastomacese) ; Badula sp, 
(Myrsineoe) ; Davya sp, (Melasl. ) ; Swartzia grandijiora, Boug. (Caesalpine^e) ; 
Faramea, n.s, (Rubiacese), 
On Mount Tarm-umai-i. 
Sipanea rupicola, Spruce (Rubiacese) ; Aspidosperma sp. (Apocynese) ; 
Galipea oppositifolia, n.s. (Rutacea) ; Echiies anceps, Spruce (Apocynese) ; 
Myrcia sp. (Myrtacese) ; Liriosina viicrantha, n.s. (Olacineae) ; Ruyschia sp. 
(Maregraaviacese) ; Cupania sp. (Sapindacese). 
It must be remembered that only a few hours were devoted to either of 
these mountains, and that he had already spent two or three weeks in an 
examination of the forest plain which surrounded them. — Ed.] 
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