
          41 I found a very pretty Hibiscus in the
 interior of South Africa near the Cashan Mountains
 which the Dutch immigrants call Macalisberg
 from a chief named Macali that lives in that
 region of country. Near the place I found
 the Hibiscus & amongst the mountains I found
 many fine plants. The Hibiscus & a few others
 are figured in Hooker's continuation of Curtis [William Curtis]
 I think in the year 43 several are figured 
 in Sir W.J. Hooker's [Sir William Jackson Hooker] Icones plantarum and
 is a [legum??uus?] tree, which Sir W.J.H. [Sir William Jackson Hooker] has
 honored me by calling after my name.

 I have seen none of these figures, as I
 have scarcely been in England since.

 When the gold was first discovered in 
 California, I went there. I spent all the time
 collecting that I could not mine. My Herbarium
 was all lost. I sent a quantity of seeds
 to Europe according to former promises. I also
 sent a collection of reptiles & coleopterous insects
 to the British Museum. I suppose they were
 also lost as I have had nothing of them
 since. I have sent several collections
 of [coliopetira?] to Melley the great Entomologist
 of Liverpool - as I have never heard anything
 of them since, I have great reason to believe 
 they were also lost.

 If you have a friend or acquaintance
 that is interested in Coleoptera I have a small
 bottle at his service, which I have collected
 on my own farm, & would feel happy to forward
 the first opportunity.

 I am sir, with much respect, your most obedient
 servant
 Joseph Burke
        