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Lycopodium, with terminal spikes of fructification, at¬ 
tracted my attention-; in habit and growth, this latter 
plant much resembles L. Flagellaria , Hook., of which 
•species it may possibly prove a variety. A small aro¬ 
matic-leaved tree, with black bark, apparently belonging 
to the Natural Order Winteracece, I also discovered, 
and got good specimens of. A beautiful and delicately 
white Lichen , here grew on the trees, causing, in some 
situations, a very striking effect. The densely wooded 
mountains over which I this d-ay passed, were chiefly 
composed of sand-stone, which shewed itself in various 
stages of decomposition, in the very many slips in then- 
sides. In descending one of these gorges {which re¬ 
quired in some places no little caution; for, on one 
occasion in particular, the native who carried my box 
of testaments, &c,, slipped his foot and went—sliding 
away—until he was staid by a friendly tree, fortunately 
without receiving any injury; the box, however, was 
knocked to pieces with the violence of the concussion), 
I found a small glaucous glabrous species of Pteris 
(P. montanum, n . sp., W. C.), in affinity near P. Bruno - 
niana, Endl. A smaller variety of Polypodium sylva - 
ticum (already noticed), I also obtained in this district. 
After a silent and persevering march of some hours 
through the very cold rain (for in threading our tortuous 
way through the endless mazes of a pathless forest, in 
such weather as we now experienced, we found it im¬ 
possible to keep ourselves warm), we began to shiver 
with cold, and determined on halting at the first shel¬ 
tered spot. By the side of a rivulet at the bottom of a 
hill we found a deserted hovel; which, though open on 
all sides, offered us better shelter from the pitiless rain 
than we had expected to find in such a place. We re- 
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