25th Sept. 6 a.m. 74° 29.20 cor. 30.32 Dull, no sun, rain threatened. Noon. 81° 29.20 cor. 30.32 3 p.m. 83° 29.19 cor. 30.31 Aneroid 30.15. 6 p.m. 78° 29.10 cor. 30.22 Dull, no sun, wind subsided at night. Porto da Senha at factory. 26th Sept. 6 a.m. 78° 29.25 cor. 30.37 Aneroid 30.62, day clear. 9 a.m. 76° 29.30 cor. 30.42 Aneroid 30.40, hot sun. On passage in canoe down river. Noon. 87° 29.20 cor. 30.32 Aneroid 30.45. 3 p.m. 95.5° 29.00 cor. 30.12 Aneroid 30.52. Mean altitude of Porto da Lenha, 38 feet. 28th Sept. 6 a.m. 71.25° 29.15 cor. 30.27 Dry, cloudy morning. Banana factory, 9 a.m. 75° 29.20 cor. 30.32 Calm, land and sea breezes very mouth of river, regular. 60 feet above Noon. 81° 29.10 cor. 30.22 At noon thermometer at seaside in sea level. sun (overcast) 83.5°. 3 p.m. 75.5° 29.05 cor. 30.17 6 p.m. 74° 29.05 cor. 30.17 Symp. (corrected) 30.32°. 29th Sept. 6 a.m. 73° 29.20 cor. 30.32 Weather calm; at seaside in sun same place. 9 a.m. 80° 29.20 cor. 30.32 (overcast) thermometer 74.5°. Noon. 83° 29.10 cor. 30.22 3 p.m. 80° 29.15 cor. 30.27 Symp. (corrected) 30.32°. 6 p.m. 74° 29.05 cor. 30.17 Night cold and windy. 30th Sept. 6 a.m. 71° 29.20 cor. 30.32 Clear weather, high wind. same place. 9 a.m. 79° 29.15 cor. 30.27 II. Plants Collected in the Congo, at Dahome, and the Island of Annabom, by Mr. Consul Burton. Received at the Herbarium, Royal Gardens, Kew, September, 1864.