16 1853 basket-traps of the fishermen, which were somewhat on the principle of our lobster-pots, but of different shape, being sub-triangular five feet on a base-side, and two feet high. The bait was meat generally. The fish taken were all of small size. Friday, July 15. Funchal This day I took a ride about the coun- try to hunt for land-shells. On account of the dryness of the season but few could be obtained.—a Clausilia and three small species of Helix. Two small lacertians, something like our Anolis Caroliniensis, were run- ning in great numbers about the walls, in the hot sun. Insects were not numerous. I made some examinations of the grapes, suffering from the blight; they were covered by a minute white fungus, the cause of the growth of which I could not discover. Saturday, July 16 Funchal