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viii NOTES OF A BOTANIST
I'AGE
about Indian-, and Christianity A severe earthquake
The Cinchona forests of Alausi Explorations for "Bark"
trees and descriptions of the vegetation The Revolution
Sanitation in Ecuador 221
CHAPTER XXI
THK CINCHONA FORESTS OF \VKSTKKX CH1MKORAZO
List of excursions Report on the " Red Hark :!
Journey to the forest On the I'aramo
expedition
The Arenal
Its curious Alpine vegetation Flower-clad mountain
side -At (iuaranda delayed some days Over another
ridge of Chimborazo A dangerous descent Fine Melastomacei-c
At Limon saw first "Red Hark" trees-
Occupy a "bark"
trapiche (cane-mill)
supposed to be a dye
A fine forest The
How the bark is
collected The Cinchona siiccirubra a most beautiful
tree The mammals and birds of the forest Insects
Large forest trees The vegetation
of the Red Bark
forests Arrival of Air. Cross Preparations for gather-
ing, drying, and raising seeds and cuttings Difficulties
to overcome Troubles from the war Spruce
takes the
dried seeds to C.uayaquil Bark to Aguacatal to build a
raft Letter to Mr. Teasdale describing Guayaquil- Con-
struction of raft -Waiting for the young plants -The
dangerous raft-journey to C.uayaquil Success of the
pi. mts in India .
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CHAPTER XXII
< SPRUCE'S I.ASI TI1KKK VKAKS IX SOUTH AMKKKA:
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>\ THE
iM of excursions Letter to Mr. Bentham Spruce's mode
of botanical work Botanical notes The climate of the
(oast The loss of his property To Mr. Daniel Hanbury
-To Mr. John Tr,is,|,ile Journey to Piura The
clim.ite and the inhabitants Notes on the vallcvs of