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CH. XXII ON THE PACIFIC COAST
BOTANICAL EXCURSIONS, 1861 TO 1864
1861.
Jan. 2. On this day the steamer left for
of Red Bark on board.
Panama with plants
6.
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Feb.-
March-
Voyage up river Daule.
Reached the village of Daule, where I established
myself for the rainy season at a farmhouse called
La Bella Union. Remained at Daule until
June n, collecting a little now and
breaks in the weather allowed me
then when
to wander
April-
May-
June.
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about, which I did to the limits of my strength,
viz. within a radius of half a mile.
Descended to a small village called Pascuales.
From Pascuales to Guayaquil.
Embarked this evening at Guayaquil and reached
Daule the following morning.
July 30-31- Remained at Daule till the end of July; then, being
very sick, I descended to Chonana the farm of
Aug.-Dec
1862.
Jan. [-31.
Feb.
March
April
Maylu
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July
August.
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the late General Illingworth, where his son-in-law-
Dr. Destruge (my physician) was residing along
with Mr. William Illingworth. There I remained
till the end of the year. In September the house
of Gutierrez failed at Guayaquil, whereby I lost
6000 dollars, nearly all I had.
Remained at Chonana until the middle of this month.
I collected very little there, and my chief occupation
(when able to work at all) was writing out the
seeds and
Report of my Expedition to procure
plants of the Red Bark. From Chonana I
descended to Guayaquil, and near the end of the
month proceeded thence by sea to Chanduy, on
the arid coast of the Pacific, a little way out of the
Gulf of Guayaquil to the north.
All these months at Chanduy, on the very borders
of the sea. making desperate attempts to take
exercise, but on the whole going bark rather
than forward. Unexpected heavy rains in the
month of March bmu-ln ou1 an interesting vegetation
on the desert. Even lakes were formed
there, which soon became peopled \\iih aquatics.
With great toil I managed to rolled and preserve
specimens i everything. I obtained also a tew
seaweeds and /nophytrs on the rock}' shore.
Mailed on return voyage t Guayaquil.
Passed the Isle of I'ima and lay by tO auait the tide
a little below Guayaquil.