fcvcral fpecics of this genus which not only rcfcmblc the 

 firrtdiftovcrcd fpecics as to their mmliti^ but which even 

 fecm. in fomc rcfpvcls, to furjxifs it. 



The Peruvian Bark was made ufc of .luring a whole cen- 

 tury, without it* being known from what tree it wu 

 taken; and this ignorance would haw Hill continued. 

 had not fomc botanift* obtained an oppottuafl 

 it in it* native country. The firft whom i\c have to 

 thank for certain and authentic information concerning 

 the genus, is Monf.Coinlaminc It contin. » 

 aJmoft inacccdiblc tou* after that time, its native country 

 not being eafily villtcd by naturnlifls. faff botanlftl hj\ i- 

 feen it, and all that we know of it is confined to what 

 Monf. Condamine has related. The various figures wc 

 arc in |xmeffion of arc all borrowed from him. though 

 his rcprcfcniation cannot he eftcemed a pi i : . . 

 has the appearance of being in forat points a little arrifi- 

 daL Pron whit i (bnlLprooMd to mention, it will be 

 evident that Lfonanu never law it, but availed himfclf of 

 Condaminc'9 defcTiption and figure to cftablifh the cha- 

 racters of the genus. From the time of Cttidamine to 

 that of Jacquin's vilit to the Caribl.ce Mauds, only one 

 fpecics was known. Jacqtun difcovened another, which 

 was regarded by Linnxus as dubious, differing in fane 

 inconfiderablc points from the Peruvian fpedei The 

 fruit of the Caribbean fpecics was not at that time 

 known; but having fince been exai 

 longs to the fame genus. \lr. Forttcr dBfcovettd a third 

 B rpedci 



