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We. have remarked in it the following characters: the 
epidermis thin, but rather thicker than that of the yellow ; 
wrinkled, of a chesnut brown, and covered with silvery flakes 
and very small lichens; transversal fissures more numerous and 
very distinct; thickness somewhat less than a line ; roundness 
or rolling complete ; fracture clear, with little filaments in the 
internal part ; thicknéss the same as the former ; internal sur- 
face not so fine, and of a greyish yellow; no perceptible differ- 
ence from the former in the other qualities. It is often found in 
ecommerce with the Peruvian, the slender, the rough, and 
others, but ees, together with ee est, the assortment most 1 in 
cS 4 F 
esteem.” , E Cae ee ee af aa a a tvs ai. a — : ms 
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“Tas is Pie it ee the Concesitie officinalis of Ruiz,: Cin- 
chona nitida Flor. Peruv.* C. officinalis of Linnzus, much es- 
_teemed, and distinguished by the following characteristics: Fis- 
sures orbicular and parallel ; surface slightly rough; of a clear 
grey, on account of the silvery lichens which almost entirely 
co ‘itst the parts not covered by lichens are of a chesnut 
colour ; ; in thickness from half a line to a line; size from a 
goose-quill to an inch and a half, according to M. Ruiz ; the 
rolling complete ‘internal gusfane: of a pan red, appre 
Spt Te ees aaa oF itor oat: 
* Foliis obovatis nitidis, panicald brackiatdy — bo-purpurei eth parum hirsuto, 
The natives of the country eal the trees of this species Cascarillos finos. It is the Quin- 
‘quina which was: first d covel ed in the province of Loxa; is much esteemed, and one of 
those most in request. “The tree grows in the mountains of Panatahuas, Huanuca, Xauxa, 
Lexa, &e.; it flowers generally in the So ger of May, June, and July, and grows to the height 
of ten or fifteen yards. 
+ From this circumstance it doubtless derives its name of Quinacana, by which it is also 
known by the inhabitants, to distinguish it from other barks” which might be of, the same 
colour. 
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