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The roads over the mountains of Peru are bad, mostly not broader 

 than a bridle-path, and there are often on one side deep and dangerous 

 precipices ; it is impossible for travellers meeting to pass each other. 

 When the crest of the second Cordilleras is passed, the traveller finds 

 steps rather than roads. Here the way must be traversed on foot, the 

 baggage being borne by Indians, if one is so fortunate as to find any. 

 Setting forth on foot by Yitoc to Monohamba and XJchahamba, Mr. 

 Hasskarl had the satisfaction to see the first Q,uinine-trees in their 

 natural state, although these were not the Calisaya Quiutjuina, which 

 are found in Southern Peru and Bolivia. Keturning from Monohamba, 

 across the second Cordilleras, he went to the capital of the province 



of Zanja. 



Near Uchuhamba Mr. Hasskarl saw a great number of true Calisaya 

 Quinquina-trees, but he was only able to collect a few of the plants and 

 seeds. Of that good sort he collected a large quantity of seed, besides 

 about fifty plants, which, after being packed with much difliculty, were 

 sent from Lima to HoUand on the 38th of July, 1853. This packet 

 contained, besides seeds of " Calisaya" four packets of " CincJiona 

 . ovata" and a small quantity of " Cinchona pubescens." In a letter to 

 the Minister for the Colonies, dated 13th August, Mr. Hasskarl sent a 

 small bladder of seeds of the " CincJiona amygdaHfolia." After a voy- 

 age of about a month and a half, these objects arrived in a good state 

 at Lima. They were addressed to some one acquainted with their cul- 

 ture, and by him packed in Wardian cases, and despatched to Panama. 

 Owing to a misunderstanding of the carrier, they were detained there ; 

 and when, after experiencing the influence of a tropical heat, on arriving 

 at Lima, all were dead. Here we had to lament the loss of the soil in 

 which those plants were set in the cases, which, if it had been chemi- 

 cally examined in this country or in India, might have thrown some 

 light on the culture. However the seeds arrived safely, and were con- 

 signed to the Directors of the Botanical Gardens of tbe Universities, 



.t,„ii ,»,.=v+ fn +lip<jft seeds later. From Uchu- 



and at Amsterdam, We 



hamba the traveller went more southerly, where the people, who had 

 revolted against the Government, and declared themselves free, not un- 

 frequently threatened his life, for they looked upon him as a spy of the 

 Peruvian Government. Often, and that too in the night, wholly and 

 suddenly forsaken by his guides, was he obliged to wander about with- 

 out the most necessary food, to seek his old track, being whole days 



seeing 



