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of objects or produce, and were not only disposed to serve Mr. Hass- 

 karl, but they aflForded all wished-for help, so that he was (naturally 

 for an equivalent) very quickly supplied with plants by some, with 

 seeds by others. Awaiting these, he went from one frontier place to 

 another, and at last reached the above-mentioned Sandia, which he de- 

 termined to make his head-quarters, and to which the objects to be 

 delivered were to be forwarded at an appointed time, that he might 

 pack them. He determined also to visit the places deeper inland him- 

 self, and to study, as much as possible, the Quinquina Calisaya. 



Meanwhile, the agreement with the Bolivians for plants and seeds of 

 Quinquina-trees, for which provisions and strong drinks were given to 

 those people, to load their mules and to serve as barter, was fulfilled, 

 and by this means he really succeeded. While Mr. Hasskarl was gone 

 from Sandia eastwards, one of the Bolivians arrived with a very con- 

 siderable number of plants. Having received information of this, he 

 returned speedily to Sandia to secure all, that the plants might not 

 suffer from the air and heat. On arriving, he found about 400 Cali- 

 saya plants, although not all of the strength for which he had agreed. 

 The person who brought them must have had a very difficult journey 

 to arrive at Sandia with this precious cargo. 



We shall not here enumerate the difficulties and dangers with which 

 Mr. Hasskarl and that precious burden had to contend before he had 

 accomplished a distance of 150 leagues, to bring those objects in a 

 safe state to a place of shipment. The necessary means were contrived 

 and put in action to obtain the seeds promised, but in this he was not 

 able to succeed. The person who had undertaken to secure them, and 

 to follow him on his arrival at Sandia, to Arequipa and Islay, and for 

 which sufficient travelling expenses were allowed, did not come ; at the 

 same time, the interest' that was felt in keeping the plants alive did not 

 admit of delay. 



In the packing of the plants several circumstances required atten- 

 tion ; first, the plants were to be made sufficiently damp to be able to 

 reach the coast without drying up, notwithstanding the strong drying 

 winds, and the almost perpendicular rays of the sun. Particularly 

 was it necessary to protect them against this last, against the great 

 warmth daring the day ; while on the other, it was equally necessary 

 to guard these precious objects against the other extreme, the cold of 

 the evenings and nights, which on those mountains is sufficiently severe. 



