viii NOTES OF A BOTANIST 



I'AGE 



about Indian-, and Christianity A severe earthquake 

 The Cinchona forests of Alausi Explorations for "Bark" 

 trees and descriptions of the vegetation The Revolution 



Sanitation in Ecuador 221 



CHAPTER XXI 



THK CINCHONA FORESTS OF \VKSTKKX CH1MKORAZO 



List of excursions Report on the " Red Hark :! expedition 

 Journey to the forest On the I'aramo The Arenal 

 Its curious Alpine vegetation Flower-clad mountain 

 side -At (iuaranda delayed some days Over another 

 ridge of Chimborazo A dangerous descent Fine Mela- 

 stomacei-c At Limon saw first "Red Hark" trees- 

 Occupy a trapiche (cane-mill) A fine forest The 

 "bark" supposed to be a dye How the bark is 

 collected The Cinchona siiccirubra a most beautiful 

 tree The mammals and birds of the forest Insects 

 Large forest trees The vegetation of the Red Bark 

 forests Arrival of Air. Cross Preparations for gather- 

 ing, drying, and raising seeds and cuttings Difficulties 

 to overcome Troubles from the war Spruce takes the 

 dried seeds to C.uayaquil Bark to Aguacatal to build a 

 raft Letter to Mr. Teasdale describing Guayaquil- Con- 

 struction of raft -Waiting for the young plants -The 

 dangerous raft-journey to C.uayaquil Success of the 

 pi. mts in India . . . 258' 



CHAPTER XXII 



SPRUCE'S I.ASI TI1KKK VKAKS IX SOUTH AMKKKA: < >\ THE 



-in iRES or i in I'M ii n 



iM of excursions Letter to Mr. Bentham Spruce's mode 



of botanical work Botanical notes The climate of the 



(oast The loss of his property To Mr. Daniel Hanbury 



-To Mr. John Tr,is,|,ile Journey to Piura The 



clim.ite and the inhabitants Notes on the vallcvs of 



