2 6o NOTES OF A BOTANIST CHAP. 



1860. 



June 1 8- From this date to the i2th of September at El 

 July- Limon, superintending the work of getting plants 



Aug.- and seeds of Cinchona sucdr libra. The seeds 



Sept. 12. were all gathered under my eye, and were dried, 



sorted, and packed by myself. Partly on horse- 

 back, and partly dragging myself about on foot by 

 the aid of a long staff, I explored pretty thoroughly 

 the neighbourhood of our hut, and gathered 

 (especially) numerous fine ferns and mosses. 

 ,, ,, Left El Limon and crossed over into the valley of 



Las Tablas. 



13. Over another ridge into the valley of San Antonio, 

 to the farm of Tabacal, where I remained till the 

 28th gathering seeds of Red Bark. 



GUAYAQUIL 



28. Started for Guayaquil, and travelled down the valley 



to Pozuelo. 

 ,, 29. From Pozuelo to Bodegas (on the river Guayaquil), 



where I remained till October 6. 

 Oct. 6. Down the river (by steamer) to Guayaquil. From 



this date till November 24 at Guayaquil ; then 



started up the country to meet Mr. Cross coming 



down with the Bark plants. 

 Nov. 24. By steamer to Bodegas. 

 ,, 26. In canoe up river Yentanas to Caturama. 

 ., 27. To Aguacatal, a cacao-farm above the village of 



Yentanas. Here I remained until December 24. 



putting together fifteen Ward's cases, preparing a 



raft to take them down to Guayaquil, and when 



Mr. Cross arrived from the forest with the plants. 



superintending the work of transferring them to 



the cases, embarking the latter on the raft, etc. 

 Dec. 24. Set out on our raft and this day reached a point 



a few miles above Caracol. 

 25. Passed Caracol and Bodegas, and anchored in the 



river Guayaquil. 

 ,, 26. Down the river. 

 ,, 27. Reached Guayaquil at noon. 

 31. Had the cases embarked on board the Pacific 



steamer for Panama and England. 



