CH. XXII 



ON THE PACIFIC COAST 



BOTANICAL EXCURSIONS, 1861 TO 1864 



1861. 

 Jan. 2. 



6. 



7- 

 Feb.- 

 March- 

 April- 

 May- 

 June. 



On this day the steamer left for Panama with plants 

 of Red Bark on board. 



Voyage up river Daule. 



Reached the village of Daule, where I established 

 myself for the rainy season at a farmhouse called 

 La Bella Union. Remained at Daule until 

 June n, collecting a little now and then when 

 breaks in the weather allowed me to wander 

 about, which I did to the limits of my strength, 

 viz. within a radius of half a mile. 



Descended to a small village called Pascuales. 



From Pascuales to Guayaquil. 



Embarked this evening at Guayaquil and reached 



Daule the following morning. 



July 30-31- Remained at Daule till the end of July; then, being 

 very sick, I descended to Chonana the farm of 

 the late General Illingworth, where his son-in-law- 

 Dr. Destruge (my physician) was residing along 

 with Mr. William Illingworth. There I remained 

 till the end of the year. In September the house 

 of Gutierrez failed at Guayaquil, whereby I lost 

 6000 dollars, nearly all I had. 















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12. 



Aug.-Dec 



1862. 

 Jan. [-31. 



Feb. 

 March 



April 

 May- 

 lu lie- 

 July 

 August. 



18. 

 ,, 19. 



Remained at Chonana until the middle of this month. 

 I collected very little there, and my chief occupa- 

 tion (when able to work at all) was writing out the 

 Report of my Expedition to procure seeds and 

 plants of the Red Bark. From Chonana I 

 descended to Guayaquil, and near the end of the 

 month proceeded thence by sea to Chanduy, on 

 the arid coast of the Pacific, a little way out of the 

 Gulf of Guayaquil to the north. 



All these months at Chanduy, on the very borders 

 of the sea. making desperate attempts to take 

 exercise, but on the whole going bark rather 

 than forward. Unexpected heavy rains in the 

 month of March bmu-ln ou1 an interesting vegeta- 

 tion on the desert. Even lakes were formed 

 there, which soon became peopled \\iih aquatics. 

 With great toil I managed to rolled and preserve 

 specimens <>i everything. I obtained also a tew 

 seaweeds and /nophytrs on the rock}' shore. 



Mailed on return voyage t<> Guayaquil. 



Passed the Isle of I'ima and lay by tO auait the tide 

 a little below Guayaquil. 



