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freely. The dry weather of summer was not so favourable 

 for the development of growth, but the chief cause was 

 the diminished vitality of the root-pieces, which were 

 carried overland so great a distance. When it is con- 

 sidered that these were dug up, and brought from the damp 

 forest whence rises one of the most important tributaries of 

 the Amazon, across the Eastern Cordillera down to 

 Popayan, where, in order to check the growth, they were 

 alternately covered up and exposed for nearly three 

 months, then carried down to the hot Cauca valley to the 

 Pacific, after which there was a month of sea voyage, I 

 think the result will be deemed rather remarkable. " 



At the close of the winter of 1878-9, the stock of 

 plants remaining at Kew were reduced to fifteen of the 

 Calisaya of Santa Fe, and ten of the hard Carthagena j 

 these, however, were considered sufficiently vigorous for 

 transmission, with proper care, to India, and a portion of 

 them were accordingly sent during the summer and autumn 

 of 1879, besides which one plant of the hard Garth agona 

 bark was sent to Jamaica, which grew and was increased, 

 so that in 1883 Mr. Morris reported, " We have now a 

 large number of well-established plants growing at our 

 highest elevation, and as plants they are the strongest and 

 finest on the plantations." 



The Santa F6 plants having succumbed soon after 

 leaving Ootacamund, it was decided by the India Office 

 that Mr. Cross should take out under his own personal 

 care the three plants that still remained at Kew, together 

 with a case of Carthagena plants. He left in September, 

 1880, and subsequently reported from Ootacamund that 

 the plants were " progressing very satisfactorily, and may 

 now be regarded as perfectly safe." Subsequent reports, 

 however, have shown that the plants have not made them- 

 selves at home in India. 



Under the name of Ledger Bark, the Bark of Cinchona, 



