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island, the valuable aid of His Excellency, Mr. Brooke, and the protec- 
tion furnished by H. M. S. Meander, (commanded by the Hon. Capt. 
Keppel, to which ship Dr. Hooker will be attached as upernumerary 
Medical Officer,) will enable Dr. Hooker to fulfill the designs of the 
enlightened First Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Auckiand, who directs 
that he shall pursue his botanical researches, and draw up a report on 
the vegetable productions of the British settlement of Labuan, and such 
parts of Borneo as can safely be explored. It is especially his object 
'o ascend, if possible, the great mountain of Kung Baloo, supposed to 
14,000 feet in height. Dr. Hooker embarked at Portsmouth, on the 
Iith of November, in H. M. Steam-frigate Sidon, which conveys Lord 
Dalhousie to Alexandria en route for Calcutta. * * * Two or three 
months will probably be devoted to i 
able remains in the coal-formations of 
his exact route must considerably depend upon circumstances which it 
1s impossible yet to foresee.” 
23 Collecting of Peruvian Bark, (Jameson’s Jour., July, 1847, from 
Travels in Peru, by Dr. J. J. von Tscuunt, p. 398.)—In t ie month of 
May, the Indians assemble to collect Peruvian bark, for which purpose 
they repair to the extensive Cinchona woods. One of the party climbs 
rounding trees. As soon as the Cateador has marked out and correct- 
ly fixed upon the mancha, he descends to his companions, and leads 
dried in the forest, and the slips are packed in large bundles. In peas 
districts, on the contrary, the bark is rolled up green, and sent to the 
neighboring villages, where it is dried. ‘Towards the end of Septem- 
ber, the Cascarilleros* return to their houses. ge 
more early periods of South American history, the bark was 
2 principal article of Peruvian commerce. Since the commencement 
of the present century, its value has, however, considerably diminish- 
See a tet 1 lag enaltirist is 
* Bark. jans call the bark casearilla, and they point out 
Pte aap Pave abe species and varieties. 
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