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[NO. 2, NEW SERIES, 



through the stems a fresh colour appeared. He immediately plant- 

 ed them in convenient cases. On the 7th of August, late in the 

 evening, he arrived at Callao, and on the 27th he was ready to set 

 out for Java, having passed the interval at Lima. 



" As soon as the cooler west coast of South America was left, 

 the heat began to increase daily, so that during the greater part of 

 the day the thermometer marked 80 Q to 86° Fahrenheit. This 

 made Mr. Hasskarl very careful of his plants, which, from his 

 observations have in their natural position a temperature not above 

 60°, and generally below 50 Q Fahrenheit, and sometimes even at 

 freezing-point. The objects had much to suffer in this heat, which 

 must have been injurious to them, since they had made, including 

 the transport from Bolivia, a land journey of six weeks. Shades 

 of tents, etc., might ward off the sun's rays, but the glass cases 

 were daily obscured with steam inside. The cases were opened, 

 to clear away the mildew that had collected in them ; and it was 

 found good to repeat the operation daily. The mildew was con- 

 tinually renewed, and had to be taken away. At the beginning of 

 the voyage, and after leaving the Sandwich Islands, the cases were 

 inspected, and those that required water were supplied with it, 

 however very sparingly. 



" The stronger plants only began in any degree to sprout ; the 

 others showed no signs of doing so, although the stems evidently 

 retained life. Some of them during the voyage began to shoot out 

 at the root, whereas of the weaker plants, the parts above the soil 

 appeared to be dying off, although it was apparently to be expected 

 that they would shoot later. It was thought advisable not to en- 

 danger the plants by an untimely inspection, or loosening of the 

 soil. 



" We were informed, under date of the 22nd of December, 1854, 

 that Mr. Hasskarl had arrived at Batavia on the 13th of that month, 

 with twenty cases containing Quinquina plants, and at the same 

 time, that a longer delay at Callao was caused by the difficulty of 

 obtaining provisions and fuel; further, that at about 150 leagues 

 from the Philippine Islands, the ship had encountered a dreadful 

 hurricane, and had suffered much damage. They arrived at Ma- 



