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chance of being killed and eaten by the " Infieles " 
on the Pastasa, or of being prostrated by ague. 
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I think that on the whole my Maynensian col- 
lection may contain as many new genera as that of 
the Uaupes, but proportionately fewer new species. 
I have been much interested in it, because to many 
plants of Amazonian type it unites a good many 
characteristic Peruvian. Such are Weinmannia, 
the ivy -like Cornidia (three species), an arbor- 
escent Boccinia, the curious Proteaceous genus 
Embothrium (one or two species), and several 
others. 
[The " revolution " just mentioned in the letter 
to Mr. Bentham is more fully described in the 
following letter to Mr. Teasdale written a few days 
later. This letter also contains an account of some 
of the industries of Tarapoto, and serves to com- 
plete the rather meagre narrative of Spruce's 
residence at this place. There are, however, a 
considerable number of "notes" on various aspects 
of the town and its inhabitants, and there is even a 
list of headings for chapters, showing that he had 
the idea of some day writing a very complete account 
of the district which was at that time the most 
easterly outlier of civilisation in Northern Peru, and 
one of the places least known — as it still seems 
to be — to European, or at all events to English 
travellers.] 
To Mr. John Teasdale 
Tarapoto, Peru, March i6, 1857. 
I have been waiting here to proceed to Quito 
since November last. Money which I had been 
