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Cinchona forest to the west of Chimborazo, for 
days, weeks, or even months at a time, and never 
makes any mention, on his return, of any injury by 
damp, insects, etc., to his plants or his books, he 
was evidently sharing a house with some family 
(or renting an adjoining house), where he himself 
and all his belongings were carefully attended to. 
This mystery is now cleared up by a series of letters 
to Mr. Daniel Hanbury, enclosing translations of 
letters he had received from his old landlord in 
Ambato, Manuel Santander, to whom Spruce 
promises to write (at Mr. H anbury's request), with 
a commission to obtain, if possible, dried specimens 
of the flowers, fruit, and foliage of the ''Quito 
Cinnamon." The result of Santander's repeated 
attempts for over two years was a small quantity 
of branches with leaves only, which are now pre- 
served in the Herbarium of the Pharmaceutical 
Society. 
On inquiry, I have learnt that no authentic 
specimens exist at Kew, and, presumably, there are 
none in any other European herbaria, so that the 
tree producing this cinnamon-like bark is still 
botanically unknown. 
Santander's letters show the great and genuine 
affection which Spruce had inspired in this excellent 
man and his whole family.] 
Spruce's Account of Santander 
(^Letter to Mr. Daniel Hanbury^ Feb. i, 1866) 
Santander is a remarkable man. In youth 
he was a soldier, and rose to be a captain. He 
