Jo8  Calisaya  Ledgeriana.  {^"j^nTis^so""' 
sorts  had  not  suffered.  He  had  been  cutting  bark  with  his  sons  and 
patiently  waited  for  opportunity  for  complying  with  my  orders,  obtain- 
ing only  the  best  sort. 
"  He  assured  me,  too,  he  had  seen  several  parties  collecting  seed  for 
gentlemen  in  La  Paz  ;  that  they  did  not  obtain  a  single  good  seed 
till  1865  ;  and  this  assertion  seems  now  to  be  corroborated  by  result  of 
Schuhkraft's  remittances  in  those  years.    (See  further). 
After  paying  him  well,  he  returned  to  his  home  in  Bolivia,  having 
engaged  with  me  before  leaving  to  obtain  more  seeds  of  the  Rojo^  the 
Morada,  the  Naranjada,  the  calisaya  of  Moco  moco." 
The  sequel  is  a  sad  one.  After  relating  the  particulars  of  the  mur- 
der of  another  servant  (Babrera),  Mr.  Ledger  says  : 
"  Poor  Manuel  is  dead  also  ;  he  was  put  in  prison  by  the  Corregidor 
of  Coroico,  beaten  so  as  to  make  him  confess  who  the  seed  found  on) 
him  was  for  ;  after  being  confined  in  prison  for  some  twenty  days^ 
beaten  and  half  starved,  he  was  set  at  liberty,  robbed  of  his  donkeys, 
blankets  and  everything  he  had,  dying  very  soon  after." 
The  first  portion  of  the  above  seed  passed  into  the  hands  of  the 
Dutch  Government.  In  my  work  the  reader  will  find  particulars  about 
the  reception  in  Java.  Owing  to  Mr.  Ledger's  good  drying  and  care., 
the  seed  arrived  in  such  condition  that  it  had  not  lost  its  germinative 
power.  I  inspected  the  remainder  at  the  request  of  the  British  pur- 
chasers, and  found  it  apparently  of  the  best  quality  and  condition.  The 
capsules  reminded  me  of  those  of  "  Cinchona  calisaya^  var,  microcarpa^ 
Wedd.,"  published  by  Dr.  Weddell  in  the  Annales  des  Sciences- 
Naturelles,"  1870.  This  I  recognize  as  the  source  of  the  Zamba  sort^ 
of  which  I  have  magnificent  specimens.  Dr.  Weddell  says  :  Les- 
cascarilleros  du  pays  me  I'ont  signalee  comme  donnant  une  ecorce  sup^- 
rieure  en  qualite  a  celles  des  autres  varieties  croissant  dans  les  merrtes 
lieux,  et  j'avoue  que  j'ai  et^  heureux  de  voir  cette  appreciatioi^  de 
I'homme  des  bois  confirmee  par  M.  Howard." 
In  fact  it  is  only  in  this  description  that  Dr.  Weddell  approached 
the  best  sorts,  the  Calisaya  vera  being  by  no  means  equal  in  produce. 
In  his  second  journey  Dr.  Weddell  obtained  specimens  of  the  Zam- 
bita,  Verde  and  Morada  varieties  of  calisaya,  of  which  he  obligingly 
gave  me  specimens,  which  are  now  before  me.  The  bark  of  these 
sorts,  especially  the  Zambita  and  the  Morada,  resembles  considerably 
that  of  the  Ledgeriana. 
I  do  not  assert  entire  identity.    The  seed  producing  the  Ledgeriana 
