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THE
JOURNAL OF BOTANY,
BEITISH AND FOREIGN.
THE CALISAYA BARKS OF EASTERN BOLIVIA.
By .J. E. Howard, Esq., F.L.S., etc.
(PL.iTE LXXXYIL)
This plate represents specimens brought by Don Pedro' Eacia of
the (till recently) quite undisturbed Cinchonse growing on the slopes
of the great chain of the Andes, which descend towards the rivers
Bopi and Beni, and border on the little-explored but richly-wooded
lowlands of the interior of the vast continent of South America.
Senor Eada has departed for his native countrj", with the intention
of again repeating bis importations of bark, and promises to bring
specimens of the fruit and flowers of the sorts above mentioned.
Nevertheless, I have thonght it best at once to record the information
obtaiued, since much delav must attend on the fulfilment of this
gentleman's promise.
The specimens are of the variety called la morada, and of that
known to him as la vegrilla, and do not include two other forms, la
naranjada and la verde.
The two first kinds are those which Senor Eada hold in most esteem,
having been led rather to under-estimate the naranjada, if not also the
verde. The drawing of the monida is from one of his specimens,
and the colouring is given in accordance with living plants which
were at once fixed upon by Senor E. as beinsr those of Bolivia. These
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