Travels in Peru and India: While Superintending the Collection of Chinchona Plants and Seeds in South America, and Their Introduction Into India |
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... grassy open crests of mountain ridges , in light sandy soil inter- spersed with rocks , amongst shrubs and young plants . The barks of Loxa were called crown barks , because they were reserved for the exclusive use of the royal pharmacy ...
... grassy open crests of mountain ridges , in light sandy soil inter- spersed with rocks , amongst shrubs and young plants . The barks of Loxa were called crown barks , because they were reserved for the exclusive use of the royal pharmacy ...
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... grassy ridge or pajonal , at an elevation of 4800 feet . Dr. Weddell descended the river Tipuani to Guanay , a mission of Lecos Indians , and ascended the Coroico in a canoe made of the wood of a species of Bombax . The forests ...
... grassy ridge or pajonal , at an elevation of 4800 feet . Dr. Weddell descended the river Tipuani to Guanay , a mission of Lecos Indians , and ascended the Coroico in a canoe made of the wood of a species of Bombax . The forests ...
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... Jussieu . It is a shrub , not attaining a greater height than six and a half to ten feet , and growing on open grassy slopes , at much higher elevations than the tree Calisaya . There is 42 CHAP . 11 . VARIETIES OF C. CALISAYA .
... Jussieu . It is a shrub , not attaining a greater height than six and a half to ten feet , and growing on open grassy slopes , at much higher elevations than the tree Calisaya . There is 42 CHAP . 11 . VARIETIES OF C. CALISAYA .
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... grassy plains covered with herbage , with patches of snow here and there , and ranges of hills with fine masses of rocks , forming a setting to the dis- tant peaks of the cordillera , brought us to the post - house of Pati . During this ...
... grassy plains covered with herbage , with patches of snow here and there , and ranges of hills with fine masses of rocks , forming a setting to the dis- tant peaks of the cordillera , brought us to the post - house of Pati . During this ...
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... grassy plains , and passing the village of Tiquillaca , we arrived at the banks of the river Tortorani , which was so swollen as to be quite impassable . By following its course for about half a mile , we came to a place where the whole ...
... grassy plains , and passing the village of Tiquillaca , we arrived at the banks of the river Tortorani , which was so swollen as to be quite impassable . By following its course for about half a mile , we came to a place where the whole ...
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alkaloids amongst Arequipa Aymara Azangaro Badagas bark Bolivia botanist Brahmins Cacique Calisaya called Caravaya cascarilla chinchona chinchona forests chinchona-plants chinchona-trees climate coast coca collected commenced Coonoor Coorg cordillera corregidors cotton covered cultivation cura Cuzco descended dollars elevation febrifugal feet high flowers ghaut Government grassy growing Hasskarl height Huanuco Inca Inca Tupac Amaru Indians Islay Java José journey Juliaca lake lake Titicaca land leagues leaves Lima Loxa Madura Malabar McIvor micrantha miles mita mountains mules Mysore native Neilgherry hills Ootacamund Paucartambo Pavon peaks Peru Peruvian plain plantations plants province Pulneys Puno Quichua quinine quinquina rain ravine red-bark region ridge river road rock round Sandia seeds sent side Sispara Siva slopes soil South America Spaniards Spanish Spruce stone succirubra supply Tambopata Titicaca Todars town trees Tungasuca Tupac Amaru valley valuable species viceroy village Wardian Weddell yield young