First published in 1862, this is an account of the expedition that introduced quinine-yielding trees to India from Peru.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Preface Travels in Peru: 1. Discovery of Peruvian Bark 2. The valuable species of chinchona-trees, their history, their discoveries, and their forests 3. Rapid destruction of chinchona-trees in South America 4. Introduction of chinchona-plants into India 5. Islay and Arequipa 6. Journey across the Cordillera to Puno 7. The Aymara Indians 8. The Peruvian Indians 9. Narrative of the insurrection of José Gabriel Tupac Amaru, the last of the Incas 10. Diego Tupac Amaru 11. Journey from Pumo to Crucero, the capital of Caravaya 12. The Province of Caravaya 13. Caravaya 14. Coca cultivation 15. Caravaya 16. General remarks on the chinchona-plants of Caravaya 17. Journey from the forests of Tambopata to the port of Islay 18. Present condition and future prospects of Peru 19. Mr. Spruce's expedition to procure plants and seeds of the 'red bark', or C. succirubra 20. Conveyance of chinchona-plants and seeds from South America to India Travels in India: 21. Malabar 22. Neilgherry Hills 23. Selection of sites for Chinchona-plantations on the Neilgherry Hills 24. Journey to the Pulney Hills 25. Madura and Trichinopoly 26. Mysore and Coorg 27. The Mahabaleshwur hills and the Deccan 28. Cultivation of the chinchona-plants in the Neilgherry Hills, under the superintendence of Mr. McIvr 29. Chinchona cultivation Appendix.
Preface Travels in Peru: 1. Discovery of Peruvian Bark 2. The valuable species of chinchona-trees, their history, their discoveries, and their forests 3. Rapid destruction of chinchona-trees in South America 4. Introduction of chinchona-plants into India 5. Islay and Arequipa 6. Journey across the Cordillera to Puno 7. The Aymara Indians 8. The Peruvian Indians 9. Narrative of the insurrection of José Gabriel Tupac Amaru, the last of the Incas 10. Diego Tupac Amaru 11. Journey from Pumo to Crucero, the capital of Caravaya 12. The Province of Caravaya 13. Caravaya 14. Coca cultivation 15. Caravaya 16. General remarks on the chinchona-plants of Caravaya 17. Journey from the forests of Tambopata to the port of Islay 18. Present condition and future prospects of Peru 19. Mr. Spruce's expedition to procure plants and seeds of the 'red bark', or C. succirubra 20. Conveyance of chinchona-plants and seeds from South America to India Travels in India: 21. Malabar 22. Neilgherry Hills 23. Selection of sites for Chinchona-plantations on the Neilgherry Hills 24. Journey to the Pulney Hills 25. Madura and Trichinopoly 26. Mysore and Coorg 27. The Mahabaleshwur hills and the Deccan 28. Cultivation of the chinchona-plants in the Neilgherry Hills, under the superintendence of Mr. McIvr 29. Chinchona cultivation Appendix.
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