Catalogue of the collections / compiled by E.M. Holmes.

Date:
1878
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    298. (3) Cinchona Calisaya, contimaed. h. Ditto, in quills, with the periderm partly exfoliated. c. Ditto, in quills, with periderm. d. Ditto, ditto, with very rough periderm. ]<[ote.—The above specimens are called Calisaya amarilla, dorada, or anaranjada (yellow, golden, or orange-coloured Calisaya), in Bolivia. Specimen c is the China Eegia conyoluta of Bergen. For fig. see Goebel wnd Kimze, taf. vii., fig. 5, 6. Specimen d was probably obtained from near the root. For fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 141. e. Pale Calisaya, in flat pieces. /. Ditto, ditto. For fig., see Goebel und Kunze, pt. i., taf. viii., figs. 1-4. g. Ditto, in large very thin quills. For fig., see ibid.-, taf. vu. figs. 5, 6. J^ote.—Specimen e resembles C. cordifoUa externally, but differs in fractui-e; specimen / is the old monopoly /S. bark of J. T. Pinto & Co., and is marked with theh brand ^.T.pS- Specimen </is more like the bark of var. y, morada. li. Dark Calisaya, in large flat pieces, with but little periderm. Note.—Compare specimen h with C. ovata, var. §, Erythroderma. Woody variety, from Carabaya. Note.—Specimen h is called in Peru, Cahsaya zamba, negra, or macha, i.e., black, or male Cahsaya. It grows in Apolobamba and Carabaya, in Peru. Per. Mat. Med., vol. u., pt. u., p. 88. Specimen i is marked thus, unknown to WeddeU. It has a coai-ser fibre than the other varieties. j. In large quills, with periderm. Note.—This bai-k is called Cascai'Ula zamba morada. It is the Calisaya morada of WeddeU, and is a very tine bark. Where exfoliated it has a purplish tinge. h. Large quills, with periderm. jVote.—See P. J. [2], vol. viii., pp. 14, 80. Var. 0. JosEPHiANA, Wedd. a. Flat pieces, with periderm. b. Bark from the root. Note.—These specimens are the Ichu Cascarhla, or Cascarhla del pajonal (meadow cinchona), of the natives; so called because the tree prefers open ground, or meadows on the mountains, and is not found in the forests. Specimen a is marked Cahsaya of uncertain kind, bark from the stock. This bark always occurs in short more or less twisted pieces. Var. y. MORADA, Planch. a. Quills, with periderm. (Fine Calisaya.) b. Ditto, ditto. (Calisaya Verde.) c. Ditto, without periderm. d. Thin flat pieces, without periderm.