| Preface. | Page v |
| CHAPTER I. |
| Discovery of Peruvian Bark. |
| The Countess of Chinchon—Introduction of the use of bark into Europe— M. La Condamine's first description of a chinchona-tree—J. de Jussieu— Description of the chinchona region—The different valuable species—The discovery of quinine | 1 |
| CHAPTER II. |
| The Valuable Species of Chinchona-trees—their History, their Discoverers, and their Forests. |
| I. The Loxa region and its crown barks | 21 |
| II. The "red-bark" region, on the western slopes of Chimborazo | 26 |
| III. The New Granada region | 27 |
| IV. The Huanuco region in Northern Peru, and its "grey barks" | 30 |
| V. The Calisaya region in Bolivia and Southern Peru | 35 |
| CHAPTER III. |
| Rapid destruction of chinchona-trees in South America—Importance of their introduction into other countries—M. Hasskarl's mission— Chinchona plantations in Java | 44 |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| Introduction of Chinchona-plants into India. |
| Preliminary arrangements | 60 |
| CHAPTER V. |
| Islay and Arequipa | 69 |
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| CHAPTER VI. |
| Journey across the Cordillera to Puno | 88 |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| Lake Titicaca. |
| The Aymara Indians—Their antiquities—Tiahuanaco—Coati—Sillustani —Copacabana | 108 |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| The Peruvian Indians. |
| Their condition under Spanish colonial rule | 117 |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| Narrative of the insurrection of JosÉ Gabriel Tupac Amaru, the last of the Incas | 134 |
| CHAPTER X. |
| Diego Tupac Amaru—Fate of the Inca's family—Insurrection of Pumacagua | 158 |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| Journey from Puno to Crucero, the capital of Caravaya | 180 |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| The Province of Caravaya. |
| A short historical and geographical description | 199 |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| Caravaya—The valley of Sandia | 216 |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
| Coca cultivation | 232 |
| CHAPTER XV. |
| Caravaya. |
| Chinchona forests of Tambopata | 240 |
| CHAPTER XVI. |
| General remarks on the chinchona-plants of Caravaya | 267 |
| CHAPTER XVII. |
| Journey from the Forests of Tambopata to the Port of Islay. |
| Establishment of the plants in Wardian cases | 275 |
| CHAPTER XVIII. |
| Present Condition and Future Prospects of Peru. |
| Population—Civil wars—Government—Constitution—General Castilla and his ministers—Dr. Vigil—Mariano Paz Soldan—Valleys on the coast—Cotton, wool, and specie—The Amazons—Guano—Finances—Literature—Future prospects | 288 |
| CHAPTER XIX. |
| Mr. Spruce's expedition to procure plants and seeds of the "red bark," or C. succirubra—Mr. Pritchett in the Huanuco region, and the "grey barks"—Mr. Cross's proceedings at Loxa, and collection of seeds of C. Condaminea | 313 |
| CHAPTER XX. |
| Conveyance of Chinchona-plants and Seeds from South America to India. |
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