Travels in Peru and India While Superintending the Collection of Chinchona Plants and Seeds in South America, and Their Introduction into India.

CHAPTER XXVII.

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THE MAHABALESHWUR HILLS AND THE DECCAN.

Journey from Bombay to Malcolm-penth--The Mahabaleshwur hills--The village and its temples--Elevation of the hills--Formation--Soil --Climate--Vegetation--Sites for chinchona-plantations--Paunchgunny --Waee--Its temples--The babool-tree--Shirwul--The village system --Village officials--Barra-balloota--Cultivators--Festivals--Crops and harvests--Poona--The Bhore ghaut--Return to Bombay 458