With the help of Indians, he “kidnapped ” 70,000 prime Hevea brasiliensis seeds gathered from the Amazonian forest, loaded them aboard a steamer, and smuggled them past Brazilian customs on the pretext that they were“ rare plant samples for Queen Victoria. ”
Indiaanlaste abiga korraldas ta Amazonase metsast kogutud Hevea brasiliensis’e 70000 esmaklassilise seemiku „salaröövi ”, lastis need aurulaevale ja smuugeldas Brasiilia tollist läbi ettekäändel, et need on„ taimeharulduste näidised kuninganna Victoriale ”.