. An encyclopædia of agriculture : comprising the theory and practice of the valuation, transfer, laying out, improvement, and management of landed property, and of the cultivation and economy of the animal and vegetable productions of agriculture. small Bettlemenl formedby tin- Portuguese iavery fertile) and pro-duces corn, grain, andall kinds of tropicalfruits ; besides a varietyof timber, as cedar, brazil Wood] oak, ebony, ironwood, logwood, and other dyeing »oods ; and also cocoa, tobacco, sugar canes, cotton, cassava root, potatoes, yams, sarsaparilla, gums, raisins, balsams ofvarious sor
. An encyclopædia of agriculture : comprising the theory and practice of the valuation, transfer, laying out, improvement, and management of landed property, and of the cultivation and economy of the animal and vegetable productions of agriculture. small Bettlemenl formedby tin- Portuguese iavery fertile) and pro-duces corn, grain, andall kinds of tropicalfruits ; besides a varietyof timber, as cedar, brazil Wood] oak, ebony, ironwood, logwood, and other dyeing »oods ; and also cocoa, tobacco, sugar canes, cotton, cassava root, potatoes, yams, sarsaparilla, gums, raisins, balsams ofvarious sorts, pine-apples, guavas, bananas, &c. The forests abound with wild honey, •X. 174 ? «nriii1i^j<ih)j4^--^— :rr£^~ and also with tigers, wild boars, buffaloes, and cavies ; while the true Amazonian parrot,with a green plumage and pale yellow front (fig. 174.), is found in vast flocks, andannually exported to all parts of Europe. The rivers andlakes afford an ample supply of fish, manattas, and mud-tortoises ; but the alligators and water serpents render fishinga dangerous employment. The trees, fields, and plants areverdant throughout the year. 1245. Patagonia consists mostly of open deserts and savannas,with a few willows on the rivers. It seems to enjoy a tem-perate but rather cool climate ; but, separated in the middle bythe vast mountains of the Andes, one part of it differs widelyfrom the other. Northward of La Plata, this part of SouthAmerica is covered with wood, and stored with an inexhaustiblefund of large timber: but, southward of that river, there isscarcely a tree or shrub fit for any mechanical purpose; yeteven this seemingly barren country
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