The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-26

sesaciaan porfaldea,tyt,,r, the tslu;fsrd 5aisa.
mum, g eusparid fe6yifxga, or the quin7uina of
Sarony. Between 8, 600 and 5000 feet OF eleva-
ton, occur thu s,ae!dstofae, the ciusia alba. the
trxnus oceidcnralis. the fcus, the nsorsa, the ca
hcdrpd the dcrostichuni, the sotanuns, the doii-
ehos croton, and the pass;eoya to,nentosa. Above
those limits the sensitive plant ceases To appear.
The tree ferns range from the height OF 500 to
that of 5000 feet The tracts which have An
deviation from 5000 to 5000 feet, and enioy a
mild Temperature, varying between So and 72e
produce the fuehse, the lobeiie, the s,was, the
srofrolani, tue 6eSsnia, and the coluaseia To-
wards the upper part of that zone, the aceaa.
the dickoaard, the nierenbergia, the hydyocotiie,
the ne,teria and the olcheniiia cover the surface
with fine heritage. This is the region of the
oak, or the qaercas .grandteasis, which annually
sheds its leaves, and from an elevation of 5000
feet, never descends near the equator, below that
OF 5. 500 feet, though il occurs, under the pa
ralielo at Mexico, al the height OF only 1920 feet.
The csroxyfon andicold, or wax palm, whose
trunk rs 1870 feet high, grows on the mountains
or Q,lindiu, from 5000 to 5000 feet above the
sea, Beyond this limit of 5000 feet, the larger
trees ofevery kind cease to appear Some dwar-
hsh pnes, indeed, rise to near Is 600 feet The
severa. species of cinchona, which furnishes the
salutary Peruvian bark, are scattered along the
chain OF the Andes, over an extent of thousand
miles at an elevation from $500 TO 3, 500 feet, &
therefore, exposed to great variety OF climate
The tancioiin and coraifoHa prefer the plains -
the obtongifoiia and ioagifora occur somewhat
higher but the noted quin9tird of Loxa. and
ciriiumboldt proposes to name The cisciona
eondafy,'ned, grows at heights from $3.50 to
$500 iest.where the mean temperature varies
between SO and SO degrees, or a bottom of MI
caceous schlst in the woods Of CaxanuIf,a and
Urtucinga. This precious shrub forms one con.
hires IN th..n l<,zl. fAt.-
des, as far as the province of ]aen, and Abe hills
above the river Amazons.; Bark Of a similar
quaiityis thus obtained from very distinct kinds
oil the riHchond IN the same manner as the ca
oufehoue, or common elastck gum, is procured
from the inspissated juice of a variety oE differ
ent vegetables-from the ficus, the herea,: the
lobehG, the castilloa aud several species of the
euPhor6iun,. The spinterd and escaiionia occur
at an altitude from 5000 10 10, 500 feet, and
form scrubby bushes in the cold and moist cir
mate OF the Paraanos. Above the height of TO-
5Oo feet, the arborescent vegetables disappear
The Alpine plants occupy am elevation from :
5OOto 10 500 feet. There grow the gentians,
tue sfelina and the espeIena fraileson, who's,
hairy leaves often afford cover to the siverng
indians, when benighted in those upland regi
ons. The grasses appear at height from 49,
5uo to 1900 feet. In this zone, where snow
falls ut times, the jurdvd, and a multitude ofnew
species oil PaHcRnt, agroStis, aVead, G. d1ctyE$
cover the soil with yellow carpet, which the
inhabitants call Pdjondi. From the height of a
bout Is 900 feet, to the boundary of perpetual
congelaton. the only plants visible are the Itch
ems, which cover the face of the rocks, anG seem
even TO penetrate under the snow.
1t is most curious fact, that those plants
which seem to constitute the natural, riches of
the equatorial regions, are never found growing
| spontaneously. The carica pabaya, the jafyobha
1id"Mof, or cassaya, the plantain and maze,
from which the native Americans drew Their.
pr,ncipsl subsistence, were no where seen bv
fiunDoldt IN the wild state; nor could he dis
cover the potatoe, though thiG invaluable root is
along with the ehenopoainnr quinoa, cultivated in
.he nigh country OF New Granada. In the
lower grounds between the tropicks, the nsiives
raise casssva, cscao, maize, and plantains 1t
IS tue reBioh ofte mann 7sle, of oranges, pine
apples, and the most delicious fruits The Eu
roPeans have introduced indigo, sugar, cotton,
and cotee,which they cultivate to near the height
or o,O0O feet above the sea- chiefly bv the lsbour
OF negro slaves. Indigo and cacao require great
neat but cotton and coffee will grow at con-
siderable elevation; and sugar is cultivated e..
ven with success, IN the temperate parts of obi.
TO This is the habitation of the ce~earn or
breadcorn The introduction Of wheat into New
SPAN, is traced to three or four grains which a
negro servant OF CorteE picked out among the
stores OF rice that had been sent from Europe for
suosistng the troops. The monks Of Quito still,
preserve, as precous relict, the earthen Jar in
winch Father Rixi of Client gathered the first
crop from spot of ground cleared away in
front OF the convent. Wheat, under the equa
tor, will seldom form an ear below the elevation
OF 4,5OO feet, or ripen it above that of 1O, 300.
BARLEY IS made to grow somewhat higher; but
then with the utmost difficulty. Between the
attitudes of6 coo and 1900 feet, lies the climate
BEST suited for the culture of all kinds of Euro
Pean gram. In the same tract is raised the
chenopodian 9ainoI. From the elevation of r.
500 feet 10 that of 200 grows the eryfh,oxykY1,,
perKotanUrt, whose leaves, called cocoa, beng
mixed with quicklime, serve to stimulate the
exhausted force Of the Indian, during his long
and to'lsome journeys over the heights of the
Andes. In tie space between the attitudes of
g'8oO and $4,000 feet, potatoes and the ropeo
ia''i esealentnm are generally cultivated
(To BE-. concluded an our nest J
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