Ra 'ius enlm nascuntiir, cuin in rrovinoia Caracasana ot ^'"ova Ajidalusia (sl convalles mlei' CviraaQacoaai 

 OY -aaiiiiiii Saa Fernando excipi?^), tura in syUls humijis Guayanrc, ripas Cassiqiiiarcs et AlaLapi inum- 

 braniibus; i^cre prorsus desunt in oraApures, qui terias Vaiineasiura pci-ciuiit, et Fluniinis ^Xigri." 

 E^o quidcmj (juantum cuni Douplandio obivi Anierica! , crebro vidi Bambusas (anlum in pane occi- 

 deali io!i opposila. Aljuiidant maxime vaslasque sylvas efHciunt in rei^ao Novogranalensi, lum locis 

 planJSj caUdissiuiis^inlcrTurbaco ct Maliates, Uiai in convalliLus alliorLbas.coilo tempL^rato uleatIJ>us, 

 V. c- inler pa^os GuaJuas et Vilieta bogoleiisiumj in deve^i.5 occidentnlibus Aiidium Qnindnensium 

 iiroptcr Buenavlsta ct Cai tliagincm, ad rfpam Cauca^ (inlerlUigaci Quilicliao Popayaaetisium), denique 

 ia parte aversa moutis i^nivomi Rucu-PichJnclKi.' , ]uvla uvheni Quiti, ubi liumida et muUijugrs pjantis 

 luxurians plauilies late protcaditur, per Esmcraldic Provinciam, ad littoia Occaui Pacilki. 



Eamhasam Ouadunm invcnimus inde a iocis planis iisque ad altiiudincm yGo hcxapO(Iaiuini et quotl 

 iiotaiu imprimis dignuui, (juamvis in a:i|ue bumidis locis cresccnles, tamcn monlaLiiT; T^ambustc plus aqua^ 

 contineiil, fjuam rcgionis planrc. Locis altiurihus (inler Coo et Soo ]ic\;ipodasj uon nisi pei" diunet.i 

 icic S])^tsa nascunULr; in rej^ione plaLia autCLn, vei usijue ad aitiludincm joo hexapodafum^ sjdvas eJli- 

 ciunt iatc pLOtensas- in unlvcrsum aiLinJiiuJS ilhcex uihu liambusacearum ad planlas .voci\itns pertinent: ' 

 I^astuslLisnla!i3oLhonia;,auctoreBory St. Viacent, gr^mcn est vere subalpinum, (juando'iiudunt adloca 

 plana non uiUa Coo liexapodaium altitndjnem deiccuJit, 



A«|ua in culmo BambEisacearum americanaruin latcns , sapore subs^lso . nec tanicn injucuiido cst, 

 TradunL lamca indigen;c ilcr nrina; ca afilci. De melle dulci BaEubus^.^ nil vidi in OL'bo iNovo, sed 

 yernax Tcbascfilrum^ ux re^no Quitensi rcperi, ah eo Indi^c orlenlalis ' paiduhEmdivcrsuin. i^jus spe- 

 cimcnvirosummo, Vautjueiinio, cheLnlce investigandum communicavi. Tch^ischirum americanum ah 

 liispanis ina^iiccn de Gaadims (scbum iiaiiihuiii;) dictum, coiiLinct : 0,70 lena: siliccfe et o,5o polass^e, 



caTcis ei Eujuic ^ 



Nescio qLiomodo ab iis, tjiii de saccharo vcleruLn egerunt, TehascliiruLn alhuLn et amvli in modum 



fia^ilc, eummehecompavaii putueril- Fyo quidcm in TcbasohiL'0 qiiilcnsi, Hccl mucJlaginoso et norulura 



exsiccato, SDrtorem dulcem non reperi ; aUjue omnino dubito, anmflincs illas americanas arbore^e 



ma^nitudinis duki quo<lam lii^uore inrgescei-e. Tehaschiruni cniLn, anteijLLam cxsiccatione in iajudeam 



duritlem conCL-escat, viscosum, albuui et lactcum cst. Per r[uiiu|ue menscs asservalum, odoiem felidis- 



simum aiiimalcm spiraf. Ideiit doctiis ct indcfcssiis peve-fnator iUisselius de sah BambuHG asiaticas 



observasse aflirmat, ' solusquc Gareias ah Orto, ^jui Gt-^c diu commoratus cst proL^ej^is indlci medicus, 



Itamhusri: liuuorcm dulcem auacupnr." Confudisse autern videnuir veteros saccliarum verum cum 



Tebaschiro, tuui tpia uUatjue in aruadioibus inveniujitur, Inmetiam, quia vo^c sanscradana scharkara , 



VL^ analopiia ^liicc ^Uimifr liift^iioros , iniiHn minores, ruin Baiiibus^ falyce roiifiim possiini : ^lvxr^ pro noribu^ nculris 

 Linius viUuI^ liabLiulcfi f^unl. ISambM:.^! specics : R. aruiiJinacea tl iiriria \\i^\K ; R. vi-irid!lyla Wilhl. : B. Urifolia ot 

 Guadua Boupl. , cl BamLiiia i|iiffiJaiii ini''lila IhauIx linrlKiLiia^, Ad Xj!,rt.in pcLaiooiU : Cn/u/itf/ <hc Imui-i de nni!>-l>o>i i\. spetifs 

 t]u^Jain ivia<laga&i;arie.Lsis, in Herbano dar. Ihi l>L(it-Thouar3 asf^or^aia. Nasii si>lum cl lu-rlaria l^tno sl^Xlt cel- Bory Sl 

 Vii.ceni, scd Naiiuni oe Bambu$am trnul <li&Uiixil- Voyi^e tiux Iks d.t/iiffu/:. T. 1./-. 3io- fV. XII. £ Ca.oiiysa aJ^jijia liorj cst 

 vorus Naslus Jus?. vcl Caliiniet ihs tliiiil^-) 



* GuaiLiiascl Iliu iSiisio. 

 ■ Pioi. p. XXh 



^ TiiLaxtr y Tiihiiihecr- 



* Rus&d iii rh!f. Trans. VJ. So. p. 27^, Maf:i'' A '•- Vo/. 8i. p. ^GS. J'/n<i/ci- >!^- Cfi/ime , ij.^i. Oi-t. p. ii-G. Ti^ba&clii.um asialU 

 fum, aPi^rsis sal ^ hi': \d ^//^W llambusie [Hiucupjluiii , pro iiioaicam<:.ilo Idudjtui por loluui Orif.UrjLiv 



^ M^m, rff rfnsliliil. T. VI. p. 382. 



* P/uL Tr. Vo/.Qup.-jii-i-Zi. 



' Libt l- c. 11. f Liifirore ifo/ie r ^rosso. " 



