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the base of the Andes in sheltered situations, and in stony and 
rocky grounds generally covered with rich soil produced from the 
decomposition of the leaves and other remains of larger or smaller 
plants, and-especially of mosses, the family of which is abundant 
in those situations. They delight in airy and sunny places; in- 
deed the Puntu-puntu is generally found in grounds that have 
been cleared of trees, where the sun shines freely daring most of 
the day, and where the cold is scarcely felt, except at night. This 
‘species abounds in the provinces of Xauxa, Tarma, Huanuco, 
Panatahuas, Huamalies, Huaylas, Caxamarquilla, Caxamarca, 
and other provinces contiguous to the frontiers of the Andes, in 
many of which, quantities are gathered in full growth, and sent 
for sale to the traders at the sea-ports, who.export them to Spain 
by way of Cadiz. 
The third species of Calaguala, denominated Huacsaro by 
the Panatahuas Indians, 1s found i in greater abundance than the 
two fermer, on extensive tracts, and on peaks less elevated than 
those where the first is found, though cold at night, and co- 
vered with pasturage and plants, such as the Ichus, a species of 
Jarava, and other grasses, on which the Vicunas, Huanacos; 
and Llamas graze; Siracas, a species of Rubus; Chinchan- 
hos, a species of Hypericum ; Oessa Purga, a species of Sisy- 
rynchium ; Milucassa, a species of Mespilus; Pucssato and 
Sumacmisqut, a species of Thibaudia, a new genus of the Ericex ; 
Sogonches, species of Gardoquia, &c. The ground is gene- 
rally.stony, covered with a stratum of earth more or less thick. 
The Huacsaro likes the air and sun; and wherever it grows, 
the spot is uniformly exposed to the morning and evening se 
ev during the day when the weather is neplimeied. : 
There are such tracts of the Huacsaro, that from ‘one of.them 
may be gathered from 75 to 150 pounds of roots. _ Thongh 
