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Loxia violacea, and cardinal birds (Loxia car- 

 dinalis), which latter were faid to eat the 

 above mentioned Capjicum frutefcens. 



Stoves and chimnies are as much unknown 

 in this country as frofi and fnow. 



Floors and roofs are made of bricks and 

 files. Theformer are covered with mats made 

 of Sparto h . The rafters, laths, and tiles or 

 Hates of the roof are by no means concealed, 

 and are rather difadvantageous to the beauty 

 of the houfe, was this mode not in fome mea- 

 fure juftified by the ufe refulting from it, and 

 did it not increafe the height of the rooms. 



The roofs are flat, and it is very agree- 

 able walking upon them. They are molt 

 commonly adorned with flower- pots on the 

 fides, which make them look like gardens ; 

 in the pots are queen's flock -July- flowers 

 (Cheirantbus incanus) ; but where thefe are 

 wanting, their places are fupplied by maple- 

 leaved blite (Chenopodium hybridwri), chick- 

 weed (Aljine media), common fow-thiille (Son- 

 chus Qkraccus) ; and befides this Parietaria Lu- 



f> Seepage 15, 



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