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browner, the great diíFerence lying in the taste, that of 

 Quixos being more pungent, and without theexquisite 

 flavour of that of the East indies. The leaf is the 

 same, and has all the delicate smell of the bark; but 

 the flower and seed surpass even those of India ; the 

 former particularly is of an incomparable fragrancy, 

 from the abundance of aromatic parts it contains; 

 and this favours an opinion, that the trees duly culti- 

 vated might be made in every respect equal to those 

 of the island of Ceylon. 



The other products in the island of Quixos are the 

 very same with those in all the other lands in the 

 same climate as this government. The like may be 

 said of fruits, roots, and grains, as wheat, barley, and 

 others, which, requiring a cold air, seldom thrive 

 tDuch in any of an opposite quality. 



The other district of Macas is bounded on the east 

 by the government of Maynas; southward by that of 

 Bracamoros and Yaguarsongo; and westward, the east 

 Cordillera of the Andes divides it from the jurisdiction 

 cf Rio Bamba and Cuenca. Its chief town bears the 

 splendid title of the city of Mucas, being the com- 

 mon name given to the whole country. Aijd this is 

 better known than its proper ancient name of Sevilla 

 del Oro. It lies in two degrees thirty minutes S. 

 latitude^ and forty minutes E. of Quito. Its houses, 

 which do not exceed 130, are built of timber, and 

 thatched, its inhabitants are reckoned at about 1 20O} 

 but these, and it is the same all over this district, are 

 generally Mestizos with Spaniards. The other towns 

 belonging to this jurisdiction are : 



I. San Miguel de Narbaes. V. Zuna. 



11. Barahonas. VI. Payra. 



III. Yuquipa. VII. CopuenOe 



IV. Juan Lopez. VIII. Aguayos. 



The spiritual government of them all is lodged in, 



two priests; one of whom residing in the city has the 



A a 2, care 



