108 PRODUCTION ON THE AMERICAN CONTINENT. 



BRAZIL. Until a few years ago all the hops consumed in 

 Brazil were imported ; but on account of the increase of 

 home-made ale, the colony of San Leopoldo, in the province 

 of Kio Grande de Sud, commenced its cultivation about ten 

 years ago, and, favoured by the climate and the nature of the 

 soil, it promises to succeed and to make progress, for the im- 

 ported hops are not only injured by the sea voyage, but fetch 

 a high price. Samples of the Brazilian hops were shown at 

 the Paris International Exhibition in 1867. 



