HERVA MATE AND TOBACCO 



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'' The Caudioox Casiilloa is met with in the Amazon valley and in 

 Para. It is thought by some planters to be one of the most 

 important of the rubber-yielding si:)ecies. 



" The Marujabe.ira grows throughout the region comprised 

 between the upper Acre and the further extremity of Parana. 

 Its culture has been attempted in other States, but has 

 subsequentl}^ been a1>andoned, owing to the small yields 

 in comparison with the other species."' 



Herva Mate, the green tea of South America, accounts for 

 nearly £3,000,000 in the list of exports ; it is obtained from the 

 leaves and twigs of " ilex mate," "ilex paraguayensis." The tree 

 resembles an orange tree, is about eight metres in height, the leaves are 

 oblong. The most important State for '" mate "' is Parana, then 

 follows Matto Grosso, Rio Grande do Sul. etc. It is estimated that 

 50,000,000 kilos of mate are consumed annually, three-fifths of v.hich 

 is produced in Parana. 



Mate tea is a stimulant tonic, mildly laxative and much appreciated 

 by Brazilians, Argentines -and Chilians, as a hot or a cold drink. The 

 tea is generally served in a bov/1 (" cuia "" ^the shell of a gourd) into 

 which a small tube (" bomba ") is admitted. The " cuia " and 

 " bomba " are passed from one to another, but in the cities " mate " 

 is served like ordinary tea in cups. 



Tobacco Plants at Villa Americana (Sao Paulo) 

 Notice the extraordinary height which the plants attain 



Tobacco is the last of the ten chief articles of export. The State 

 of Bahia exported in 1919 38,123,336 kilos, representing a value 



