14 VOYAGE IN SEARCH 



fervc as a fence to the gardens that we met with 

 be) ond Lngouna. 



On approaching the harbour of Orotava, wc 

 uded by gentle declivities; it was no longer 

 thofe barren mountains of the environs of Santa 

 Cruz, whole fucculent plants announce iierility, 

 but charming hillocks, covered with vines, which 

 (orm the principal wealth of the ifland. 



The fhrub known, by the name of bofea yervd- 

 mora was growing in the bottoms. 



It was five o'clock in the afternoon when we 

 arrived at Orotava, where M. de Cologant re- 

 ceived us in the heft manner. 



Two fhips, the one Dutch and the other Eng- 

 lifli, were then lying in the road, for the pur- 

 pole of taking in a cargo of wine. The landing- 

 place here is ftill more inconvenient than that 

 at Santa Cruz; and, indeed, this roadltcad is 

 [uented. 



The cellar of M. de Cologant naturally ex- 

 cited our curiolity; for this rich merchant carries 

 on a very ex ten five trade in the wines of the 

 ifland. 



Among the different qualities of wines which 



it produces, there are two very diftiiict forts; 



ly, the dry wine, and that which is called 



nialmfey: in the making of the latter particular 



to concentrate ftrongly the faccha- 



rinc part of the grape. 



A pipe 



