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AMAZONIA AND LA PLATA. 



Cacao thrives in Amazonia, and especially in the Canavieiras district in the 

 State of Bahia, which yields about 6,000 tons, or the tenth part of the world's 

 annual production. Although tea succeeds well on the S. Paulo and Minas 

 Geraes plateaux, this shrub is scarcely seen except in gardens, being driven from 

 the market by the competition of China and India. The so-called " Brazilian 

 tea " is the Yerba maté grown in the province of Parana, and exported chiefly 



Fig. 116. — Chief Forest and Agriculttjeal Products of Brazil. 



Srale 1 : 45,000.000. 



Forests. 



Sugar-cane. 



Coffee. 



Maté 

 (Ilex Paraguayensis). 



1.250 Miles. 



to Belgium to the extent of about 14,000 tons a year, valued at £320,000. The 

 orange, of which there are numerous varieties, some of prime quality, grows spon- 

 taneously, needing no pruning or grafting. The fruit is largely exported to La 

 Plata, and also used in Santa Catharinafor the manufacture of orange wine. Great 

 hopes are entertained of the vine, especially in Minas Geraes, where the American 

 stock succeeds admirably. Some growers have already obtained highly esteemed 

 wines, which they compare to the tokay, champagnes and clarets of Europe. 



