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among which, two forts of fhrubs are difperfed that can equally 

 fupport the utmofl; fury of a vertical fun. 



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. As we advance higher, we find the fides of the hills beginning 

 to be wooded, and at lafl: arrive at the highefi: fumniits, which are 



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wholly covered with forefts of very tall trees. As thefe tops are 

 frequently involved in clouds, the temperature of the air is very 

 mild, and caufes all kinds of vegetables to tHfive with luxuriance. 

 Among the refi:, mofiTes, ferns, epidendra, and the like, which 

 particularly delight in moifiiure, cover the trunks and branches o 

 the trees, and over-run the ground* 



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To the North Eafi:ward of the Society Ifles, lie thofe iflands 

 which Mendanna named the Marquefas de Mendoza. They might 

 be aptly compared to the Society Ifles, if thefe lail were deflitute 

 x)f reefs and of plains. The Marquefas are alfo more wooded, 

 though the variety of plants is not, by far, fo great, owing to the 

 room which the plantations take up in the woods themfelves. 



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Next to the Society Ifles for richnefs of produdions, and beauty 

 of appearance, we muft place that group difcovered by the Dutch 



unaptly to be diitinguiflied by the 



navigator Taefman, and not 



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name 



